What Happened In April 1853 In History

Historical Events for April, 1853

• 16th » The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1853

• 4th » Tad Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1871)
• 7th » Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, (d. 1884)
• 23rd » Winthrop M. Crane, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1920)
• 27th » Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (d. 1914)

Famous Deaths for April 1853

• 13th » Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (b. 1788)
• 13th » James Iredell, Jr., American politician, 23rd Governor of North Carolina (b. 1788)
• 28th » Ludwig Tieck, German author and poet (b. 1773)

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