What Happened in April 1875

Historical Events

Apr 1 English novelist, playwright and journalist (The Terror, The Four Just Men) who created King Kong, born in Greenwich, England

Apr 2 American automotive pioneer (Chrysler Corporation) and thoroughbred breeder, born in Wamego, Kansas

Apr 2 William Donne, English cricket batsman, (Olympic gold 1900) and administrator (President England Rugby Football Union), born in Wincanton, England (d. 1934)
Apr 4 Jozef Szulc, Polish composer, born in Warsaw, Russian Poland (d. 1956)
Apr 4 Pierre Monteux, French-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1919-24; Concertgebouw, 1924–34; Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, 1929–38; San Francisco Symphony, 1936–52, London Symphony, 1961-64), born in Paris, France (d. 1964)
Apr 4 Samuel S. Hinds, American actor (Raven, Test Pilot), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1948)
Apr 8 Albert I, King of Belgium (1909-34), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1934)
Apr 13 Ray Lyman Wilbur, American politician and 3rd President of Stanford University, born in Boonesboro, Iowa (d. 1949)

Apr 15 American heavyweight boxer, born in Carroll, Ohio

Apr 15 Klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, Dutch playwright and novelist (Poverty), born in Amsterdam (d. 1966)
Apr 18 Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, Croatian writer (The Brave Adventures of Lapitch), born in Ogulin, Croatian Military Frontier, Austria-Hungary (d. 1938)
Apr 24 Jenő Huszka, Hungarian composer (Bob herceg (Prince Bob)), born in Szeged, Hungary (d. 1960)
Apr 27 André Baillon, Belgian-French author (Un homme si simple), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1932)
Apr 27 Frederick Fane, English cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 143; Essex CCC, Oxford University CC, London County CC), born in Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland (d. 1960)
Apr 27 Lumsden Hare, Irish actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess), born in Ireland (d. 1964)
Apr 27 Maurice de Broglie, French physicist (studied X-ray diffraction and spectroscopy), born in Paris, France (d. 1960)
Apr 29 Rafael Sabatini, Italian-British writer (The Sea Hawk), born in Iesi, Italy (d. 1950)

Apr 6 Moses Hess, German-Jewish philosopher, socialist, and Zionist, dies at 63
Apr 7 Georg Herwegh, writer, dies at 57
Apr 11 Heinrich Schwabe, discoverer (11-year sunspot cycle), dies
Apr 23 Cornelis Outshoorn, Dutch architect (Amstel Hotel), dies at 64
Apr 24 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, Spanish composer (Father of the modern Sardana), dies at 58
Apr 25 Trinley Gyatso, 12th Dalai Lama of Tibet, dies at 18
Apr 30 Jean Frederic Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766)