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 10, 2016 An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, shakes up India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.
April 8, 1886 William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
April 29, 1945 World War II: HMS Goodall (K479) is torpedoed by U-286 outside the Kola Inlet, becoming the last Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the European theatre of World War II.
April 6, 2011 In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.
April 6, 1970 Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.
April 4, 1865 American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital.
April 24, 1547 Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
April 19, 1943 Albert Hofmann deliberately doses himself with LSD for the first time, three days after having discovered its effects on April 16.
April 6, 1865 American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia, during the Appomattox Campaign.
April 30, 1492 Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. He is named admiral of the ocean sea, viceroy and governor of any territory he discovers.
April 24, 1885 American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
April 7, 1954 United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
April 23, 1941 World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
April 2, 1513 Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. Johns River.
April 10, 1970 Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.

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