April — is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC.… … Wikipedia
April 1 — Day April 1 is most notable in the English speaking world for being April Fools Day.Events* 527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co ruler and successor to the throne. *1318 Berwick upon Tweed is captured by the Scottish… … Wikipedia
April 10 — Otheruses4|the day of the year|the song by Garbage|April TenthEvents* 879 Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. * 1407 the lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince… … Wikipedia
1834 in literature — The year 1834 in literature involved some significant new books.Events* November 24 George Sand begins her journal to Alfred de Musset.New books*William Harrison Ainsworth Rookwood *Honoré de Balzac Le père Goriot *Edward George Bulwer Lytton The … Wikipedia
April 28 — Events*1192 Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin. *1253 Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk,… … Wikipedia
MACARTHUR, John (1767-1834) — pioneer and founder of the wool industry was born in 1767 near Plymouth, Devonshire. His father, Alexander Macarthur, had fought for Prince Charles Edward in 1745, and after Cullodon had fled to the West Indies. Some years later he returned to… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
History of Portugal (1777–1834) — History of Portugal caption=Miguel I of Portugal, the TraditionalistThe history of Portugal from the beginning of Maria I s reign in 1777 to the end of the Liberal Wars in 1834 spans a complex historic period in which several important political… … Wikipedia
VAUGHAN, Roger William Bede (1834-1883) — Roman Catholic archbishop of Sydney was born near Ross, Herefordshire, on 9 January 1834. His father, Colonel John Francis Vaughan, belonged to one of the oldest county families in England, his mother was Elizabeth Louise, daughter of John Rolls… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
ORTON, Arthur (1834-1898) — Tichborne claimant was born at Wapping, London, on 20 March 1834, the son of a butcher named George Orton. He left school early, was employed in his father s shop, and in 1848 was apprenticed to a Captain Brooks of the ship Ocean. The ship sailed … Dictionary of Australian Biography
Barbès, Armand — (1809 1870) revolutionary Born in Point à Pitre, Armand Barbès arrived in Paris in 1830 and immediately joined the republican opposition to the july monarchy. He was imprisoned after the April Days of 1834 (see april 1834, days of), and… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present