3rd April 1834

The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason.

4th April 1862

US begins Peninsular Campaign aimed at capturing Richmond during US Civil War

5th April 1814

Netherlands Bank issues it’s 1st banknotes

6th April 1912

Electric starter 1st appeared in cars

7th April 1919

1st parcel of land is purchased for Cleveland Metroparks

8th April 1766

1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley & chain

 9th  April 1945

General Blaskowitz becomes nazi leader of “Fort Holland”

10th April 1919

The International Labour Organization is founded.

11th April 1932

Emmanuel Chabriers & Balanchines ballet premieres in Monte Carlo

12th April 1842

Lord Rosse successfully casts 72" (183-cm) mirror for a telescope

13th April 1906

Mutiny on Portuguese battleships Dom Carlos & Vasco da Gama

14th April 1853

Harriet Tubman began her Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape

15th April 1927

Switzerland & USSR agree to diplomatic relations

16th April 1853

The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.

17th April 1984

Braves pitcher Pascual Perez suspended due to cocaine usage

18th April 1906

The Los Angeles Times story on the Azusa Street Revival launches Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.

19th April 1775

American Revolution begins - Lexington Common, shot “heard round the world”

20th April 1865

Chicago’s Crosby Opera House opens

21st April 1913

German passenger ship Imperator runs aground

22nd April 1876

Tsjaikovsky completes his “Swan Lake” ballet

23rd April 1660

Treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland.

24th April 1867

Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Va streetcars

25th April 1905

Whites win right to vote in South Africa

26th April 1835

Frederic Chopins “Grand Polonaise Brillante,” premieres in Paris

27th April 1861

President Abe Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus

28th April 1635

Virginia Gov John Harvey accused of treason & removed from office

29th April 1834

Charles Darwin’s expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia

30th April 1961

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed at New York.

31st April 1980

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad operates its final train after being ordered to liquidate its assets due to bankruptcy and debt owed to creditors.