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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