What Happened In April 1798 In History

Historical Events for April, 1798

• 7th » The Mississippi Territory is organized from disputed territory claimed by both the United States and Spain. It is expanded in 1804 and again in 1812.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1798

• 2nd » August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (d. 1874)
• 3rd » Charles Wilkes, American admiral, geographer, and explorer (d.1877)
• 8th » Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet (d. 1857)
• 11th » Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (d. 1854)
• 17th » Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (d. 1840)
• 26th » Eugène Delacroix, French painter (d. 1863)

Famous Deaths for April 1798

• 11th » Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (b. 1725)
• 29th » Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, Austrian entomologist (b. 1723)

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