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April 2, 1900 - The
Foraker Act is signed into law, establishing a civilian yet democratically-limited government.
April 3, 2005 - Death of
Tony Croatto ,
Italian -
Puerto Rican singer and composer (b. 1940 or 1939)
April 5, 1944 - Birth of
Pedro Rosselló , sixth
Governor of Puerto Rico
April 6, 1897 - Birth of
Jesús T. Piñero , first native
Governor of Puerto Rico (d. 1952)
April 7, 1838 - The
Municipality of Ceiba is founded.
April 7, 2004 - Death of
Victor Argo , actor (b. 1934)
April 8, 1827 - Birth of
Ramón Emeterio Betances , main leader of the
Grito de Lares and father of the
Puerto Rican independence movement . (d. 1898)
April 10, 1874 - The
Municipality of Maricao is founded.
April 12, 1848 - Birth of
José Gautier Benítez , famous poet (d. 1880)
April 12, 1929 - Birth of
Luis Vigoreaux , radio and television show host, announcer, comedian and producer (d. 1983)
April 12, 1935 - Birth of
Baltasar Corrada del Río , former
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
April 12, 1944 - Birth of
Federico Hernández Denton ,
Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
April 12, 1958 - The first
Puerto Rican Day Parade is held in
New York City
April 12, 1968 -
Plaza Las Américas opened to the public
April 12, 1975 - Death of
Tomás Blanco , writer and historian (b. 1897)
April 13, 1967 - Birth of
Olga Tañón , two-time
Grammy Award and three-time
Latin Grammy -winning Merengue & Latin Pop artist
April 15, 1868 - Birth of
Antonio R. Barceló , politician and father of Governor
Carlos Romero Barceló (d. 1938)
April 16, 1866 - Birth of
José de Diego , statesman, journalist,
poet and advocate for Puerto Rico's independence from Spain (d. 1918)
April 17, 1921 - Birth of
Graciela Rivera , singer
April 18, 1873 - Birth of
Ana Roque , one of the founders of the
University of Puerto Rico (d. 1933)
April 21, 1927 - Birth of
José Miguel Agrelot , Puerto Rican comedian, radio and television host and media icon known for his Don Cholito character (d. 2004)
April 24, 1898 - Birth of
Ernesto Ramos Antonini , co-founder of the Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico ) (d. 1963)
April 24, 1977 - Birth of
Carlos Beltrán , Mayor League Baseball outfielder
April 26, 1827 - The
Municipality of Lares is founded.
April 26, 1933 - Birth of
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos (d. 2005)
April 28, 1950 - Birth of
Willie Colón , salsa musician