- Apr 5 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn
Bruckner's 5th Symphony
Apr 9 1st performance of Anton Bruckner's 5th Symphony in B in Graz, Austria-Hungary, abridged and re-orchestrated by conductor Franz Schauk without the composer's approval
- Apr 12 British & Belgian secret accord on dividing Central Africa
Edison's Kinetoscope
Apr 14 1st public showing of Thomas Edison's kinetoscope (moving pictures)
Werther
Apr 19 Jules Massenet's opera "Werther" premieres in NYC
- Apr 20 136,000 mine workers strike in Ohio for pay increase
Arms and the Man
Apr 21 George Bernard Shaw's play "Arms and the Man" premieres in London becoming his first public success
World Record 100km
Apr 24 French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in a world record time of 2:39:18
- Apr 24 Lave Cross becomes 1st Philadelphia Phillies player to hit for the cycle in 22-5 win over the Bridegrooms at Eastern Park, Brooklyn
- Apr 29 The 500-strong Commonwealth of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Washington, D.C., to protest against unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol
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