What Happened In April 1806 In History

Historical Events for April, 1806

• 21st » Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1806

• 3rd » Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (d. 1856)
• 9th » Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge (d. 1859)
• 10th » Juliette Drouet, French actress (d. 1883)
• 27th » Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (d. 1878)

Famous Deaths for April 1806

• 9th » William V, Prince of Orange (b. 1748)
• 10th » Horatio Gates, English-American general (b. 1727)
• 22nd » Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (b. 1763)
• 30th » Onogawa Kisaburō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 5th Makuuchi Yokozuna or Yokozuna (b. 1758)

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