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 22, 1809 | The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg. |
| April 7, 1805 | Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Corps of Discovery breaks camp among the Mandan tribe and resumes its journey West along the Missouri River. |
| April 7, 2017 | U.S. President Donald Trump orders the 2017 Shayrat missile strike against Syria in retaliation for the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack. |
| April 1, 1865 | American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line. |
| April 4, 1865 | American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital. |
| April 6, 2011 | In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves. |
| April 28, 1945 | Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are shot dead by Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement. |
| April 10, 1809 | Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria. |
| April 20, 2013 | A 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Lushan County, Ya'an, in China's Sichuan province, killing more than 150 people and injuring thousands. |
| April 27, 1945 | World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway. The Lapland War and thus, World War II in Finland, comes to an end and the Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn photograph is taken. |
| April 4, 1967 | Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church. |
| April 6, 1973 | The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter. |
| April 21, 2004 | Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160. |
| April 1, 527 | Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. |
| April 6, 1814 | Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba. |
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