Historical Events in April, Month of April Events
Here is a list of some historical events in April. You can learn What major event happened in April?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 20, 2007 | Johnson Space Center shooting: William Phillips with a handgun barricades himself in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas before killing a male hostage and himself. |
| April 5, 2021 | Nguyễn Xuân Phúc took office as President of Vietnam after dismissing the title of Prime Minister. |
| April 17, 2021 | The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. |
| April 29, 1916 | World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point. |
| April 28, 1503 | The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as one of the first European battles in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder. |
| April 16, 1947 | Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. |
| April 21, 1960 | Brasília, Brazil's capital, is officially inaugurated. At 09:30, the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro. |
| April 9, 1967 | The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight. |
| April 21, 1802 | Twelve thousand Wahhabis sack Karbala, killing over three thousand inhabitants. |
| April 16, 1922 | The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed. |
| April 22, 2020 | Four police officers are killed after being struck by a truck on the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne while speaking to a speeding driver, marking the largest loss of police lives in Victoria Police history. |
| April 9, 1981 | The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS George Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it and killing two Japanese sailors. |
| April 8, 1605 | The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden. |
| April 27, 2005 | Airbus A380 aircraft had its maiden test flight. |
| April 16, 2012 | The trial for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, begins in Oslo, Norway. |
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