- Apr 1 Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women's right to divorce
- Apr 2 The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins & silver dollar, ½ dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime
Event of Interest
Apr 5 George Washington casts 1st presidential veto
George Washington
Declaration of War
Apr 14 France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars
Georges Danton
- Apr 20 Amidst the French Revolution, France declares war on Austria and Prussia, beginning the French Revolutionary Wars
Execution
Apr 21 Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes, is hanged, drawn and quartered in Rio de Janeiro
Tiradentes
- Apr 25 Guillotine first used in France, executes highwayman Nicolas Pelletier