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What Happened on April 4, 1846

Famous Birthdays

  • Comte de Lautréamont, French writer (Les Chants de Maldoror), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1870)
  • Raoul Pictet, Swiss physicist who invented liquid nitrogen and was a pioneer of cryogenics, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1929)

Famous Deaths

  • Solomon Sibley, American senator from Michigan Territory (b. 1769)
Died in 1846 1846 Highlights

About April 4, 1846

Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 178 years, 3 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No

Star Sign: Aries