14th » The Donner Party timeline named Donner Party of Settler or pioneers departs Springfield, Illinois, for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship, cannibalism, and survival.
25th » Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1846
4th » Comte de Lautréamont, Uruguayan-French poet (d. 1870)
9th » Paolo Tosti, Italian-English composer and educator (d. 1916)
Famous Deaths for April 1846
4th » Solomon Sibley, American politician, 1st List of mayors of Detroit named Mayor of Detroit (b. 1769)
16th » Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (b. 1763)