30th » Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1803
7th » James Curtiss, American politician, 11th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1859)
7th » Flora Tristan, French author (d. 1844)
30th » Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (d. 1879)
Famous Deaths for April 1803
2nd » Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish judge and politician (b. 1721)