Wilde v Queensberry
Apr 5 Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices
Nansen Almost Reaches Pole
Apr 7 Polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen reaches record 86°13.6′N latitude north, expedition closest to the North pole
Around The World Alone In A Fishing Boat
Apr 24 Canadian-American adventurer Joshua Slocum sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts on a solo around-the-world voyage aboard 'Spray', an 11.2-m oyster sloop [1]
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