What Happened In April 1898 - Historical Events 1898 April

Historical Events for April, 1898

21st » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the United States Congress known as U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
22nd » Spanish–American War: The USS Nashville PG-7 6 captures a Spanish merchant ship.
25th » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.

1st » William James Sidis, American mathematician (d. 1944)
2nd » Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor and politician (d. 1990)
3rd » George Jessel (actor) known as George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1981)
3rd » Henry Luce, American publisher, co-founded 'Time (magazine) named Time Magazine' (d. 1967)
4th » Agnes Ayres, American actress (d. 1940)
6th » Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter (d. 1920)
9th » Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach (d. 1965)
9th » Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and activist (d. 1976)
12th » Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (d. 1976)
18th » Patrick Hennessy, Irish businessman (d. 1981)
21st » Maurice Wilson, English soldier, pilot, and mountaineer (d. 1934)
25th » Fred Haney, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977)
26th » Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet, Nobel Prize in Literature e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
26th » John Grierson, Scottish director and producer (d. 1972)
27th » Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1962)