Events

Pre-1600

503 BC 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on eac ...

–

Roman consul A consul held the highest elected political office of the Roman Republic ( to 27 BC), and ancient Romans considered the consulship the second-highest level of the ''cursus honorum'' (an ascending sequence of public offices to which politic ...

Agrippa Menenius Lanatus Agrippa Menenius Lanatus (died 493 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic in 503 BC, with Publius Postumius Tubertus. He was victorious over the Sabines and was awarded a triumph which he celebrated on 4 April, 503 BC. According to Livy, he ...

celebrates a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. * 190 – Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital

Luoyang Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyan ...

and burn it to the ground. * 611 – Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul sacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico. * 801 – King

Louis the Pious Louis the Pious (german: Ludwig der Fromme; french: Louis le Pieux; 16 April 778 – 20 June 840), also called the Fair, and the Debonaire, was King of the Franks and co-emperor with his father, Charlemagne, from 813. He was also King of Aqu ...

captures

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

from the

Moors The term Moor, derived from the ancient Mauri, is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages. Moors are not a distinc ...

after a siege of several months. * 1268 – A five-year Byzantine–Venetian peace treaty is concluded between Venetian envoys and Emperor

Michael VIII Palaiologos Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( el, Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as the co-emperor of the Empire ...

. *

1423 Year 1423 ( MCDXXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * April 27 – Hussite Wars – Battle of Hořice: The Taborites decisively bea ...

– Death of the Venetian Doge

Tommaso Mocenigo Tommaso Mocenigo (1343–1423) was ''doge'' (chief magistrate) of the Republic of Venice from 1414 until his death. Biography He commanded the crusading fleet in the expedition to Nicopolis in 1396 and also won battles against the Genoes ...

, under whose rule victories were achieved against the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coronation of the Hungarian monarch, c ...

and against the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...

at the Battle of Gallipoli (1416). * 1581 – Francis Drake is knighted by Queen

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". Eli ...

for completing a

circumnavigation Circumnavigation is the complete navigation around an entire island, continent, or astronomical body (e.g. a planet or moon). This article focuses on the circumnavigation of Earth. The first recorded circumnavigation of the Earth was the ...

of the world.

1601–1900

* 1609 – Moriscos are expelled from the

Kingdom of Valencia Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and media Television * ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...

. *

1660 Events January–March * January 1 ** At daybreak, English Army Colonel George Monck, with two brigades of troops from his Scottish occupational force, fords the River Tweed at Coldstream in Scotland to cross the border into Englan ...

–

Declaration of Breda The Declaration of Breda (dated 4 April 1660) was a proclamation by Charles II of England in which he promised a general pardon for crimes committed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum for all those who recognized Charles as the la ...

by King

Charles II of Great Britain Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651, and King of England, Scotland and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child o ...

promises, among other things, a general pardon to all royalists and opponents of the monarchy for crimes committed during the

English Civil War The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I (" Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of r ...

and the Interregnum. *

1796 Events January–March * January 16 – The first Dutch (and general) elections are held for the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic. (The next Dutch general elections are held in 1888.) * February 1 – The capital ...

–

Georges Cuvier Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in na ...

delivers the first paleontological lecture. * 1814 –

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...

abdicates (conditionally) for the first time and names his son

Napoleon II , house = Bonaparte , father = Napoleon I, Emperor of the French , mother = Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma , birth_date = , birth_place = Tuileries Palace, Paris, French Empire ...

as Emperor of the French, followed by unconditional abdication two days later. * 1818 – The

United States Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is Bicameralism, bicameral, composed of a lower body, the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives, and an upper body, ...

, affirming the

Second Continental Congress The Second Continental Congress was a late-18th-century meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolutionary War. The Congress was creating a new country it first named "United Colonies" and in 1 ...

, adopts the

flag of the United States The national flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the ''American flag'' or the ''U.S. flag'', consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the c ...

with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (20 at that time). * 1841 –

William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...

dies of

pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severit ...

, becoming the first

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...

to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. Vice President John Tyler succeeds Harrison as President. *

1865 Events January–March * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War : Second Battle of Fort Fisher ...

–

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and t ...

: A day after Union forces capture

Richmond, Virginia (Thus do we reach the stars) , image_map = , mapsize = 250 px , map_caption = Location within Virginia , pushpin_map = Virginia#USA , pushpin_label = Richmond , pushpin_m ...

, U.S. President

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation throu ...

visits the Confederate capital. * 1866 – Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. * 1887 –

Argonia, Kansas Argonia is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 456. History Argonia was founded in 1881. It was named for the ship ''Argo'' in Greek mythology. In 1887, Susanna M. Salter beca ...

elects

Susanna M. Salter Susanna Madora Salter (; March 2, 1860 – March 17, 1961) was an American politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected to serve as mayor in the United States and one of the first women t ...

as the first female mayor in the United States.

1901–present

* 1905 – In India, an earthquake hits the

Kangra Valley Kangra Valley is a river valley situated in the Western Himalayas.Kangra,

McLeod Ganj McLeod Ganj, also spelt McLeodganj, (pronounced ''Mc-loud-gunj'') is a suburb of Dharamshala in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is known as "Little Lhasa" or "Dhasa" (a short form of Dharamshala used mainly by Tibetans) becaus ...

and Dharamshala. * 1913 –

First Balkan War The First Balkan War ( sr, Први балкански рат, ''Prvi balkanski rat''; bg, Балканска война; el, Αʹ Βαλκανικός πόλεμος; tr, Birinci Balkan Savaşı) lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and invo ...

: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes. * 1925 – The

Schutzstaffel The ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS; also stylized as ''ᛋᛋ'' with Armanen runes; ; "Protection Squadron") was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe ...

(SS) is founded under Adolf Hitler's

Nazi Party The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported t ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

. *

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

– U.S. Navy

airship An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power. Aerostats gain their lift from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air. In early ...

is wrecked off the

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

coast due to severe weather. *

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...

–

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians. * 1945 – World War II:

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, ...

troops liberate

Ohrdruf forced labor camp Ohrdruf was a German forced labor and concentration camp located near Ohrdruf, south of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. It was part of the Buchenwald concentration camp network. Operation Created in November 1944 near the town of Ohrdruf, sou ...

in Germany. * 1945 – World War II: United States Army troops capture Kassel. * 1945 – World War II: Soviet

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian language, Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist R ...

troops liberate

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...

from

German occupation German-occupied Europe refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly occupied and civil-occupied (including puppet governments) by the military forces and the government of Nazi Germany at various times between 1939 ...

and occupy the country themselves. * 1946 – Greek judge and archeologist Panagiotis Poulitsas is appointed Prime Minister of Greece in the midst of the

Greek Civil War The Greek Civil War ( el, ο Eμφύλιος �όλεμος}, ''o Emfýlios'' 'Pólemos'' "the Civil War") took place from 1946 to 1949. It was mainly fought against the established Kingdom of Greece, which was supported by the United Kingdom and ...

. * 1949 –

Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because t ...

: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. *

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

– The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

. *

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

–

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

and French Sudan. * 1963 – Bye Bye Birdie, a musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney, was released. * 1964 –

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...

occupy the top five positions on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop chart. * 1967 – Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his " Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's

Riverside Church Riverside Church is an interdenominational church in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, on the block bounded by Riverside Drive, Claremont Avenue, 120th Street and 122nd Street near Columbia University's Mornin ...

. *

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ...

– Martin Luther King Jr. is

assassinated Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have ...

by James Earl Ray at a

motel A motel, also known as a motor hotel, motor inn or motor lodge, is a hotel designed for motorists, usually having each room entered directly from the parking area for motor vehicles rather than through a central lobby. Entering dictionarie ...

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mo ...

. * 1968 – Apollo program:

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedin ...

launches Apollo 6. *

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

– Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary

artificial heart An artificial heart is a device that replaces the heart. Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in the case that a heart transplant (from a deceased human or, exper ...

. * 1973 – The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City are officially dedicated. * 1973 – A Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, dubbed the ''

Hanoi Taxi ''Hanoi Taxi'' is a Lockheed C-141 Starlifter strategic airlift aircraft (serial number 66-0177) that was in service with the United States Air Force and became famous for bringing back the first returned prisoners of war in Operation Homecom ...

'', makes the last flight of Operation Homecoming. *

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

–

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washi ...

is founded as a partnership between

Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions ...

and

Paul Allen Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, computer programmer, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, whic ...

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding i ...

. * 1975 –

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...

: A United States Air Force

Lockheed C-5A Galaxy The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-rang ...

transporting orphans, crashes near

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, South Vietnam shortly after takeoff, killing 172 people. * 1977 – Southern Airways Flight 242 crashes in

New Hope, Paulding County, Georgia New Hope is an unincorporated community in Paulding County, Georgia, United States. Once considered a rural destination, New Hope is now an exurb of Atlanta, located at the crossroads of Dallas-Acworth Highway and East Paulding Drive/Old Cartersv ...

, killing 72. * 1979 – Prime Minister

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar (or Zulfiqar) Ali Bhutto ( ur, , sd, ذوالفقار علي ڀٽو; 5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979), also known as Quaid-e-Awam ("the People's Leader"), was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourt ...

of Pakistan is executed. * 1981 –

Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations Security Counci ...

: The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force mounts an attack on H-3 Airbase and destroys about 50 Iraqi aircraft. * 1983 –

Space Shuttle program The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011. I ...

: Space Shuttle ''

Challenger Challenger, Challengers, or The Challengers may refer to: Entertainment Comics and manga * Challenger (character), comic book character * ''Challengers'' (manga), manga by Hinako Takanaga Film and TV * ''The Challengers'' (TV series), a 197 ...

'' makes its maiden voyage into space on

STS-6 STS-6 was the sixth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the . Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 4, 1983, the mission deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-1, into orbit, before landing at Edwar ...

. * 1984 – President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons. * 1988 –

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Evan Mecham of

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

is convicted in his

impeachment Impeachment is the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements. In ...

trial and removed from office. *

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicis ...

– The current

flag of Hong Kong The flag of Hong Kong, officially the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, depicts a white stylised five-petal Hong Kong orchid tree (''Bauhinia blakeana'') flower in the centre of a ...

is adopted for post-colonial Hong Kong during the Third Session of the Seventh

National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2,9 ...

. * 1991 – Senator

John Heinz Henry John Heinz III (October 23, 1938 – April 4, 1991) was an American businessman and Republican politician from Pennsylvania. Heinz represented the Pittsburgh suburbs in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977 ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

and six others are killed when a helicopter collides with their airplane over an elementary school in Merion, Pennsylvania. * 1991 – Forty-one people are

taken hostage Taken may refer to: People * Floris Takens (1940-2010), Dutch mathematician Arts, entertainment, and media ''Taken'' film and television franchise * ''Taken'' (franchise), a trilogy of action films starring Liam Neeson ** ''Taken'' (film), the ...

inside a Good Guys! Electronics store in

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. 3 of the hostage takers and 3 hostages are killed *

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

– Three people are killed when

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crashes at

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , known informally as Schiphol Airport ( nl, Luchthaven Schiphol, ), is the main international airport of the Netherlands. It is located southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the provinc ...

. * 1996 – Comet Hyakutake is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter

Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous ''Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous – Shoemaker'' (''NEAR Shoemaker''), renamed after its 1996 launch in honor of planetary scientist Eugene Merle Shoemaker, Eugene Shoemaker, was a Robotic spacecraft, robotic space probe designed by the Johns ...

. * 2002 – The MPLA government of Angola and

UNITA The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ( pt, União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, abbr. UNITA) is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966, UNITA fought alongside the Popular Movement for ...

rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War. *

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–

announces its return to full participation of its military forces within

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...

. * 2010 – A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits south of the Mexico-USA border, killing two and damaging buildings across the two countries. *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

– More than 70 people are killed in a building collapse in

Thane Thane (; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city in Maharashtra, India. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island. Thane city is entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven taluk ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

. * 2017 – Syria conducts an

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Khan Shaykhun Khan Shaykhun ( ar, خَان شَيْخُون, Ḵān Šayḵūn), sometimes spelled Khan Sheikhoun or Khan Shikhoun, is a town in the Maarrat al-Nu'man District, within the southern Idlib Governorate of northwestern Syria. Khan Shaykhun is locat ...

using chemical weapons, killing 89 civilians. * 2020 – China holds a national day of mourning for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease outbreak.

Births

Pre-1600

188 Year 188 (CLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in the Roman Empire as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscianus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 941 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomi ...

–

Caracalla Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname "Caracalla" () was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor ...

, Roman emperor (d. 217) * 1436 – Amalia of Saxony, Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut (d. 1501) * 1490 –

Vojtěch I of Pernstein Vojtěch (Czech pronunciation: ) or Vojtech is a, respectively, Czech and Slovak given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of two parts: ''voj'' – "troops"/"war(rior)" and ''těch'' – "consolator"/"rejoicing man". So, the name could be interp ...

, Bohemian nobleman (d. 1534) *

1492 Year 1492 ( MCDXCII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. 1492 is considered to be a significant year in the history of the West, Europe, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Spain, and the ...

– Ambrosius Blarer, German-Swiss theologian and reformer (d. 1564) * 1572 – William Strachey, English author (d. 1621) *

1586 Events * January 18 – The 7.9 Tenshō earthquake strikes the Chubu region of Japan, triggering a tsunami and causing at least 8,000 deaths. * June 16 – The deposed and imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II ...

– Richard Saltonstall, English diplomat (d. 1661) * 1593 –

Edward Nicholas Sir Edward Nicholas (4 April 15931669) was an English officeholder and politician who served as Secretary of State to Charles I and Charles II. He also sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. He served as secretary ...

, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1669)

1601–1900

* 1640 – Gaspar Sanz, Spanish guitarist, composer, and priest (d. 1710) * 1646 –

Antoine Galland Antoine Galland (; 4 April 1646 – 17 February 1715) was a French orientalist and archaeologist, most famous as the first European translator of ''One Thousand and One Nights'', which he called ''Les mille et une nuits''. His version of the tal ...

, French orientalist and archaeologist (d. 1715) * 1648 – Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor (d. 1721) * 1676 –

Giuseppe Maria Orlandini Giuseppe Maria Orlandini (4 April 167624 October 1760) was an Italian baroque composer particularly known for his more than 40 operas and intermezzos. Highly regarded by music historians of his day like Francesco Saverio Quadrio, Jean-Benjamin de ...

, Italian composer (d. 1760) * 1688 – Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer and cartographer (d. 1768) * 1718 –

Benjamin Kennicott Benjamin Kennicott (4 April 171818 September 1783) was an English churchman and Hebrew scholar. Life Kennicott was born at Totnes, Devon where he attended Totnes Grammar School. He succeeded his father as master of a charity school, but the gene ...

, English theologian and scholar (d. 1783) * 1752 – Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer (d. 1837) * 1760 – Juan Manuel Olivares, Venezuelan organist and composer (d. 1797) *

1762 Events January–March * January 4 – Britain enters the Seven Years' War against Spain and Naples. * January 5 – Empress Elisabeth of Russia dies, and is succeeded by her nephew Peter III. Peter, an admirer of Frederick ...

– Stephen Storace, English actor and composer (d. 1796) * 1772 – Nachman of Breslov, Ukrainian founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement (d. 1810) * 1780 – Edward Hicks, American minister and painter (d. 1849) * 1785 – Bettina von Arnim, German author, illustrator, and composer (d. 1859) * 1792 – Thaddeus Stevens, American lawyer and politician (d. 1868) * 1802 – Dorothea Dix, American nurse and activist (d. 1887) * 1818 –

Thomas Mayne Reid Thomas Mayne Reid (4 April 1818 – 22 October 1883) was an Irish-American novelist, who fought in the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave ...

, Irish-American author and poet (d. 1883) * 1819 – Maria II of Portugal (d. 1853) * 1821 –

Linus Yale Jr. Linus Yale Jr. (April 4, 1821 – December 25, 1868) was an American mechanical engineer, manufacturer, and co-founder with Henry R. Towne of the Yale Lock Manufacturing Company, which became the premier manufacturer of locks in the Unit ...

, American engineer and businessman (d. 1868) * 1826 – Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (d. 1901) * 1829 – Owen Suffolk, Australian bushranger, poet, confidence-man and author (d. ?) * 1835 –

John Hughlings Jackson John Hughlings Jackson, FRS (4 April 1835 – 7 October 1911) was an English neurologist. He is best known for his research on epilepsy. Biography He was born at Providence Green, Green Hammerton, near Harrogate, Yorkshire, the youngest s ...

, English physician and neurologist (d. 1911) * 1842 – Édouard Lucas, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1891) *

1843 Events January–March * January ** Serial publication of Charles Dickens's novel ''Martin Chuzzlewit'' begins in London; in the July chapters, he lands his hero in the United States. ** Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart ...

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William Henry Jackson William Henry Jackson (April 4, 1843 – June 30, 1942) was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of Am ...

, American painter and photographer (d. 1942) * 1846 –

Comte de Lautréamont Comte de Lautréamont () was the ''nom de plume'' of Isidore Lucien Ducasse (4 April 1846 – 24 November 1870), a French poet born in Uruguay. His only works, '' Les Chants de Maldoror'' and ''Poésies'', had a major influence on modern art ...

, Uruguayan-French poet and educator (d. 1870) *

1851 Events January–March * January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion. * January 15 – Christian Female College, modern-day Columbia College, receives its charter from the Missouri General Assembly. ...

– James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy, Irish lawyer and politician (d. 1931) *

1853 Events January–March * January 6 – Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida. * January 8 – Taiping Reb ...

– Remy de Gourmont, French poet, novelist, and critic (d. 1915) * 1868 – Philippa Fawcett, English mathematician and educator (d. 1948) * 1869 – Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (d. 1958) *

1875 Events January–March * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of th ...

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Pierre Monteux Pierre Benjamin Monteux (; 4 April 18751 July 1964) was a French (later American) conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting engagements in ...

Sephardic Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...

Jewish French-American viola player and conductor (d. 1964) * 1876 – Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter and poet (d. 1958) * 1878 –

Walter Conrad Arensberg Walter Conrad Arensberg (April 4, 1878 – January 29, 1954) was an American art collector, critic and poet. His father was part owner and president of a crucible steel company. He majored in English and philosophy at Harvard University. With his w ...

, American art collector, critic and poet (d. 1954) * 1878 –

Stylianos Lykoudis Stylianos Lykoudis ( el, Στυλιανός Λυκούδης, 1878-1958) was a Royal Hellenic Navy rear admiral, best known for his long service as head of the Navy's Lighthouse Service (Υπηρεσία Φάρων). He was also a scholar and histo ...

, Greek admiral and historian (d. 1958) *

1879 Events January–March * January 1 – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War. * January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins. * Janu ...

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Gustav Goßler Gustav Ludwig Goßler (4 April 1879 in Hamburg – 4 April 1940 in Hamburg) was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known a ...

, German rower (d. 1940) * 1884 –

James Alberione James Alberione, SSP ( it, Giacomo) (4 April 1884 – 26 November 1971), was an Italian Catholic priest, and the founder of the Society of St. Paul, of the Daughters of St. Paul, of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master, of the Sisters of J ...

, Italian priest, founded the Society of St. Paul (d. 1971) * 1884 – Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral (d. 1943) * 1886 – Frank Luther Mott, American historian and journalist (d. 1964) * 1888 – Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (d. 1958) * 1888 –

Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr. Zdzisław may refer to: People * Zdzisław (given name), a Slavic male given name Places * Zdzisław, Lubusz Voivodeship, a village in Poland * Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium Zdzisław may refer to: People * Zdzisław (given name), a Slavic m ...

, Polish historian and academic (d. 1975) * 1889 – Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1968) * 1892 –

Italo Mus Italo Mus (4 April 1892 – 15 May 1967) was an Italian painter. Early years and family Italo Mus was born in Chaméran, in the municipality of Châtillon to parents from the Aosta Valley. His mother Martine Vallaise was from a noble fami ...

, Italian painter (d. 1967) * 1892 – Edith Södergran, Swedish-Finnish poet (d. 1923) * 1895 – Arthur Murray, American dancer and educator (d. 1991) * 1896 – Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1955) * 1897 –

Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company a ...

, French actor and screenwriter (d. 1975) * 1898 –

Agnes Ayres Agnes Ayres (born Agnes Henkel; April 4, 1896 – December 25, 1940) was an American actress who rose to fame during the silent film era. She was known for her role as Lady Diana Mayo in '' The Sheik'' opposite Rudolph Valentino. Career Ayres b ...

, American actress (d. 1940) * 1899 – Hillel Oppenheimer, German-Israeli botanist and academic (d. 1971)

1901–present

* 1902 –

Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin Marie Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin (4 April 1902 – 26 December 1969) was a French novelist, poet and journalist. Vilmorin was best known as a writer of delicate but mordant tales, often set in aristocratic or artistic milieu. Early life Born ...

, French journalist and author (d. 1969) * 1902 –

Stanley G. Weinbaum Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (April 4, 1902 – December 14, 1935) was an American science fiction writer. His first story, "A Martian Odyssey", was published to great acclaim in July 1934; the alien Tweel was arguably the first character to satisf ...

, American author and poet (d. 1935) * 1905 –

Eugène Bozza Eugène Joseph Bozza (4 April 1905 – 28 September 1991)Grove Music Online: "Bozza, Eugène"; accessed 20 September 2014, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/03791. was a French composer and violinist. He was one of t ...

, French composer and conductor (d. 1991) * 1905 – Erika Nõva, Estonian architect and engineer (d. 1987) * 1906 – Bea Benaderet, Turkish-Irish-American television, radio, and voice actress (d. 1968) * 1906 –

John Cameron Swayze John Cameron Swayze (April 4, 1906 – August 15, 1995) was an American news commentator and game show panelist during the 1940s and 1950s who later became best known as a product spokesman. Early life Born in Wichita, Kansas, Swayze was the ...

, American journalist (d. 1995) * 1907 – Robert Askin, Australian sergeant and politician, 32nd

Premier of New South Wales The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislatur ...

(d. 1981) * 1910 – Đặng Văn Ngữ, Vietnamese physician and academic (d. 1967) * 1913 – Dave Brown, Australian rugby league player (d. 1974) * 1913 – Rosemary Lane, American actress and singer (d. 1974) * 1913 –

Frances Langford Julia Frances Newbern-Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and actress who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and made film and television appearances for over two decades. She was known as the "GI Nightinga ...

, American actress and singer (d. 2005) * 1913 – Jules Léger, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st

Governor General of Canada The governor general of Canada (french: gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal viceregal representative of the . The is head of state of Canada and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, but resides in oldest and most populous realm ...

(d. 1980) * 1913 –

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post- war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicag ...

, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983) * 1914 – Richard Coogan, American actor (d. 2014) * 1914 – Marguerite Duras, French novelist, screenwriter, and director (d. 1996) * 1914 –

David W. Goodall David William Goodall (4 April 1914 – 10 May 2018) was an English-born Australian botanist and ecologist. He was influential in the early development of statistical methods in plant communities. He worked as researcher and professor in Englan ...

, Australian ecologist and botanist (d. 2018) * 1915 –

Louis Archambault Louis Archambault (April 4, 1915 – January 27, 2003) was a Quebec sculptor and ceramicist, who was one of the members of the "new sculpture" movement in Canada that moved away from traditional methods towards abstraction. Career Born in ...

, Canadian sculptor (d. 2003) * 1916 –

Nikola Ljubičić Nikola Ljubičić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Љубичић; 4 April 1916 – 13 April 2005) was the President of the Presidency of Serbia (1982–1984), a member of the Presidency of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1984–198 ...

, Serbian general and politician, 10th

President of Serbia The president of Serbia ( sr, Председник Србије, Predsednik Srbije), officially styled as the President of the Republic ( sr, Председник Републике, Predsednik Republike) is the head of state of Serbia. The cu ...

(d. 2005) * 1916 –

Mickey Owen Arnold Malcolm "Mickey" Owen (April 4, 1916 – July 13, 2005) was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played as a catcher for 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between and for the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn ...

, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005) * 1916 – David White, American actor (d. 1990) *

1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...

– George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English soldier and politician, Leader of the House of Lords (d. 2007) *

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

– Ignatius IV of Antioch, Greek patriarch (d. 2012) *

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' bre ...

– Orunamamu, American-Canadian author and educator (d. 2014) * 1921 – Elizabeth Wilson, American actress (d. 2015) *

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

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Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 origi ...

, American composer and conductor (d. 2004) * 1923 –

Peter Vaughan Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm; 4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016) was an English character actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on the stage. He is perhaps best known ...

, English actor (d. 2016) * 1923 – Gene Reynolds, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (d. 2020) *

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...

– Bob Christie, American race car driver (d. 2009) * 1924 – Gil Hodges, American baseball player and manager (d. 1972) * 1925 – Dettmar Cramer, German footballer and manager (d. 2015) * 1925 –

Frank Truitt Frank Wilson Truitt, Jr., (April 4, 1925 – December 21, 2014) was a multi-sport collegiate coach and a veteran of World War II. Among his noteworthy accomplishments, Truitt engineered the historic upset of Jerry Lucas's Middletown Middies ...

, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014) * 1925 –

Claude Wagner Claude Wagner (April 4, 1925 – July 11, 1979) was a Canadian judge and politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. Throughout his career, he was a Crown prosecutor, professor of criminal law and judge. Life and career Wagner was born ...

, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1979) * 1925 – Emmett Williams, American poet and author (d. 2007) * 1926 – Ronnie Masterson, Irish actress (d. 2014) * 1927 –

Joe Orlando Joseph Orlando (April 4, 1927 – December 23, 1998) was an Italian American illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist during a lengthy career spanning six decades. He was the associate publisher of '' Mad'' and the vice president of DC Comics, ...

, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1998) *

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...

– Maya Angelou, American memoirist and poet (d. 2014) * 1928 – Jimmy Logan, Scottish actor, director, and producer (d. 2001) * 1928 – Monty Norman, English singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2022) * 1929 – Humbert Allen Astredo, American actor (d. 2016) * 1930 – Netty Herawaty, Indonesian actress (d. 1989) * 1931 –

James Dickens James McCulloch York Dickens (4 April 1931 – 5 April 2013) was a British Labour politician. Dickens was born in a Glasgow tenement. He attended Shawlands Academy and left aged 14, completing his education later at Newbattle Abbey Colleg ...

, English politician (d. 2013) * 1931 – Bobby Ray Inman, American admiral and intelligence officer * 1931 –

Catherine Tizard Dame Catherine Anne Tizard (née Maclean; 4 April 1931 – 31 October 2021) was a New Zealand politician who served as mayor of Auckland City from 1983 to 1990, and the 16th governor-general of New Zealand from 1990 to 1996. She was the first ...

, New Zealand politician, 16th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 2021) *

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hir ...

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Clive Davis Clive Jay Davis (born April 4, 1932) is an American record producer, A&R executive, record executive, and lawyer. He has won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer, in 2000. From 1967 to 19 ...

, American record producer, founded Arista Records and J Records * 1932 – Richard Lugar, American lieutenant and politician, 44th Mayor of Indianapolis (d. 2019) * 1932 – Anthony Perkins, American actor (d. 1992) * 1932 – Johanna Reiss, Dutch-American author * 1932 –

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

, Russian director and producer (d. 1986) *

– Bill France Jr., American businessman (d. 2007) * 1933 –

Brian Hewson Brian Stanford Hewson (4 April 1933 – 13 September 2022) was a middle-distance runner who represented Great Britain at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics. He won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1958 European Championships. Hewson was one of ...

, English runner * 1933 –

Bapu Nadkarni Rameshchandra Gangaram "Bapu" Nadkarni (4 April 1933 – 17 January 2020) was an Indian international cricketer, mainly known for being an economical bowler. The chances of scoring against him was either nil, or negligible. Nadkarni bow ...

, Indian cricketer (d. 2020) * 1934 – Helen Hanft, American actress (d. 2013) * 1934 –

Kronid Lyubarsky Kronid Arkadyevich Lyubarsky (russian: Крони́д Арка́дьевич Люба́рский; 4 April 1934 – 23 May 1996) was a Russian journalist, dissident, human rights activist and political prisoner. Early career Born in the city of ...

, Russian journalist and activist (d. 1996) *

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

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Geoff Braybrooke Geoffrey Bernard Braybrooke (4 April 1935 – 9 March 2013) was a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1981 to 2002, representing the Labour Party. He was one of the party's more socially conservative MPs. Biography Early life and ...

, English-New Zealand soldier and politician (d. 2013) * 1935 – Kenneth Mars, American actor and comedian (d. 2011) * 1935 – Trevor Griffiths, English playwright and educator * 1938 –

A. Bartlett Giamatti Angelo Bartlett Giamatti (; April 4, 1938 – September 1, 1989) was an American professor of English Renaissance literature, the president of Yale University, and the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Giamatti served as Commis ...

, American businessman and academic (d. 1989) * 1939 – JoAnne Carner, American golfer * 1939 – Darlene Hooley, American educator and politician * 1939 – Hugh Masekela, South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer (d. 2018) * 1940 – Richard Attwood, English race car driver * 1940 – Sharon Sheeley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2002) * 1941 – Zia Uddin, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician * 1942 – Jim Fregosi, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014) * 1942 –

Kitty Kelley Katherine Kelley (born April 4, 1942) is an American journalist and author of best-selling unauthorized biographies of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, the British Royal Family, the Bush family, and O ...

, American journalist and biographer * 1942 –

Elizabeth Levy Elizabeth Levy (born April 4, 1942) is an author who has written over eighty children's books in a variety of genres. Born in Buffalo, New York, she is currently living in New York City. She has appeared as a contestant on " Funny Or Die's Bill ...

, American author *

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Magda Aelvoet Magdalena Godelieve Hilda Aelvoet (born 4 April 1944) is a Belgian politician in Flanders. She was a provincial senator for Antwerp between 1985 and 1991 and a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives for the district of Leuven between 199 ...

, Belgian politician * 1944 – Mary Kenny, Irish journalist, author, and playwright * 1944 –

Bob McDill Robert Lee McDill (born April 4, 1944) is a retired American songwriter, active from the 1960s until 2000. During his career he wrote or co-wrote 31 number one country hits. His songs were also recorded by popular artists of the 1970s, 1980s a ...

, American country music songwriter * 1944 – Craig T. Nelson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1944 – Nelson Prudêncio, Brazilian triple jumper and educator (d. 2012) * 1944 – Toktamış Ateş, Turkish academician, political commentator, columnist and writer (d. 2013) * 1945 – Daniel Cohn-Bendit, French-German educator and politician * 1945 – Caroline McWilliams, American actress (d. 2010) * 1946 – Colin Coates, Australian speed skater * 1946 –

Dave Hill David John Hill (born 4 April 1946) is an English rock musician. He is the lead guitarist, a backing vocalist and the sole continuous member in the English band Slade. Hill is known for his flamboyant stage clothes and hairstyle. Early life B ...

, English guitarist * 1946 – Katsuaki Satō, Japanese martial artist and coach * 1946 – György Spiró, Hungarian author and playwright * 1946 – Bubba Wyche, American football player and coach * 1947 –

Wiranto Wiranto (born 4 April 1947) is an Indonesian politician and former army general, who is serving as the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council, since December 2019. Previously, he was the Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces from Feb ...

, Indonesian general and politician * 1947 – Ray Fosse, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2021) * 1947 – Eliseo Soriano, Filipino minister and television host (d. 2021) * 1948 –

Abdullah Öcalan Abdullah Öcalan ( ; ; born 4 April 1949), also known as Apo (short for Abdullah in Turkish and Kurdish for "uncle"), is a political prisoner and founding member of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Öcalan was based in Syria from ...

, Turkish activist * 1948 –

Berry Oakley Raymond Berry Oakley III (April 4, 1948 – November 11, 1972) was an American bassist and one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band, known for long melodic bass runs. He is ranked number 46 on the ''Bass Player'' magazine's list ...

, American bass player (d. 1972) * 1948 – Richard Parsons, American lawyer and businessman * 1948 – Dan Simmons, American author * 1948 – Derek Thompson, Northern Irish actor * 1948 –

Pick Withers David "Pick" Withers (born 4 April 1948) is an English rock and jazz drummer. He was the original drummer of rock band Dire Straits and played on their first four albums, which included hit singles such as "Sultans of Swing", "Romeo and Juliet" ...

, English drummer * 1949 – Junior Braithwaite, Jamaican-American singer (d. 1999) * 1949 – Litsa Diamanti, Greek singer * 1949 – Shing-Tung Yau, Chinese-American mathematician and academic * 1950 – Christine Lahti, American actress and director * 1951 – John Hannah, American football player and coach * 1952 – Rosemarie Ackermann, German high jumper * 1952 – Pat Burns, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2010) * 1952 –

Gregg Hansford Gregory John "Gregg" Hansford (8 April 1952 – 5 March 1995) was an Australian professional motorcycle and touring car racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1978 to 1981 and in Australian tou ...

, Australian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1995) * 1952 – Cherie Lunghi, English actress and dancer * 1952 –

Karen Magnussen Karen Diane Magnussen, OC (born April 4, 1952) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1972 Olympic silver medallist and 1973 World champion. She was Canada's Female Athlete of the Year in 1971 and 1972, and was made an Offic ...

, Canadian figure skater and coach * 1952 – Gary Moore, Northern Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2011) * 1952 – Villy Søvndal, Danish educator and politician,

Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs The Minister for Foreign Affairs ( da, Udenrigsminister, fo, Uttanríkisráðharra, kl, Nunanut Allanut Ministeri) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The officeholder is in charge of ...

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugosl ...

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Robert Bertrand Robert "Bob" Bertrand (April 4, 1953 – May 17, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He was born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec. Bertrand was a federal member of Parliament for the riding of Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle. He ran and won in the 1993, 1 ...

, Canadian politician * 1953 –

Henry Fotheringham Henry Richard Fotheringham (born 4 April 1953) is a retired South African cricketer. Fotheringham lived in Swaziland and Rhodesia as a child, and attended Ruzawi School and Michaelhouse. He represented Natal Schools at the 1969-70 Nuffield Wee ...

, South African cricketer * 1953 – Simcha Jacobovici, Canadian director, producer, journalist, and author * 1953 – Sammy Wilson, Northern Irish politician, 31st

Lord Mayor of Belfast The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairperson of Belfast City Council, elected annually from and by the City's 60 councillors. The Lord Mayor also serves as the representative of the city of Belfast, welcoming guests from across the U ...

* 1953 – Chen Yi, Chinese violinist and composer *

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are kille ...

– Evelyn Hart, Canadian ballerina * 1956 – Tom Herr, American baseball player and manager * 1956 – David E. Kelley, American screenwriter and producer * 1957 –

Paul Downton Paul Rupert Downton (born 4 April 1957) is the current Director of Cricket at Kent County Cricket Club. He had previously been the managing director of the England and Wales Cricket Board between February 2014 and April 2015. He is a former ...

, English cricketer * 1957 – Aki Kaurismäki, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter * 1957 –

Graeme Kelling Graeme Hunter Kelling (4 April 1957 – 10 June 2004) was a Scottish musician and the original guitarist with the Scottish pop band Deacon Blue. Born in Paisley, Scotland, Kelling was brought up in Mount Vernon in the East End of Glasgow and e ...

, Scottish guitarist (d. 2004) * 1957 – Nobuyoshi Kuwano, Japanese singer and trumpet player *

– Peter Baltes, German bass player * 1958 – Cazuza, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 1990) * 1958 –

Rodney Eade Rodney Eade (born 4 April 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Australian Football League. He is a former coach of the Sydney Swans, the Western Bulldogs and the Gold Coast Football Club. He has, to date, coached 377 g ...

, Australian footballer and coach * 1959 – Phil Morris, American actor and screenwriter *

– Jonathan Agnew, English cricketer and sportscaster * 1960 – Jane Eaglen, English soprano * 1960 –

Godknows Igali Godknows Boladei Igali is a Nigerian public servant, diplomat, author and scholar. He was appointed by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in September 2007 as an ambassador to the Scandinavian countries - Sweden, Denmark and Norway, a position he occupi ...

, Nigerian diplomat, civil servant and technocrat * 1960 –

Hugo Weaving Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is an English actor. Born in Colonial Nigeria to English parents, he has resided in Australia for the entirety of his career. He is the recipient of six Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ...

, Nigerian-Australian actor and producer *

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...

– Hildi Santo-Tomas, American interior decorator * 1962 – Craig Adams, English bass player and songwriter * 1962 – Kailasho Devi, Indian social worker and politician * 1963 – A. Michael Baldwin, American actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1963 – Jack Del Rio, American football player and coach * 1963 – Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2020) * 1963 –

Jane McDonald Jane Anne McDonald (born 4 April 1963) is an English singer, songwriter and television presenter. Born and raised in Wakefield, McDonald spent much of her early career performing in local clubs and pubs before landing work as a singer on cr ...

, English singer and broadcaster * 1963 – Graham Norton, Irish actor and talk show host * 1964 – Branco, Brazilian footballer and coach * 1964 –

Dr. Chud David Calabrese (born April 4, 1964), known professionally as Dr. Chud, is an American horror punk drummer best known for his work with the Misfits. Life and career Born in Lodi, New Jersey, Dr. Chud attended Lodi High School. His career be ...

, American drummer and singer * 1964 – Anthony Clark, American actor * 1964 –

David Cross David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/ Netflix sitco ...

, American actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1964 – Paul Parker, England international footballer and TV pundit * 1964 – Đặng Thân, Vietnamese writer and poet *

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term ...

– Vinny Burns, English guitarist and producer * 1965 – Robert Downey Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1966 – Nancy McKeon, American actress * 1966 – Mike Starr, American bass player (d. 2011) * 1966 – Christos Tsekos, Greek basketball player * 1967 –

Edith Masai Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and var ...

, Kenyan-German runner * 1967 –

George Mavrotas George Mavrotas (Greek Language, Greek: Γιώργος Μαυρωτάς; born 4 April 1967 in Athens, Greece) is a former member of the Hellenic Parliament, Greek Parliament,He was an MP for the Attica constituency with The River (Greece) while al ...

, Greek water polo player and politician *

– Jesús Rollán, Spanish water polo player (d. 2006) *

– Piotr Anderszewski, Polish pianist and composer * 1969 – Karren Brady, English journalist and businesswoman * 1970 –

Georgios Amanatidis Georgios Amanatidis ( el, Γεώργιος Αμανατίδης; born 4 April 1970) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender. Playing career Amanatidis was captain of the Greek side Olympiacos F.C., and a member of th ...

, Greek footballer and manager * 1970 – Dimitris Basis, Greek singer * 1970 – Greg Garcia, American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1970 –

Barry Pepper Barry Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor. He played Private Daniel Jackson in ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), Corrections Officer Dean Stanton in '' The Green Mile'' (1999), Roger Maris in '' 61*'' (2001), Joseph L. Gallowa ...

, Canadian actor and producer * 1970 –

Jason Stoltenberg Jason Stoltenberg (born 4 April 1970) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Tennis career Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed (crushed termite mound) court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far Wes ...

, Australian tennis player * 1970 – Josh Todd, American singer-songwriter and actor * 1970 – Yelena Yelesina, Russian high jumper *

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events J ...

–

Yanic Perreault Yanic Jacques Perreault (born April 4, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League. Playing career As a youth, he played in the 1983 and 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Ho ...

, Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1971 – Malik Yusef, American actor, producer, and poet * 1971 –

John Zandig John Corson (born April 4, 1971), better known by the ring name John Zandig, is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is the founder and former owner of the promotion Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). Early life Corson was born in Sewel ...

, American wrestler and promoter * 1972 –

Jim Dymock Jim Dymock (born 4 April 1972) is a professional rugby league coach who is the assistant coach of the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A Tonga and Australia inte ...

, Australian rugby league player and coach * 1972 – Jill Scott, American singer-songwriter and actress * 1972 – Magnus Sveningsson, Swedish bass player * 1973 – Chris Banks, American football player (d. 2014) * 1973 – David Blaine, American magician and producer * 1973 – Loris Capirossi, Italian motorcycle racer * 1973 – Peter Hoekstra, Dutch footballer and coach * 1973 – Chris McCormack, Australian triathlete and coach * 1973 – Kelly Price, American singer-songwriter *

– Delphine Arnault, French businesswoman * 1975 –

Thobias Fredriksson Thobias Fredriksson (born 4 April 1975 in Dals Rostock, Dalsland) is a Swedish former cross-country skier who competed since 2000. He won two medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin with a gold in the team sprint and a bronze in the individ ...

, Swedish skier * 1975 – Joyce Giraud, Puerto Rican television actress and producer, Miss Puerto Rico 1994 * 1975 – Pamela Ribon, American actress, screenwriter, and author * 1975 – Miranda Lee Richards, American singer-songwriter * 1975 – Scott Rolen, American baseball player * 1975 – Kevin Weekes, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1976 – Nathan Blacklock, Australian rugby player * 1976 – Sébastien Enjolras, French race car driver (d. 1997) * 1976 – Emerson Ferreira da Rosa, Brazilian footballer * 1976 – James Roday, American actor, director, and screenwriter * 1977 – Stephan Bonnar, American mixed martial artist * 1977 – Keith Bulluck, American football player and sportscaster * 1977 –

Adam Dutkiewicz Adam Jonathan Dutkiewicz (born April 4, 1977) is an American musician, recording engineer, songwriter, and music producer, best known as the lead guitarist and backup vocalist from Massachusetts metalcore bands Killswitch Engage, Aftershock, and ...

, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer * 1977 – Stephen Mulhern, English magician and television host * 1977 –

Omarr Smith Omarr Ali Hasan Smith (born April 7, 1977) is a former American football defensive back who was most recently the head coach of the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played professionally for the San Jose SaberCats of the ...

, American football player and coach * 1978 – Jason Ellison, American baseball player and scout * 1978 – Alan Mahon, Irish footballer * 1979 – Heath Ledger, Australian actor (d. 2008) * 1979 –

Roberto Luongo Roberto Luongo (, , ; born April 4, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks. Luongo is a ...

, Canadian ice hockey player * 1979 – Natasha Lyonne, American actress * 1979 –

Andy McKee Andy McKee (born April 4, 1979, in Topeka, Kansas) is an American fingerstyle guitar player who has released six studio albums, two extended plays, and one live album to date. A number of YouTube videos featuring McKee's highly-technical guitar ...

, American guitarist * 1979 –

Maksim Opalev Maxim (also Maksim, “Maxym”, or Maksym) is a male first name of Roman origin. It is common in Slavic-speaking countries, mainly in Belarus, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine. The name is derived from the Latin fami ...

, Russian canoeist *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – In ...

– Johnny Borrell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1980 – Trevor Moore, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2021) * 1980 – Eric Steinbach, American football player * 1980 – Björn Wirdheim, Swedish race car driver * 1981 – Currensy, American rapper * 1981 – Eduardo Luís Carloto, Brazilian footballer * 1981 –

Casey Daigle Sean Casey Daigle (born April 4, 1981) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Professional career Arizona Diamondbacks Daigle made his major league debut in 2004, giving up five home runs in less than three innings. , he is the only pitche ...

, American baseball player * 1981 –

Anna Pyatykh Anna Viktorovna Pyatykh (russian: Анна Викторовна Пятых) (born April 4, 1981, in Moscow) is a professional Russian triple jumper. She has won the SPAR European Cup four consecutive times, won bronze medals at the 2005 World C ...

, Russian triple jumper * 1981 – Ned Vizzini, American author and screenwriter (d. 2013) *

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C ...

–

Justin Cook Justin Cook is an American voice actor, voice director, audio engineer and line producer who works for anime-dubbing companies Funimation and Okratron 5000. He is most noted for his work on ''Yu Yu Hakusho'' and the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise. F ...

, American voice actor and producer * 1982 –

Magnus Lindgren Magnus Lindgren (born 13 August 1974 in Västerås, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz musician. He studied at the Västerås Music College. He then attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, and began working with the Soul Enter ...

, Swedish chef (d. 2012) * 1983 – Evgeny Artyukhin, Russian ice hockey player * 1983 –

Eric Andre The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

, American comedian * 1983 – Ben Gordon, American basketball player * 1983 – Doug Lynch, Canadian ice hockey player * 1983 – Natalie Pike, Scottish-English model and actress * 1983 – Amanda Righetti, American actress * 1984 – Sean May, American basketball player * 1984 –

Arkady Vyatchanin Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin (russian: Аркадий Аркадьевич Вятча́нин, sr-Cyrl, Аркадиј Аркадјевич Вјатчањин; born 4 April 1984) is a retired Russian, Serbian and American backstroke swimmer. ...

, Russian swimmer * 1985 – Rudy Fernández, Spanish basketball player * 1985 – Dudi Sela, Israeli tennis player * 1985 – Ricardo Vilar, Brazilian footballer *

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...

–

Eunhyuk Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T and S ...

, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer * 1986 – Cameron Barker, Canadian ice hockey player * 1986 –

Maurice Manificat Maurice Manificat (born 4 April 1986) is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2004. Career He has achieved three World Cup victories, in Lahti (March 2010), in Canmore (December 2012), both in the 15 km + 15 km double pu ...

, French skier * 1986 –

Aiden McGeady Aiden John McGeady (born 4 April 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Born in Scotland, he represented the Republic of Ireland national team from 2004 until 2017. He started his c ...

, Scottish-born Irish footballer * 1986 –

Alexander Tettey Alexander Banor Tettey (born 4 April 1986) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. Having established himself at Rosenborg, he played for French club Rennes and English side Norwich City. Born in Ghana ...

, Norwegian footballer * 1987 – Sami Khedira, German footballer * 1987 – McDonald Mariga, Kenyan footballer * 1987 – Cameron Maybin, American baseball player * 1987 – Marcos Vellidis, Greek footballer * 1987 – Sarah Gadon, Canadian actress * 1988 –

Frank Fielding Francis David Fielding (born 4 April 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stoke City. He began his career at Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League. He spent time on loan at Wycombe Wanderers, Northampton T ...

, English footballer *

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

– Vurnon Anita, Dutch footballer * 1989 – Steven Finn, English cricketer * 1989 – Chris Herd, Australian footballer * 1991 –

Yui Koike is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol. She is known for her role as Ahim de Famille/Gokai Pink in the 2011 Super Sentai is a Japanese superhero team metaseries and media franchise consisting of television series and films produced ...

, Japanese singer and actress *1991 – Asia Muhammad, American tennis player * 1991 – Justin O'Neill, Australian rugby league player * 1991 – Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress and singer * 1991 – Marlon Stöckinger, Filipino race car driver * 1992 –

Lucy May Barker Lucy May Barker (born 4 April 1992) is a British stage and screen actress. Life and career She was born and brought up in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Most notably, Barker played Ilse in the original London cast of the four-time Olivier Award-winning ...

, English actress and singer * 1992 –

Christina Metaxa Christina Metaxa (Greek: Χριστίνα Μεταξά; born 4 April 1992) is a Greek-Cypriot singer and songwriter. Her elder brother, Nikolas Metaxas, is also a singer and won second place in the Greek version of ''The X Factor''. Her brothe ...

, Cypriot singer-songwriter * 1992 –

Ricky Dillon Richard Porter Dillon Jr. is an American YouTube personality and singer. Over his ten years on YouTube, Dillon has amassed over 3.2 million subscribers on his channel, as well as more than 415 million views on his videos. Early life and e ...

, American youtuber and singer *1993 – Samir Carruthers, English footballer * 1993 – Frank Kaminsky, American basketball player *

– Shunsuke Nishikawa, Japanese actor * 1994 – Risako Sugaya, Japanese singer and actress * 1996 – Austin Mahone, American singer-songwriter and actor

Deaths

Pre-1600

* 397 – Ambrose, Roman archbishop and saint (b. 338) * 636 – Isidore of Seville, Spanish archbishop and saint (b. 560) * 814 – Plato of Sakkoudion, Byzantine monk and saint (b. 735) * 896 – Pope Formosus, Formosus, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 816) * 911 (year), 911 – Liu Yin (Southern Han), Liu Yin, Chinese warlord and governor (b. 874) * 931 – Kong Xun, Chinese official and governor (b. 884) * 968 – Abu Firas al-Hamdani, Arab prince and poet (b. 932) * 991 – Reginold of Eichstätt, Reginold, bishop of Eichstätt *1284 – Alfonso X of Castile, Alfonso X, king of Castile and León (b. 1221) *1292 – Pope Nicholas IV, Nicholas IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1227) *1406 – Robert III of Scotland, Robert III, king of Scotland (b.1337) *1483 – Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (b. c. 1405) *1536 – Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1460) *1538 – Elena Glinskaya, Grand Princess and regent of Russia *1588 – Frederick II of Denmark, Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1534) *1596 – Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b. 1533)

1601–1900

* 1609 – Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist, mycologist, and academic (b. 1526) *1617 – John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1550) *1643 – Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1583) *1661 – Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish field marshal (b. 1580) *1743 – Daniel Neal, English historian and author (b. 1678) *1761 – Théodore Gardelle, Swiss painter (b. 1722) *1766 – John Taylor (classical scholar), John Taylor, English librarian and scholar (b. 1704) *1774 – Oliver Goldsmith, Irish novelist, playwright and poet (b. 1728) * 1792 – James Sykes (Continental Congress), James Sykes, American lawyer and politician (b. 1725) *1807 – Jérôme Lalande, French astronomer and academic (b. 1732) *1817 – André Masséna, French general (b. 1758) * 1841 –

, American general and politician, 9th

(b. 1773) * 1846 – Solomon Sibley, American lawyer and politician, 1st List of mayors of Detroit, Mayor of Detroit (b. 1769) *1861 – John McLean, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Postmaster General (b. 1785) *1863 – Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver (b. 1790) *1864 – Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American commander and paleontologist (b. 1808) *1870 – Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b. 1802) *1874 – Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826) *

– Karl Mauch, German geographer and explorer (b. 1837) * 1878 – Richard M. Brewer, American criminal (b. 1850) *

– Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist and meteorologist (b. 1803) *1883 – Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union (b. 1791) *1890 – Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Quebec (b. 1820) * 1890 – Edmond Hébert, French geologist and academic (b. 1812)

1901–present

*1912 – Charles Brantley Aycock, American lawyer and politician, 50th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1859) * 1912 – Isaac K. Funk, American minister, lexicographer, and publisher, co-founded Funk & Wagnalls (b. 1839) * 1913 – Emmanouil Argyropoulos, Greek pioneer aviator (b. 1889) * 1913 – Konstantinos Manos, Greek politician, poet, soldier and sportsman (b. 1869) *1919 – William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (b. 1832) * 1919 – Jacinta and Francisco Marto, Francisco Marto, Portuguese saint (b. 1908) * 1923 – John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher, created the Venn diagram (b. 1834) *

– Konstantinos Maleas, Greek painter (b. 1879) * 1929 – Karl Benz, German engineer and businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz (b. 1844) * 1931 – André Michelin, French businessman, co-founded the Michelin, Michelin Tyre Company (b. 1853) *

– Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853) *

– Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (b. 1842) *

– Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (b. 1878) * 1951 – George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1870) *

– Carol II of Romania (b. 1893) * 1957 – E. Herbert Norman, Canadian historian and diplomat (b. 1909) *

– Johnny Stompanato, American soldier and bodyguard (b. 1925) *

– Harald Riipalu, Estonian military commander (b. 1912) * 1961 – Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician and academic (b. 1873) * 1963 – Oskari Tokoi, Finnish socialist and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland (b. 1873) * 1967 – Al Lewis (lyricist), Al Lewis, American songwriter (b. 1901) * 1967 – Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1898) *

– Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize laureate (

) (b. 1929) * 1972 – Adam Clayton Powell Jr., American pastor and politician (b. 1908) * 1972 – Stefan Wolpe, German-American composer and academic (b. 1902) * 1976 – Harry Nyquist, Swedish engineer and theorist (b. 1889) * 1977 – Andrey Dikiy, Ukrainian-American journalist, historian, and politician (b. 1893) * 1979 –

, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th President of Pakistan (b. 1928) * 1979 – Edgar Buchanan, American actor (b. 1903) *

– Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1917) * 1983 – Gloria Swanson, American actress (b. 1899) * 1983 – Bernard Vukas, Croatian football player, played for 1953 FIFA's "Rest of the World" team against England at Wembley (b. 1927) * 1984 – Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer), Oleg Antonov, Russian-Ukrainian engineer and businessman, founded Antonov (b. 1906) * 1985 – Kate Roberts (author), Kate Roberts, Welsh author and activist (b. 1891) * 1987 – C. L. Moore, American author and academic (b. 1911) * 1987 – Chögyam Trungpa, Tibetan guru, poet, and scholar (b. 1939) * 1987 – Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Indian journalist and author (b. 1911) * 1991 – Edmund Adamkiewicz, German footballer (b. 1920) * 1991 – Max Frisch, Swiss playwright and novelist (b. 1911) * 1991 – H. John Heinz III, American soldier and politician (b. 1938) * 1991 – Graham Ingels, American illustrator (b. 1915) * 1992 – Yvette Brind'Amour, Canadian actress and director (b. 1918) * 1992 – Jack Hamilton (footballer, born 1928), Jack Hamilton, Australian footballer (b. 1928) * 1992 – Arthur Russell (musician), Arthur Russell, American singer-songwriter and cellist (b. 1951) *1993 – Alfred Mosher Butts, American game designer, invented Scrabble (b. 1899) * 1993 – Douglas Leopold, Canadian radio and television host (b. 1947) *1995 – Kenny Everett, English radio and television host (b. 1944) * 1995 – Priscilla Lane, American actress (b. 1915) * 1996 – Barney Ewell, American runner and long jumper (b. 1918) * 1996 – Boone Guyton, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1913) *1997 – Leo Picard, German-Israeli geologist and academic (b. 1900) * 1997 – Alparslan Türkeş, Turkish colonel and politician, 39th List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1917) *1999 – Lucille Lortel, American actress, artistic director and producer (b. 1900) * 1999 – Early Wynn, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1920) *2001 – Liisi Oterma, Finnish astronomer (b. 1915) * 2001 – Ed Roth, American illustrator and engineer (b. 1932) * 2001 – Maury Van Vliet, American-Canadian academic (b. 1913) *2003 – Anthony Caruso (actor), Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916) *2004 – Briek Schotte, Belgian cyclist and coach (b. 1919) *2005 – Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924) *2007 – Bob Clark, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941) * 2007 – Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic (b. 1935) *2008 – Francis Tucker, South African race car driver (b. 1923) *

– Maxine Cooper, American actress, activist and photographer (b. 1924) *2011 – Scott Columbus, American drummer (b. 1956) * 2011 – Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, and activist (b. 1958) *2012 – A. Dean Byrd, American psychologist and academic (b. 1948) * 2012 – Dimitris Christoulas, Greek pensioner who committed suicide in public (b. 1935) * 2012 – Anne Karin Elstad, Norwegian author and educator (b. 1938) * 2012 – Claude Miller, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942) * 2012 – Dubravko Pavličić, Croatian footballer (b. 1967) * 2012 – Roberto Rexach Benítez, Puerto Rican academic and politician, 10th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico (b. 1929) *

– Bengt Blomgren, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923) * 2013 – Roger Ebert, American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (b. 1942) * 2013 – Carmine Infantino, American illustrator (b. 1925) * 2013 – Tommy Tycho, Hungarian-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1928) * 2013 – Ian Walsh (rugby league), Ian Walsh, Australian rugby player and coach (b. 1933) * 2013 – Noboru Yamaguchi (author), Noboru Yamaguchi, Japanese author (b. 1972) *2014 – İsmet Atlı, Turkish wrestler and trainer (b. 1931) * 2014 – Wayne Henderson (musician), Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer (b. 1939) * 2014 – Kumba Ialá, Bissau-Guinean soldier and politician, List of heads of state of Guinea-Bissau, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1953) * 2014 – Margo MacDonald, Scottish journalist and politician (b. 1943) * 2014 – Curtis Bill Pepper, American journalist and author (b. 1917) * 2014 – Muhammad Qutb, Egyptian author and academic (b. 1919) *2015 – Jamaluddin Jarjis, Malaysian engineer and politician (b. 1951) * 2015 – Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1918) * 2015 – Donald N. Levine, American sociologist and academic (b. 1931) * 2015 – Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish author and poet (b. 1931) *2016 – Chus Lampreave, Spanish actress (b. 1930)

Holidays and observances

* Children's Day (Hong Kong, Taiwan) * Christian Calendar of saints, feast day: ** Benedict the Moor ** Gaetano Catanoso ** Isidore of Seville ** Martin Luther King Jr. (Episcopal Church (USA)) ** Reginald Heber (Anglican Church of Canada) ** Tigernach of Clones ** Plato of Sakkoudion ** April 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) * Independence Day (Senegal), Independence Day, celebrates the independence of

from France (1960). * Peace Day (Angola) * One of the possible days for Qingming Festival.

References

External links

BBC: On This Day
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