April 4

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on April 4. From 1900 until now. April 4 is under the sign of Aries. Famous birthdays on this day include Heath Ledger (1979), Robert Downey Jr (1965) and Maya Angelou (1928). Several movies were released around April 4 over the years, such as The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance in 1962 directed by John Ford and The Avengers in 2012 directed by Joss Whedon.
But much more happened on April 4 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Blessed Alice (d. 1105)
Saint Hildebert of Ghent (died 752)
Lesotho - Heroes' Day
Taiwan and Hong Kong - Children's Day
United States - Bonza Bottler Day.
World Rat Day
Saint Isidore of Seville, patron saint of the internauts
International Day for Landmine Awareness and Assistance
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Events

2019 Libyan Civil War (2014–present), 2019 Western Libya Offensive: Libyan National Army forces continue to advance on the Libyan capital Tripoli, capturing the city of Gharyan, with only light resistance reported. General Khalifa Haftar has ordered the LNA to seize control of Tripoli, prompting the Tripoli-based Presidential Council to declare a general mobilization. (The Guardian) (Middle East Monitor)
2018 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Shin Bet and the Israeli Defence Forces announce the arrests of eleven suspected members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group off the Gazan coast suspected of planning an attack on the Israeli Navy. (Israel National News) (The Times of Israel)
2017 Syrian Civil War: A toxic gas attack, allegedly by Syrian warplanes, kills at least 83 and injures many more in rebel-held Khan Shaykhun, Idlib. (The Globe and Mail), (NBC News)
2016 Boko Haram insurgency: Nigeria's army says it has arrested Khalid al-Barnawi, a leader of the Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru. (Reuters)
2015 6 people die in a Malaysian helicopter crash. (ABC) (CBC)
2014 South Korea test-fires a new ballistic missile with a range of 500 kilometres and hopes to extend its range to 800 kilometres so that it can reach anywhere in North Korea. (Reuters)
2013 War in Afghanistan (2001–present):: An airstrike conducted by NATO kills at least five people in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni. (BBC)
2012 2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict: The Sudan People's Liberation Army says it shot down a Sudanese MiG-29 jet fighter in South Sudan's Unity state. (CNN)
2011 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis:
2010 114 miners trapped in a flooded mine for more than a week in Shanxi, China, are rescued. (AP) (Xinhua)
2009 In Binghampton, New York, USA, a gunman kills 13 people in the American Civic Association building after taking dozens hostage, then kills himself.
2008 Former commander of the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army during the 1998–99 war Ramush Haradinaj is acquitted of war crimes charges by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. (AP via ''The International Herald Tribune'')
2007 15 British Royal Navy personnel held in Iran are released by the Iranian President.
2006 2006 labor protests in France: Three million people march against the First Employment Contract (CPE) law, 700 000 in Paris. Student organizations call for a general strike. (Washington Post)
2005 Israel is to begin dumping 10,000 tonnes of rubbish in the West Bank every month. Opponents say the move is a breach of international treaties and may also pollute the main Palestinian water supply, an assertion denied by the Israelis. (Haaretz) (BBC)
2004 Iran asks EU members (France, Britain, and Germany) to stand by their commitments within the framework of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Tehran Declaration. (Tehran Times)
2003 Video footage of Saddam Hussein is shown on Iraqi television, and mentions the shooting down of an Apache helicopter, reducing speculation on the possible death of Saddam Hussein.
2002 The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
1998 NFL Europe (formerly WLAF), kicks off season.
1997 DMSP Titan 2 launched
1996 Inherit the Wind opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances
1994 Cubs Karl Tuffy Rhodes, hit 3 HRs in 1993 hits 3 HRs on opening
1993 At Camden Yards, Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. president to throw the first pitch of the baseball season from the pitcher's mound.
1992 John Tesh (Entertainment Tonight) marries actress Connie Selleca
1991 H. John Heinz III, American politician (Senator-Republican-Pennsylvania), dies in a plane crash, at age 52 (born 1938). Six others are also killed when a helicopter collides with their plane over Merion, Pennsylvania.
1990 Marshall Chronicles premieres on ABC-TV
1989 New York Yankees' Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons; his 287th win puts him 19th overall as New York Yankees beat Minnesota Twins on opening day 4-2.
1988 Last broadcast of Crossroads on British TV
1987 Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2,390.34 pts
1986 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season.
1985 Tulane University cancels its basketball season amidst scandal.
1984 U.S. President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons.
1983 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger 1 launched.
1982 11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little.
1981 Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)
1979 President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed.
1977 Grundy, Virginia experienced a major flood that made around $15 million in damages to 228 residential and commercial structures. To date the town is still recovering.
1976 5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin.
1975 130, killed as USAF plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crashes
1973 The World Trade Center in New York is officially dedicated.
1972 Adam Clayton Powell Jr, American politician (Representative-Democrat-New York), dies at age 63.
1971 Follies opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 524 performances
1970 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson.
1969 Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
1968 Education of Hyman Kaplan opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 28 performances
1967 Amsterdam Marines chase out nozems of Central Station
1966 Pirate Radio Scotland changes name to Radio Ireland
1965 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational.
1964 Anyone Can Whistle opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 9 performances
1960 32nd Academy Awards - Ben-Hur, Charlton Heston, and Simone Signoret win.
1958 The CND Peace Symbol displayed in public for the first time in London.
1955 British government signs military treaty with Iraq.
1954 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open.
1953 KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1950 Dirk Stikker becomes Chairman of OES
1949 WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1948 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to first base; it ends in a tie.
1947 Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect
1945 Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day)
1944 British troops capture Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
1941 German troops conquer Banghazi.
1938 5th Golf Masters Championship: Henry Picard wins, shooting a 285.
1937 4th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 283.
1933 US dirigible Akron crashes off coast of New Jersey, 73 die.
1932 Vitamin C first isolated, by C C King, at University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
1930 The Communist Party of Panama is founded.
1929 New Moon musical opens in London
1926 Greek dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected president.
1922 WAAB (Baton Rouge Louisiana) becomes first US radio station with "W" calls.
1921 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), three games to 2.
1920 Arabs attack Jews in Jerusalem.
1918 Food riot in Amsterdam.
1916 US Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WWI.
1914 Perils of Pauline shown for 1st time in LA
1913 The Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot victim of the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
1912 Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia.
1911 Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball Most Valuable Player.
1909 Sport Club Internacional was founded in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
1905 Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 370,000.
1902 Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund established with $10 million.
1900 Assassination attempt on Prince of Wales / King Edward VII
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