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 15, 1970 | During the Cambodian Civil War, massacre of the Vietnamese minority results in 800 bodies flowing down the Mekong river into South Vietnam. |
| April 17, 1080 | Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. |
| April 7, 1724 | Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV 245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig. |
| April 12, 2013 | Two suicide bombers kill three Chadian soldiers and injure dozens of civilians at a market in Kidal, Mali. |
| April 21, 1934 | The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax). |
| April 12, 1970 | Soviet submarine K-8, carrying four nuclear torpedoes, sinks in the Bay of Biscay four days after a fire on board. |
| April 25, 1898 | Spanish–American War: The United States Congress declares that a state of war between the U.S. and Spain has existed since April 21, when an American naval blockade of the Spanish colony of Cuba began. |
| April 8, 1959 | A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL. |
| April 5, 1971 | In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike. |
| April 24, 1837 | The great fire in Surat city of India caused more than 500 deaths and destruction of more than 9000 houses. |
| April 24, 1479 | Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty). |
| April 11, 1955 | The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang. |
| April 24, 1877 | Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire. |
| April 13, 1861 | American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces. |
| April 3, 2008 | ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations. |
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