10th » The Theta Chi fraternity is founded at Norwich University in Vermont.
21st » Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an Eight-hour day.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1856
1st » Acacio Gabriel Viegas, Indian physician (d. 1933)
5th » Booker T. Washington, American author and educator (d. 1915)
11th » Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricketer (d. 1903)
12th » Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English mountaineer, cartographer, and politician (d. 1937)
15th » Jean Moréas, Greek poet and critic (d. 1910)
24th » Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (d. 1951)
26th » Joseph Ward, New Zealand politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)
Famous Deaths for April 1856
11th » Juan Santamaría, Costa Rican soldier (b. 1831)