What Happened In April 1831 In History

Historical Events for April, 1831

• 7th » D. Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, resigns. He goes to his native Portugal to become King D. Pedro IV.
• 12th » Soldiers marching on the Broughton Suspension Bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.
• 18th » The University of Alabama is founded.

Famous Deaths for April 1831

• 19th » Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1765)
• 20th » John Abernethy (surgeon) named John Abernethy, English surgeon (b. 1764)

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