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 1, 1941 | A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister. |
| April 22, 1930 | The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding. |
| April 10, 1979 | Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people. |
| April 25, 1945 | Liberation Day (Italy): The National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy calls for a general uprising against the German occupation and the Italian Social Republic. |
| April 2, 1800 | Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna. |
| April 13, 1945 | World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian forces capture Vienna. |
| April 24, 2011 | WikiLeaks starts publishing the Guantanamo Bay files leak. |
| April 27, 1978 | Willow Island disaster: In the deadliest construction accident in United States history, 51 construction workers are killed when a cooling tower under construction collapses at the Pleasants Power Station in Willow Island, West Virginia. |
| April 3, 1981 | The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco. |
| April 4, 1944 | World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians. |
| April 3, 2008 | Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody. |
| April 17, 1944 | Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered. |
| April 19, 1810 | Venezuela achieves home rule: Vicente Emparán, Governor of the Captaincy General is removed by the people of Caracas and a junta is installed. |
| April 8, 2010 | U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty. |
| April 18, 1912 | The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City. |
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