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===1901–present=== * [[1909]] – In Portugal, a [[1909 Benavente earthquake|magnitude 6.0 earthquake]] strikes near Lisbon, killing at least 60 people and injuring 75.<ref name="NGDC">{{citation|title=Significant Earthquake Database|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/2864|author=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS)|publisher=[[National Geophysical Data Center]], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|year = 1972|type = Data Set}}</ref> *[[1918]] – [[World War I]]: The [[Royal Navy|British Royal Navy]] makes a [[Zeebrugge Raid|raid]] in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian [[port of Bruges-Zeebrugge]]. *[[1919]] – The [[Estonian Constituent Assembly]] is held in [[Estonia]], which marks the birth of the Estonian Parliament, the ''[[Riigikogu]]''.<ref>[https://www.riigikogu.ee/en/introduction-and-history/history-riigikogu/constituent-assembly/ Constituent Assembly – Riigikogu]</ref> *[[1920]] – The [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey]] (TBMM) is founded in [[Ankara]]. The assembly denounces the government of [[Sultan]] [[Mehmed VI]] and announces the preparation of a [[Turkish Constitution of 1921|temporary constitution]]. *[[1927]] – [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] defeat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the [[1927 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]], the only time it has been won by a team not based in England. *[[1935]] – The [[Polish Constitution of 1935]] is adopted. *[[1940]] – The [[Rhythm Club fire]] at a dance hall in [[Natchez, Mississippi]], kills 198 people. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the [[Battle of Greece|invading Wehrmacht]]. *[[1942]] – World War II: [[Baedeker Blitz]]: German bombers hit [[Exeter]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] and [[York]] in retaliation for the British raid on [[Lübeck]]. *[[1945]] – World War II: [[Adolf Hitler]]'s designated successor, [[Hermann Göring]], sends him a [[Göring telegram|telegram]] asking permission to take leadership of [[Nazi Germany]]. [[Martin Bormann]] and [[Joseph Goebbels]] advise Göring that the telegram is treasonous. *[[1946]] – [[Manuel Roxas]] is elected the last President of the [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]]. *[[1949]] – [[Chinese Civil War]]: Establishment of the [[People's Liberation Army Navy]]. *[[1951]] – [[Cold War]]: American journalist [[William N. Oatis]] is arrested for espionage by the [[Communist]] government of [[Czechoslovakia]]. *[[1961]] – [[Algiers putsch of 1961|Algiers putsch]] by French generals. *[[1966]] – [[Aeroflot Flight 2723]] crashes into the [[Caspian Sea]] off the [[Absheron Peninsula]], killing 33 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Катастрофа Ил-14 Азербайджанского УГА над Каспийским морем южнее Баку |trans-title=Accident Il-14 Caspian Sea south of Baku |url=http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=687 |website=airdisaster.ru |language=ru}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Soviet space program]]: [[Soyuz 1]] (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a crewed spaceflight carrying [[cosmonaut]] Colonel [[Vladimir Komarov]] is launched into orbit. *[[1968]] – [[Vietnam War]]: Student protesters at [[Columbia University]] in New York City [[Columbia University protests of 1968|take over administration buildings and shut down the university]]. *[[1971]] – [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]: The Pakistan Army and [[Razakar (Pakistan)|Razakars]] [[Jathibhanga massacre|massacre]] approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]). *[[1979]] – [[SAETA Flight 011 (1979)|SAETA Flight 011]] crashes in [[Pastaza Province]], Ecuador, killing all 57 people on board. The wreckage was not discovered until 1984.<ref name="TSM">{{cite web |title=Accident Vickers 785D Viscount HC-AVP |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790423-1 |access-date=5 November 2022 |website=Aviation Safety Network |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105101700/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790423-1 |archive-date= 5 November 2022 }}</ref> * 1979 – [[Blair Peach]], a British activist, was fatally injured after being knocked unconscious during an [[Anti-Nazi League]] demonstration against a [[National Front (UK)|National Front]] election meeting in [[Southall]], London.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chaudhary |first=Vivek |date=2019-04-21 |title=Forty years on, Southall demands justice for killing of Blair Peach |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/21/southall-demands-justice-killing-of-blair-peach-1979 |access-date=2024-04-23 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Coca-Cola]] changes its formula and releases [[New Coke]]. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. *[[1990]] – [[Namibia]] becomes the 160th [[Member states of the United Nations|member]] of the [[United Nations]] and the 50th [[Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations|member]] of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. *[[1993]] – [[Eritrea]]ns vote overwhelmingly for independence from [[Ethiopia]] in a [[United Nations]]-monitored referendum. * 1993 – [[Sri Lanka]]n politician [[Lalith Athulathmudali]] is [[Assassination of Lalith Athulathmudali|assassinated]] while addressing a gathering, approximately four weeks ahead of the Provincial Council elections for the [[Western Province, Sri Lanka|Western Province]]. *[[1999]] – [[NATO]] [[NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia headquarters|bombs]] the headquarters of [[Radio Television of Serbia]], as part of their [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. *[[2005]] – The first [[YouTube]] video, titled "[[Me at the zoo]]", was published by co-founder [[Jawed Karim]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3833222/first-youtube-video/|title=This Is the First Ever YouTube Video|magazine=Time|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> *[[2013]] – At least 111 people are killed and 233 injured as [[2013 Hawija clashes|violence breaks out]] in [[Hawija]], Iraq.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffis |first=Margaret |date=2013-04-24 |title=Protest Clashes and Random Attacks Leave 111 Killed, 233 Wounded Across Iraq |url=https://original.antiwar.com/updates/2013/04/23/protest-clashes-and-random-attacks-leave-111-killed-233-wounded-across-iraq/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Antiwar.com |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2018]] – A [[Toronto van attack|vehicle-ramming attack]] kills 11 people and injures 15 in [[Toronto]]. A 25-year-old suspect, Alek Minassian, is arrested.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-43875321|title=Toronto van attack: Suspect quizzed after 10 pedestrians killed|date=24 April 2018|website=BBC|access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref> *[[2019]] – The [[April 2019 Hpakant jade mine collapse]] in Myanmar kills four miners and two rescuers, with at least 50 others missing and presumed dead.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/myanmar-jade-mine-accident-mudslide-miners-buried-kachin-state/|title=54 miners missing and feared dead after mudslide at Myanmar jade mine|date=2019-04-23|website=CBS News|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref> *[[2024]] – The [[2024 Lumut mid-air collision]] in Malaysia kills 10 people while rehearsing for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/04/23/two-copters-crash-during-training-in-lumut|title=Two copters crash during training in Lumut|date=23 April 2024|website=The Star|access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/04/23/10-confirmed-dead-in-helicopter-crash/|title=10 confirmed dead in Lumut helicopter crash|date=23 April 2024|website=Free Malaysia Today|access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref>
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