13 April 1876
Visit of tightrope walker Blondin.
![Lady Racing Cyclist, Lancaster Park, Christchurch [ca. 1896]](https://christchurchcitylibraries.com/heritage/photos/disc1/IMG0062.jpg)
City hosts the first meeting of the National Council of Women.
16 April 1851
First sale of Christchurch town sections.
16 April 1974
Flooding throughout city after record rainfall – 124mm (4.89 inches) in 24 hours.
17 April 1880
First championship cycle meeting, Hagley Park.
18 April 1864
First Ferrymead (swing) bridge opens.
19 April 1873
Christchurch Golf Club formed. The first course was in Hagley Park.
19 April 1988
Proposal for 152 metre tower in Victoria Square abandoned after much public debate.
More April events in the Christchurch chronology: a timeline of Christchurch events in chronological order from pre-European times to 1989.
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