Birthdays
- Samuel Alito - Apr. 1, 1950
- Jack Webb - Apr. 2, 1920
- Tad Lincoln - Apr. 4, 1853
- Elizabeth "Libbie" Bacon Custer - Apr. 8, 1842
- Jackie Evancho - Apr. 9, 2000
- Chuck Connors - Apr. 10, 1921
- Harry Morgan - Apr. 10, 1915
- William Booth - founder of Salvation Army - Apr. 10, 1829
- Lew Wallace - Apr. 10, 1827
- Bob Nolan - Apr. 13, 1908
- Thomas Jefferson - Apr. 13, 1743
- Corrie ten Boom - Apr. 15, 1892
- Charlie Chaplin - Apr. 16, 1889
- Elinor Donahue - Apr. 19, 1937
- James Dobson - Apr. 21, 1936
- John Muir - Apr. 21, 1838
- Shirley Temple - Apr. 23, 1928
- Omar Vizquel - Apr. 24, 1967
- Morgan Earp - Apr. 24, 1851
- R. M. Ballantyne - Apr. 24, 1825
- Karl Farr - Apr. 25, 1909
- Oliver Cromwell - Apr. 25, 1599
- John James Audubon - Apr. 26, 1785
- Henry Armstrong Reed - Apr. 27, 1858
- Ulysses S. Grant - Apr. 27, 1822
- Samuel Morse - Apr. 27, 1791
- James Monroe - Apr. 28, 1758
Events
- Joni Eareckson Tada inducted into Soceity of World Changers - Apr. 1, 2009
- Construction of Titanic completed - Apr. 2, 1912
- First Eastbound Pony Express rider leaves San Fran. California - Apr. 3, 1860
- First Westbound Pony Express rider leaves St. Joseph, Missouri - Apr. 3, 1860
- Battle of Sayler's Creek - Apr. 6, 1865
- The Battle of Shiloh begins - Apr. 6, 1862
- Longfellow begins work on "Paul Revere's Ride" - Apr. 6, 1860
- The Battle of Shiloh Ends - Apr. 7, 1862
- Bubba Watson Wins Masters Tournament - Apr. 8, 2012
- Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House - Apr. 9, 1865
- Lee rides to meet and surrender to Grant - Apr. 9, 1865
- Titanic leaves Southampton for Cherbourg, from there sails for Queenstown. - Apr. 10, 1912
- "The Strenuous Life" Speech Delivered By Theodore Roosevelt - Apr. 10, 1899
- Titanic departs Queenstown for NY - Apr. 11, 1912
- Titanic arrives at Queenstown - Apr. 11, 1912
- Day two of Titanic's crossing of the Atlantic ocean - Apr. 12, 1912
- The American Civil War begins - Apr. 12, 1861
- "12 Angry Men" film released - Apr. 13, 1957
- Titanic's crossing of Atlantic - day three - Apr. 13, 1912
- Titanic strikes iceberg - Apr. 14, 1912
- Sinking of the Titanic, Great Loss of Life: 1,514 Perish at Sea! - Apr. 15, 1912
- Carpathia arrives in NY Pier 54 with 710 Titanic survivors - Apr. 18, 1912
- San Francisco earthquake - Apr. 18, 1906
- Paul Revere's Ride Begins - Apr. 18, 1775
- Martin Luther appears at Diet of Worms - Apr. 18, 1521
- Battles of Lexington and Concord - Apr. 19, 1775
- Louis Pasteur completes first "pasteurization" test - Apr. 20, 1862
- Battle of San Jacinto - Apr. 21, 1836
- John Adams takes office as first Vice President of US - Apr. 21, 1789
- Mexican-American War Begins - Apr. 25, 1846
- Gen. Johnston surrenders his confederate command to Gen. Sherman - Apr. 26, 1865
- Yellow Fever Vaccine For Humans Announced - Apr. 28, 1932
- Marriage Of Prince William and Miss Middleton - Apr. 29, 2011
- United States Pulls Out Of Vietnam - Apr. 30, 1975
- Battle of Chancellorsville begins - Apr. 30, 1863
- Washington takes the oath of office as first U.S. president - Apr. 30, 1789