Timeline April 1813

Events in April 1813 3

• 1736 – 1813 Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813) Died 10 April 1813, aged 77 Lagrange was an Italian-born mathematician and astronomer who made foundational contributions to mechanics, calculus of variations and number theory. His treatise Mecanique Analytique reformulated Newtonian mechanics and remained a standard reference for generations. He died in Paris, where he had worked for decades under successive French governments.
• 1745 – 1813 Mikhail Kutuzov (1745-1813) Died 28 April 1813, aged 67 Kutuzov was the Russian field marshal who commanded Russian forces during Napoleon's disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia. His strategy of strategic retreat and attrition, culminating at Borodino, helped destroy the French army. He died of illness in Bunzlau, Prussia, while leading the pursuit of French forces into Germany.
• 1746 – 1813 Benjamin Rush (1746-1813) Died 19 April 1813, aged 67 Rush was an American physician, educator and signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a leading figure in early American medicine and a prominent advocate for public education and the abolition of slavery. He died in Philadelphia after a long career treating patients during the city's yellow fever epidemics.