A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on April 4 throughout history.
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Sir Francis Drake (1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580 (being the…
Tunis is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants.
First US Congress begins regular sessions during George Washington's presidency at Federal Hall, NYC (ends 1791)
The North Atlantic Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military alliance between Western nations
US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee
World Trade Center opens in New York as the world's tallest building at 110 stories, later destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks
Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800
Film serial "The Perils of Pauline" is shown for the first time in Los Angeles, California
Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 524 performances, then most expensive Broadway musical at the time
Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting his 714th in Cincinnati against Jack Billingham
Viceroy Frederick Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels
Statesman George Mason (24) weds Ann Eilbeck (16)
Sarah Bernhardt was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, Ruy...
Amazon's Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos agree record-breaking $35 billion divorce settlement
Alexios I Komnenos, Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118.
The Old Swiss Confederacy began as a late medieval alliance between the communities of the valleys in the Central Alps, at the time part of the Holy Roman Empire, to facilitate the management of...
Ignatius of Loyola ( ig-NAY-shəs; Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa; Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola; Latin: Ignatius de Loyola; born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; c. 23 October 1491 – 31 July 1556), venerated as...
Maurice, Elector of Saxony begins an alliance with Russian Anikey Stroganov
Frederick II (Danish: Frederik 2.; 1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death in 1588. A member of the House of Oldenburg,...
Anthonie van der Heim is installed as Grand Pensionary of Holland
The following is a timeline of the flag of the United States. 1776 January 1 – The Continental Colours, first flown at the commissioning of Continental Admiral Esek Hopkins' flagship on December 3,...
Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder in Amsterdam
St Etienne-Lyons railway fully opens in France
Los Angeles (often referred to by its initials, LA) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California.
Bryant's Minstrels debut "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show
Peninsular Campaign, launched in southeastern Virginia, aimed at capturing Richmond during US Civil War begins, Confederate victory (US Civil War)
The Battle of Elkin's Ferry (April 3 – 4, 1864), also known as Engagement at Elkin's Ferry, was fought in Clark and Nevada counties in Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition, during the American...
Ashmun Institute, in Oxford, Pennsylvania, is renamed Lincoln University
Golden Gate Park forms by City Order #800
Susanna Madora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor in Argonia, Kansas
Announcement of the discovery of gold in the Yukon
South Africa all out 35 vs England (Trott 4-19, Haigh 6-11)
Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000
Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP
Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields in Siberia
Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes
Germany protests vigorously to the US, claiming it must insist that Britain lifts its blockade and assert American neutrality
US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WWI
Food riot in Amsterdam
Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem
Stanley Cup Final, Denman Arena, Vancouver, BC: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory
WAAB (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. is formally incorporated by siblings Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Sam Warner and Albert Warner, in Burbank, California
Theodoros Pangalos was a Greek general, politician and dictator, who ruled Greece from June 1925 to August 1926.
1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held
England cricket batsman Andy Sandham ends Day 2 of 4th Test against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica unbeaten on 309; 1st triple century in Test history; out for 325
Charles G. King, University of Pittsburgh isolates Vitamin C, using adrenal samples provided by Hungarian Albert Szent-Györgyi
USS Akron dirigible crashes into Atlantic Ocean, off coast of New Jersey, in stormy weather; 73 die including US Navy Rear Admiral William A. Moffett - a major proponent of the airship fleet, there were 3 survivors [1]
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. Located within the geo-political region of the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to...
Benghazi () (lit. 'Son of [the] Ghazi') is the second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023.
WWII: US Army Air Force bomber 'Lady Be Good' fails to return to Soluch, Libya base after its maiden flight; presumed lost at sea, wreck was discovered in desert 15 years later [1]
The Bucharest World War II bombings were primarily Allied bombings of railroad targets and those of the Oil Campaign of World War II, but included a bombing by Nazi Germany after the 1944 coup...
The Holocaust: US forces liberate the Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany, the first such camp to be liberated by the US Army
Largest group of sunspots on record
The 1949 Armistice Agreements were signed between Israel and Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria.
Dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES
KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
The Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), formerly known as the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) and also known as the Baghdad Pact, was a military alliance of the Cold War.
Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden" premieres in London
Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony premieres French Radio National Orchestra, conducted by the composer, in Paris
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the eighth-largest country in Africa and the 23rd largest country in the world, with an area of over 1,240,192...
Deposed President João Goulart leaves Brazil under threat of arrest, moves into life of exile in Uruguay, and later Argentina
The first model of the new Saab Viggen fighter aircraft plane is unveiled.
Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland
Amsterdam Marines chase "Nozems" or rebellious youth out of Central Station
Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned
CBS-TV abruptly cancels "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" three weeks after renewing it, citing the program's failure to provide advance screening for review before airing [1]
Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson
Marine clay under houses liquefies in St-Jean-Vianney, Quebec, 31 die
1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating
killed as a USAF plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crashes on approach during an emergency landing at Tân Sơn Nhứt Air Base in South Vietnam
Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand
Polish composer Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs") premieres at the Royan International Festival in France, led by Ernest Bour with soprano soloist Stefania Woytowicz; initial response was tepid, but a 1991 recording tops US classical charts for 38 weeks, selling over a
Murtaza Bhutto (18 September 1954 – 20 September 1996) was a Pakistani politician and leftist activist who led Al-Zulfiqar, a left-wing militant organization, against Zia-ul-Haq's military regime.
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Henry Gabriel Cisneros is an American politician and businessman. He served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, from 1981 to 1989, the second Latino mayor of a major American city and the city's...
6th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Challenger 1 launches
Benefactors is a 1984 play by Michael Frayn. It is set in the 1960s and concerns an idealistic architect David and his wife Jane and their relationship with the cynical Colin and his wife Sheila.
Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal
Eddie Hill becomes the world's first driver to cover the quarter mile in under 5 seconds
"Marshall Chronicles" premieres on ABC-TV
Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their plane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania.
Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - NY Yankees beat NY Mets 6-4 at Yank Stad
The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Tom Shaw wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Mike Hill
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin, Texas on KJFK 98.9 FM
Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth
The NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the...
The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War
On 23 March 2007, fifteen Royal Navy personnel from HMS Cornwall were searching a merchant vessel when they were surrounded by the Navy of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and detained off the...
Raid on Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints owned YFZ Ranch in Texas; 401 children and 133 women taken into state custody
Africa's tallest monument, the African Renaissance Monument, dedicated outside Dakar, Senegal, designed by Pierre Goudiaby to commemorate Senegal's 50th anniversary of independence
The president of Serbia, officially styled as President of the Republic, is the head of state of Serbia, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, representing the country both at home and abroad.
On 4 April 2013, a building collapsed on tribal land in Mumbra, a suburb of Thane in Maharashtra, India. It has been called the worst building collapse in the area.
President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, claims that climate change will lead to battles over water and food within the next five to ten years
Alibaba becomes the world's largest retailer according to US Securities and Exchange Commission
Australia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland between 4 and 15 April 2018.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel apologises for the kidnapping of thousands of mixed-race children during colonial period in Burundi, DR Congo and Rwanda
Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles is a Costa Rican politician and economist who has served as the 49th president of Costa Rica since 2022.
Finland officially joins NATO at a ceremony in Brussels, becoming its 31st member and doubling NATO's border with Russia [1]
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, podcaster, and media personality.
Dorothea Dix, American social reformer, known for american social reformer, was born on 1802-04-04.
Maria II is born
Linus Yale Jr. mechanical engineer, known for american mechanical engineer, was born on 1821-04-04. Linus Yale Jr.
Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral, known for japanese admiral, was born on 1884-04-04.
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Mexican drug lord incarcerated in a us federal prison, known for mexican drug lord incarcerated in a us federal prison, was born on 1958-04-04.
Maya Angelou, American writer and activist, known for american writer and activist, was born on 1928-04-04.
Graham Norton, Irish comedian, actor, and television host, known for irish comedian, actor, and television host, was born on 1964-04-04.
Robert Downey Jr actor, known for american actor, was born on 1966-04-04. Robert John Downey Jr. is an American actor.
David Blaine is born
Natasha Lyonne, American actress, producer, writer, and director, known for american actress, producer, writer, and director, was born on 1980-04-04.
Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1992-04-04.
Muddy Waters, American musician, known for american blues musician, was born on 1913-04-04.
Anthony Perkins, American musician, known for american actor, was born on 1932-04-04. Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor.
Tris Speaker, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1888-04-04.
Gil Hodges, American athlete, known for american baseball player and manager, was born on 1924-04-04.
A. Bartlett Giamatti, American athlete, known for american baseball commissioner and academic administrator, was born on 1938-04-04.
JoAnne Carner is born
Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian soviet filmmaker, known for soviet filmmaker, was born on 1932-04-04. Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin.
Heath Ledger, Australian actor, known for australian actor, was born on 1979-04-04. Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor.
Karl Benz, German designer and engineer, known for german designer and engineer, died on 1929-04-04. Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automotive engineer.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. pastor and politician, known for american pastor and politician, died on 1972-04-04. Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Alexios I Komnenos, Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118.
The Old Swiss Confederacy began as a late medieval alliance between the communities of the valleys in the Central Alps, at the time part of the Holy Roman Empire, to facilitate the management of...
Ignatius of Loyola ( ig-NAY-shəs; Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa; Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola; Latin: Ignatius de Loyola; born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; c. 23 October 1491 – 31 July 1556), venerated as...
Maurice, Elector of Saxony begins an alliance with Russian Anikey Stroganov
Sir Francis Drake (1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580 (being the…
Frederick II (Danish: Frederik 2.; 1 July 1534 – 4 April 1588) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death in 1588. A member of the House of Oldenburg,...
Viceroy Frederick Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels
Tunis is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants.
Anthonie van der Heim is installed as Grand Pensionary of Holland
Statesman George Mason (24) weds Ann Eilbeck (16)
First US Congress begins regular sessions during George Washington's presidency at Federal Hall, NYC (ends 1791)
Dorothea Dix, American social reformer, known for american social reformer, was born on 1802-04-04.
The following is a timeline of the flag of the United States. 1776 January 1 – The Continental Colours, first flown at the commissioning of Continental Admiral Esek Hopkins' flagship on December 3,...
Maria II is born
Linus Yale Jr. mechanical engineer, known for american mechanical engineer, was born on 1821-04-04. Linus Yale Jr.
Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder in Amsterdam
St Etienne-Lyons railway fully opens in France
Los Angeles (often referred to by its initials, LA) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California.
Bryant's Minstrels debut "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show
Peninsular Campaign, launched in southeastern Virginia, aimed at capturing Richmond during US Civil War begins, Confederate victory (US Civil War)
The Battle of Elkin's Ferry (April 3 – 4, 1864), also known as Engagement at Elkin's Ferry, was fought in Clark and Nevada counties in Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition, during the American...
Ashmun Institute, in Oxford, Pennsylvania, is renamed Lincoln University
Golden Gate Park forms by City Order #800
Sarah Bernhardt was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, Ruy...
Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral, known for japanese admiral, was born on 1884-04-04.
Susanna Madora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor in Argonia, Kansas
Tris Speaker, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1888-04-04.
Announcement of the discovery of gold in the Yukon
South Africa all out 35 vs England (Trott 4-19, Haigh 6-11)
Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000
Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP
Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields in Siberia
Greek aviator Emmanuel Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes
Muddy Waters, American musician, known for american blues musician, was born on 1913-04-04.
Film serial "The Perils of Pauline" is shown for the first time in Los Angeles, California
Germany protests vigorously to the US, claiming it must insist that Britain lifts its blockade and assert American neutrality
US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WWI
Food riot in Amsterdam
Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem
Stanley Cup Final, Denman Arena, Vancouver, BC: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory
WAAB (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) becomes 1st US radio station with "W" calls
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. is formally incorporated by siblings Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Sam Warner and Albert Warner, in Burbank, California
Gil Hodges, American athlete, known for american baseball player and manager, was born on 1924-04-04.
Theodoros Pangalos was a Greek general, politician and dictator, who ruled Greece from June 1925 to August 1926.
Maya Angelou, American writer and activist, known for american writer and activist, was born on 1928-04-04.
1st AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held
Karl Benz, German designer and engineer, known for german designer and engineer, died on 1929-04-04. Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz was a German engine designer and automotive engineer.
England cricket batsman Andy Sandham ends Day 2 of 4th Test against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica unbeaten on 309; 1st triple century in Test history; out for 325
Charles G. King, University of Pittsburgh isolates Vitamin C, using adrenal samples provided by Hungarian Albert Szent-Györgyi
Anthony Perkins, American musician, known for american actor, was born on 1932-04-04. Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor.
Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian soviet filmmaker, known for soviet filmmaker, was born on 1932-04-04. Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin.
USS Akron dirigible crashes into Atlantic Ocean, off coast of New Jersey, in stormy weather; 73 die including US Navy Rear Admiral William A. Moffett - a major proponent of the airship fleet, there were 3 survivors [1]
A. Bartlett Giamatti, American athlete, known for american baseball commissioner and academic administrator, was born on 1938-04-04.
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. Located within the geo-political region of the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to...
JoAnne Carner is born
Benghazi () (lit. 'Son of [the] Ghazi') is the second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023.
WWII: US Army Air Force bomber 'Lady Be Good' fails to return to Soluch, Libya base after its maiden flight; presumed lost at sea, wreck was discovered in desert 15 years later [1]
The Bucharest World War II bombings were primarily Allied bombings of railroad targets and those of the Oil Campaign of World War II, but included a bombing by Nazi Germany after the 1944 coup...
The Holocaust: US forces liberate the Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany, the first such camp to be liberated by the US Army
Largest group of sunspots on record
The North Atlantic Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C., establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military alliance between Western nations
The 1949 Armistice Agreements were signed between Israel and Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria.
Dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES
KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
The Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), formerly known as the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO) and also known as the Baghdad Pact, was a military alliance of the Cold War.
Enid Bagnold's "Chalk Garden" premieres in London
Heitor Villa-Lobos' 10th Symphony premieres French Radio National Orchestra, conducted by the composer, in Paris
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Mexican drug lord incarcerated in a us federal prison, known for mexican drug lord incarcerated in a us federal prison, was born on 1958-04-04.
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the eighth-largest country in Africa and the 23rd largest country in the world, with an area of over 1,240,192...
Deposed President João Goulart leaves Brazil under threat of arrest, moves into life of exile in Uruguay, and later Argentina
Graham Norton, Irish comedian, actor, and television host, known for irish comedian, actor, and television host, was born on 1964-04-04.
The first model of the new Saab Viggen fighter aircraft plane is unveiled.
Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland
Robert Downey Jr actor, known for american actor, was born on 1966-04-04. Robert John Downey Jr. is an American actor.
Amsterdam Marines chase "Nozems" or rebellious youth out of Central Station
US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee
Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned
CBS-TV abruptly cancels "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" three weeks after renewing it, citing the program's failure to provide advance screening for review before airing [1]
Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson
Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC; runs for 524 performances, then most expensive Broadway musical at the time
Marine clay under houses liquefies in St-Jean-Vianney, Quebec, 31 die
1st electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. pastor and politician, known for american pastor and politician, died on 1972-04-04. Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
World Trade Center opens in New York as the world's tallest building at 110 stories, later destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks
Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting his 714th in Cincinnati against Jack Billingham
David Blaine is born
Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800
killed as a USAF plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crashes on approach during an emergency landing at Tân Sơn Nhứt Air Base in South Vietnam
Seni Pramoj's Democratic Party wins elections in Thailand
Polish composer Henryk Górecki's Symphony No. 3 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs") premieres at the Royan International Festival in France, led by Ernest Bour with soprano soloist Stefania Woytowicz; initial response was tepid, but a 1991 recording tops US classical charts for 38 weeks, selling over a
Murtaza Bhutto (18 September 1954 – 20 September 1996) was a Pakistani politician and leftist activist who led Al-Zulfiqar, a left-wing militant organization, against Zia-ul-Haq's military regime.
Heath Ledger, Australian actor, known for australian actor, was born on 1979-04-04. Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor.
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Natasha Lyonne, American actress, producer, writer, and director, known for american actress, producer, writer, and director, was born on 1980-04-04.
Henry Gabriel Cisneros is an American politician and businessman. He served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, from 1981 to 1989, the second Latino mayor of a major American city and the city's...
6th NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Challenger 1 launches
Benefactors is a 1984 play by Michael Frayn. It is set in the 1960s and concerns an idealistic architect David and his wife Jane and their relationship with the cynical Colin and his wife Sheila.
Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal
Eddie Hill becomes the world's first driver to cover the quarter mile in under 5 seconds
"Marshall Chronicles" premieres on ABC-TV
Senator John Heinz of Pennsylvania and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their plane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania.
Game 1 of Mayor Challenge - NY Yankees beat NY Mets 6-4 at Yank Stad
Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1992-04-04.
The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Tom Shaw wins his lone career major title by 1 stroke from Mike Hill
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin, Texas on KJFK 98.9 FM
Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth
The NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the...
The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War
On 23 March 2007, fifteen Royal Navy personnel from HMS Cornwall were searching a merchant vessel when they were surrounded by the Navy of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and detained off the...
Raid on Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints owned YFZ Ranch in Texas; 401 children and 133 women taken into state custody
Africa's tallest monument, the African Renaissance Monument, dedicated outside Dakar, Senegal, designed by Pierre Goudiaby to commemorate Senegal's 50th anniversary of independence
The president of Serbia, officially styled as President of the Republic, is the head of state of Serbia, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, representing the country both at home and abroad.
On 4 April 2013, a building collapsed on tribal land in Mumbra, a suburb of Thane in Maharashtra, India. It has been called the worst building collapse in the area.
President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, claims that climate change will lead to battles over water and food within the next five to ten years
Alibaba becomes the world's largest retailer according to US Securities and Exchange Commission
Australia competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland between 4 and 15 April 2018.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos agree record-breaking $35 billion divorce settlement
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel apologises for the kidnapping of thousands of mixed-race children during colonial period in Burundi, DR Congo and Rwanda
Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles is a Costa Rican politician and economist who has served as the 49th president of Costa Rica since 2022.
Finland officially joins NATO at a ceremony in Brussels, becoming its 31st member and doubling NATO's border with Russia [1]
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, podcaster, and media personality.