1st » In New York City, the United States House of Representatives holds its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first House Speaker.
28th » Mutiny on the Bounty called Mutiny on the 'Bounty': Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
30th » On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1789
2nd » Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician (d. 1871)