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, 1826 | The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive. |
| April 24, 1793 | French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is acquitted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of charges brought by the Girondin in Paris. |
| April 1, 33 | According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held.[1] |
| April 4, 190 | Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital Luoyang and burn it to the ground. |
| 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 13, 1997 | Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. |
| April 11, 1977 | London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched. |
| April 20, 1998 | Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53 people on board. |
| April 21, 1952 | Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated. |
| April 8, 2020 | Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee. |
| April 22, 2020 | Four police officers are killed after being struck by a truck on the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne while speaking to a speeding driver, marking the largest loss of police lives in Victoria Police history. |
| April 6, 1812 | British forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington assault the fortress of Badajoz. This would be the turning point in the Peninsular War against Napoleon-led France. |
| April 7, 1948 | The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations. |
| April 17, 1362 | Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege. |
| April 11, 1990 | Customs officers in Middlesbrough, England, seize what they believe to be the barrel of a massive gun on a ship bound for Iraq. |
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