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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1479 BC]] – [[Thutmose III]] ascends to the throne of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], although power effectively shifts to [[Hatshepsut]] (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty). *[[1183 BC]] – Traditional reckoning of the Fall of [[Troy]] marking the end of the legendary [[Trojan War]], given by chief librarian of the [[Library of Alexandria]] [[Eratosthenes]], among others.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kokkinos |first1=Nikos |title=Ancient Chronology, Eratosthenes and the Dating of the Fall of Troy |journal=Ancient West & East |date=31 December 2009 |volume=8 |pages=37–56 |doi=10.2143/AWE.8.0.2045837 |url=https://www.academia.edu/3150518 |access-date=14 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1547]] – [[Battle of Mühlberg]]. [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba|Duke of Alba]], commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles I of Spain]], defeats the troops of [[Schmalkaldic League]]. *[[1558]] – [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], [[Wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Francis, Dauphin of France|marries]] the [[Dauphin of France]], [[Francis II of France|François]], at [[Notre-Dame de Paris]].<ref>Herbert Van Scoy & Bernerd C. Weber, 'The Marriage of Mary Queen of Scots and the Dauphin', ''Scottish Historical Review'', 31:111, Part 1 (April 1952), p. 41.</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1704]] – The first regular newspaper in [[Thirteen Colonies|British Colonial America]], ''[[The Boston News-Letter]]'', is published. *[[1793]] – French revolutionary [[Jean-Paul Marat]] is acquitted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of charges brought by the Girondin in Paris.<ref>{{cite book |last=Loomis |first=Stanley |date=1 June 1990 |title=Paris in the Terror |publisher=Dorset House Publishing Co Inc |isbn=978-0880294010}}</ref> *[[1800]] – The United States [[Library of Congress]] is established when President [[John Adams]] signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of [[United States Congress|Congress]]". *[[1837]] – The [[1837 Surat fire|great fire in Surat]] city of India caused more than 500 deaths and destruction of more than 9,000 houses.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xEFuAAAAMAAJ&q=+fire+1837|title=Gujarat State Gazetteers: Surat District|publisher=Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State|year=1962|edition=2nd (Revised in 1962), 1st (1877)|location=Ahmedabad|pages=976–978}}</ref> *[[1877]] – [[Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)|Russo-Turkish War]]: The [[Russian Empire]] declares war on the [[Ottoman Empire]]. *[[1885]] – American [[sharpshooter]] [[Annie Oakley]] is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of [[Buffalo Bill's Wild West]]. *[[1895]] – [[Joshua Slocum]], the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop ''Spray''.<ref name="CBOD">{{cite book |last1=Ferguson |first1=Rosalind |title=Book of Days: A miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar |date=2004 |publisher=[[Chambers (publisher)|Chambers]] |isbn=0550100830 |page=203}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1913]] – The [[Woolworth Building]], a [[skyscraper]] in New York City, is opened. *[[1914]] – The [[Franck–Hertz experiment]], a pillar of [[Introduction to quantum mechanics|quantum mechanics]], is presented to the [[Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft|German Physical Society]]. *[[1915]] – The arrest of [[Deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915|250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders]] in [[Istanbul]] marks the beginning of the [[Armenian genocide]]. *[[1916]] – [[Easter Rising]]: Irish rebels, led by [[Patrick Pearse]] and [[James Connolly]], launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and [[Proclamation of the Irish Republic|proclaim an Irish Republic]]. * 1916 – [[Ernest Shackleton]] and five men of the [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]] launch a lifeboat from uninhabited [[Elephant Island]] in the [[Southern Ocean]] to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken {{ship||Endurance|1912 ship|2}}. *[[1918]] – [[World War I]]: First tank-to-tank combat, during the [[second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux]]. Three British [[Mark IV tank|Mark IV]]s meet three German [[A7V]]s. *[[1922]] – The first segment of the [[Imperial Wireless Chain]] providing [[wireless telegraphy]] between [[Leafield wireless station|Leafield]] in Oxfordshire, England, and [[Cairo]], Egypt, comes into operation. *[[1924]] – [[Thorvald Stauning]] becomes premier of [[Denmark]] (first term).<ref>Skou, Kaare R. (2005). ''Dansk politik A-Å'' {{in lang|da}}. Aschehoug, pp. 110, 638-639. {{ISBN|87-11-11652-8}}.</ref> *[[1926]] – The [[Treaty of Berlin (1926)|Treaty of Berlin]] is signed. Germany and the [[Soviet Union]] each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years. *[[1932]] – [[Benny Rothman]] leads the [[mass trespass of Kinder Scout]], leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom. *[[1933]] – [[Nazi Germany]] begins its [[Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nazi Germany|persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses]] by shutting down the [[Corporations of Jehovah's Witnesses|Watch Tower Society]] office in [[Magdeburg]]. *[[1944]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Special Boat Service|SBS]] launches a [[Raid on Santorini|raid against the garrison of Santorini]] in Greece. *[[1953]] – [[Winston Churchill]] is knighted by Queen [[Elizabeth II]]. *[[1955]] – The [[Bandung Conference]] ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns [[colonialism]], [[racism]], and the [[Cold War]]. *[[1957]] – [[Suez Crisis]]: The [[Suez Canal]] is reopened following the introduction of [[United Nations Emergency Force|UNEF]] peacekeepers to the region. *[[1963]] – Marriage of [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy|Princess Alexandra of Kent]] to [[Angus Ogilvy]] at [[Westminster Abbey]] in London. *[[1965]] – [[Dominican Civil War|Civil war]] breaks out in the [[Dominican Republic]] when Colonel [[Francisco Caamaño]] overthrows the [[triumvirate]] that had been in power since the [[coup d'état]] against [[Juan Bosch (politician)|Juan Bosch]]. *[[1967]] – [[Astronaut|Cosmonaut]] [[Vladimir Komarov]] dies in [[Soyuz 1]] when its [[parachute]] fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.<ref name="CBOD"/> * 1967 – [[Vietnam War]]: American General [[William Westmoreland]] says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily". *[[1970]] – China launches ''[[Dong Fang Hong I]]'', becoming the fifth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1970-034A|title=PRC 1|publisher=National Space Science Data Center|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> * 1970 – [[The Gambia]] becomes a [[republic]] within the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], with [[Dawda Jawara]] as its first [[President of the Gambia|President]]. *[[1979]] – Blair Peach, a New Zealand teacher, [[Death of Blair Peach|dies]] 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=2024-04-24 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> *[[1980]] – Eight U.S. servicemen die in [[Operation Eagle Claw]] as they attempt to end the [[Iran hostage crisis]]. *[[1990]] – [[STS-31]]: The [[Hubble Space Telescope]] is launched from the [[Space Shuttle program|Space Shuttle]] ''[[Space Shuttle Discovery|Discovery]]''. * 1990 – [[Gruinard Island]], Scotland, is officially declared free of the [[anthrax]] disease after 48 years of [[quarantine]]. *[[1993]] – An [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] [[1993 Bishopsgate bombing|bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area]] of London. *[[1994]] – A [[Douglas DC-3]] [[1994 South Pacific Airmotive DC-3 crash|ditches]] in [[Botany Bay]] after takeoff from [[Sydney Airport]]. All 25 people on board survive.<ref name="BureauArchives">{{Cite web |title=Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK off Sydney |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/operator/south-pacific-airmotive-spa |access-date=9 January 2022 |website=www.baaa-acro.com |publisher=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives}}</ref> *[[1996]] – In the United States, the [[Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996]] is passed into law. *[[2004]] – The United States lifts [[economic sanctions]] imposed on [[History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi#Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2012)|Libya]] 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating [[weapons of mass destruction]]. *[[2005]] – [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] Joseph Ratzinger is [[Papal inauguration|inaugurated]] as the 265th [[Pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]] taking the name [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. *[[2006]] – [[2006 Dahab bombings|Bombings]] in the Egyptian [[Resort town|resort city]] of [[Dahab]] kill 23 people and injure about 80.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wedemen |first=Ben |author2=Faraj, Caroline |author3=Zippori, Michal |date=2006-04-26 |title=Egypt ties Dahab blasts to other attacks |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/26/egypt.blasts/index.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060624043947/http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/26/egypt.blasts/index.html |archivedate=2006-06-24 |accessdate=2006-07-28 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref> *[[2011]] – [[WikiLeaks]] starts publishing the [[Guantanamo Bay files leak]]. *[[2013]] – A [[Rana Plaza collapse|building collapses]] near [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh, killing 1,134 people and injuring about 2,500 others.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoskins |first=Tansy |date=2015-04-23 |title=Reliving the Rana Plaza factory collapse: a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 22 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/23/rana-plaza-factory-collapse-history-cities-50-buildings |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-05-08 |title=Bangladesh building collapse death toll over 800 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-22450419 |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> * 2013 – [[April 2013 Bachu unrest|Violence]] in [[Bachu County]], [[Kashgar Prefecture]], of [[China]]'s [[Xinjiang]] results in death of 21 people. ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1086]] – [[Ramiro II of Aragon]] (d. 1157) *[[1492]] – [[Sabina of Bavaria, Duchess of Württemberg|Sabina of Bavaria]], Bavarian duchess and noblewoman (d. 1564) *[[1532]] – [[Thomas Lucy]], English politician (d. 1600) *[[1533]] – [[William I of Orange]], founding father of the Netherlands (d. 1584) *[[1538]] – [[Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua]] (d. 1587) *[[1545]] – [[Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton]], English Earl (d. 1581) *[[1562]] – [[Xu Guangqi]], Ming Dynasty Chinese politician, scholar and lay Catholic leader (d. 1633) *[[1581]] – [[Vincent de Paul]], French priest and saint (d. 1660) ===1601–1900=== *[[1608]] – [[Gaston, Duke of Orléans]], third son of King Henry IV of France (d. 1660) *[[1620]] – [[John Graunt]], English demographer and statistician (d. 1674) *[[1706]] – [[Giovanni Battista Martini]], Italian pianist and composer (d. 1780) *[[1718]] – [[Nathaniel Hone the Elder]], Irish-English painter and educator (d. 1784) *[[1743]] – [[Edmund Cartwright]], English clergyman and engineer, invented the [[power loom]] (d. 1823) *[[1784]] – [[Peter Vivian Daniel]], American lawyer and jurist (d. 1860) *[[1815]] – [[Anthony Trollope]], English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (d. 1882) *[[1823]] – [[Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada]], Mexican politician, [[President of Mexico]] (d. 1889) *[[1829]] – [[Luisa Cappiani]], Austrian soprano, educator and essayist (d. 1919)<ref>{{cite web |title=Baptism record entry Linz-Holy Family, 1829 |url=https://data.matricula-online.eu/de/oesterreich/oberoesterreich/linz-heilige-familie-ehemalig-st-josef/106%252F1829/?pg=6 |website=Matricula Online |access-date= 5 May 2023 |language=de}}</ref> *[[1845]] – [[Carl Spitteler]], Swiss poet and author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1924)<ref>{{cite web |title=Carl Spitteler {{!}} Swiss poet |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Spitteler |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1856]] – [[Philippe Pétain]], French general and politician, 119th [[Prime Minister of France]] (d. 1951) *[[1860]] – [[Queen Marau]], last Queen of [[Tahiti]] (d. 1935) *[[1862]] – [[Tomitaro Makino]], Japanese botanist (d. 1957) *[[1868]] – [[Sandy Herd]], Scottish golfer (d. 1944) *[[1876]] – [[Erich Raeder]], German admiral (d. 1960) *[[1878]] – [[Jean Crotti]], Swiss-French painter (d. 1958) *[[1879]] – [[Susanna Bokoyni]], Hungarian-American circus performer (d. 1984) *[[1880]] – [[Gideon Sundback]], Swedish-American engineer and businessman, developed the [[zipper]] (d. 1954) * 1880 – [[Josef Müller (entomologist)|Josef Müller]], Croatian entomologist (d. 1964) *[[1882]] – [[Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding]], Scottish-English air marshal (d. 1970) *[[1885]] – [[Thomas Cronan]], American triple jumper (d. 1962) * 1885 – [[Con Walsh]], Irish-Canadian hammer thrower and footballer (d. 1961) *[[1887]] – [[Denys Finch Hatton]], English hunter (d. 1931) *[[1888]] – [[Pe Maung Tin]], [[Myanmar|Burma]]-based scholar and educator (d. 1973) *[[1889]] – [[Stafford Cripps]], English academic and politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (d. 1952) * 1889 – [[Lyubov Popova]], Russian painter and academic (d. 1924) *[[1897]] – [[Manuel Ávila Camacho]], Mexican colonel and politician, 45th [[President of Mexico]] (d. 1955) * 1897 – [[Benjamin Lee Whorf]], American linguist, anthropologist, and engineer (d. 1941) *[[1899]] – [[Oscar Zariski]], Russian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1986) *[[1900]] – [[Elizabeth Goudge]], English author and educator (d. 1984)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msmc.edu/library/find_information/archives_and_special_collections/elizabeth_goudge_special_collection/biography_of_elizabeth_goudge|title=Biography of Elizabeth Goudge|website=www.msmc.edu|access-date=25 October 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021111555/https://www.msmc.edu/library/find_information/archives_and_special_collections/elizabeth_goudge_special_collection/biography_of_elizabeth_goudge|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/27/obituaries/elizabeth-goudge.html|title=ELIZABETH GOUDGE|date=27 April 1984|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=25 October 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[José Antonio Primo de Rivera]], Spanish lawyer and politician, founded the [[Falange Española y de las JONS|Falange]] (d. 1936) *[[1904]] – [[Willem de Kooning]], Dutch-American painter and educator (d. 1997) *[[1905]] – [[Al Bates]], American long jumper (d. 1999) * 1905 – [[Robert Penn Warren]], American novelist, poet, and literary critic (d. 1989) *[[1906]] – [[William Joyce]], American-born Irish-British Nazi propaganda broadcaster (d. 1946) * 1906 – [[Mimi Smith]], English nurse (d. 1991) *[[1907]] – [[Gabriel Figueroa]], Mexican cinematographer (d. 1997) *[[1908]] – [[Marceline Day]], American actress (d. 2000) * 1908 – [[Inga Gentzel]], Swedish runner (d. 1991) * 1908 – [[Józef Gosławski (sculptor)|Józef Gosławski]], Polish sculptor (d. 1963) *[[1912]] – [[Ruth Osburn]], American discus thrower (d. 1994) *[[1913]] – [[Dieter Grau]], German-American scientist and engineer (d. 2014) *[[1914]] – [[William Castle]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1977) * 1914 – [[Phil Watson]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1991) * 1914 – [[Justin Wilson (chef)|Justin Wilson]], American chef and author (d. 2001) *[[1916]] – [[Lou Thesz]], American wrestler and trainer (d. 2002) *[[1919]] – [[David Blackwell]], American mathematician and academic (d. 2010) * 1919 – [[Glafcos Clerides]], Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th [[President of Cyprus]] (d. 2013) *[[1920]] – [[Gino Valenzano]], Italian race car driver (d. 2011) *[[1922]] – [[Marc-Adélard Tremblay]], Canadian anthropologist and academic (d. 2014) *[[1923]] – [[Gus Bodnar]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2005) * 1923 – [[Doris Burn]], American author and illustrator (d. 2011) *[[1924]] – [[Clement Freud]], German-English radio host, academic, and politician (d. 2009) * 1924 – [[Ruth Kobart]], American actress and singer (d. 2002) *[[1925]] – [[Franco Leccese]], Italian sprinter (d. 1992) *[[1926]] – [[Marilyn Erskine]], American actress * 1926 – [[Thorbjörn Fälldin]], Swedish farmer and politician, 27th [[Prime Minister of Sweden]] (d. 2016) *[[1927]] – [[Josy Barthel]], Luxembourgish runner and politician, [[List of Ministers for Energy of Luxembourg|Luxembourgish Minister for Energy]] (d. 1992) *[[1928]] – [[Tommy Docherty]], Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2020) * 1928 – [[Johnny Griffin]], American saxophonist (d. 2008) * 1928 – [[Anahit Perikhanian]], Russian-born Armenian Iranologist (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title = PERIKHANIAN, ANAHIT | last = Ambartsumian | first = Arthur | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/perikhanian-anahit | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica | year = 2014 }}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Dr. Rajkumar]], Indian actor and singer (d. 2006) *[[1930]] – [[Jerome Callet]], American instrument designer, educator, and author (d. 2019) * 1930 – [[Richard Donner]], American actor, director, and producer (d. 2021) * 1930 – [[José Sarney]], Brazilian lawyer and politician, 31st [[President of Brazil]] *[[1931]] – [[Abdelhamid Kermali]], Algerian footballer and manager (d. 2013) * 1931 – [[Bridget Riley]], English painter and illustrator *[[1934]] – [[Jayakanthan]], Indian journalist and author (d. 2015) * 1934 – [[Shirley MacLaine]], American actress, singer, and dancer *[[1936]] – [[David Crombie]], Canadian educator and politician, 56th [[Mayor of Toronto]] * 1936 – [[Jill Ireland]], English actress (d. 1990) *[[1937]] – [[Joe Henderson]], American saxophonist and composer (d. 2001) *[[1940]] – [[Sue Grafton]], American author (d. 2017) *[[1941]] – [[Richard Holbrooke]], American journalist, banker, and diplomat, 22nd [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]] (d. 2010) * 1941 – [[John Williams (guitarist)|John Williams]], Australian-English guitarist and composer *[[1942]] – [[Richard M. Daley]], American lawyer and politician, 54th [[Mayor of Chicago]] * 1942 – [[Barbra Streisand]], American singer, actress, activist, and producer *[[1943]] – [[Richard Sterban]], American country and gospel bass singer * 1943 – [[Gordon West]], English footballer (d. 2012) *[[1944]] – [[Peter Cresswell (judge)|Peter Cresswell]], English judge * 1944 – [[Maarja Nummert]], Estonian architect * 1944 – [[Tony Visconti]], American record producer, musician and singer *[[1945]] – [[Doug Clifford]], American drummer and songwriter *[[1946]] – [[Doug Christie (lawyer)|Doug Christie]], Canadian lawyer and activist (d. 2013) * 1946 – [[Phil Robertson]], American hunter and television personality<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reese |first1=Kevin |title=Phil Robertson: The Duck Commander |date=23 October 2020 |url=https://hookandbarrel.com/phil-robertson-the-duck-commander-commandeth/ |publisher=Hook & Barrel |access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Josep Borrell]], Spanish engineer and politician, 22nd [[President of the European Parliament]] * 1947 – [[João Braz de Aviz]], Brazilian cardinal * 1947 – [[Claude Dubois]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1947 – [[Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill]], New Zealand-English lawyer and politician * 1947 – [[Roger D. Kornberg]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate *[[1948]] – [[Paul Cellucci]], American soldier and politician, 69th [[Governor of Massachusetts]] (d. 2013) * 1948 – [[Eliana Gil]], Ecuadorian-American psychiatrist, therapist, and author *[[1949]] – [[Eddie Hart (athlete)|Eddie Hart]], American sprinter * 1949 – [[Véronique Sanson]], French singer-songwriter and producer *[[1950]] – [[Rob Hyman]], American singer-songwriter and musician *[[1951]] – [[Ron Arad (industrial designer)|Ron Arad]], Israeli architect and academic * 1951 – [[Christian Bobin]], French author and poet (d. 2022) * 1951 – [[Nigel Harrison]], English bass player and songwriter * 1951 – [[Enda Kenny]], Irish educator and politician, 13th [[Taoiseach|Taoiseach of Ireland]] *[[1952]] – [[Jean Paul Gaultier]], French fashion designer * 1952 – [[Ralph Winter (producer)|Ralph Winter]], American film producer *[[1953]] – [[Eric Bogosian]], American actor and writer *[[1954]] – [[Mumia Abu-Jamal]], American journalist, activist, and convicted murderer * 1954 – [[Jack Blades]], American singer-songwriter and bass player *[[1955]] – [[Marion Caspers-Merk]], German politician * 1955 – [[John de Mol Jr.]], Dutch businessman, co-founded [[Endemol]] * 1955 – [[Eamon Gilmore]], Irish trade union leader and politician, 25th [[Tánaiste|Tánaiste of Ireland]] * 1955 – [[Margaret Moran]], British politician and criminal * 1955 – [[Guy Nève]], Belgian race car driver (d. 1992) * 1955 – [[Michael O'Keefe]], American actor * 1955 – [[Bill Osborne]], New Zealand rugby player *[[1956]] – [[James A. Winnefeld, Jr.]], American admiral *[[1957]] – [[Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed]], Pakistani-English businessman and politician *[[1958]] – [[Brian Paddick, Baron Paddick|Brian Paddick]], English police officer and politician *[[1959]] – [[Paula Yates]], British-Australian television host and author (d. 2000) *[[1961]] – [[Andrew Murrison]], English physician and politician, [[Minister for International Security Strategy]] *[[1962]] – [[Clemens Binninger]], German politician * 1962 – [[Stuart Pearce]], English footballer, coach, and manager * 1962 – [[Steve Roach (rugby league)|Steve Roach]], Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster *[[1963]] – [[Paula Frazer]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1963 – [[Billy Gould]], American bass player, songwriter, and producer * 1963 – [[Mano Solo]], French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2010) *[[1964]] – [[Helga Arendt]], German sprinter (d. 2013) * 1964 – [[Cedric the Entertainer]], American comedian, actor, and producer * 1964 – [[Djimon Hounsou]], Beninese-American actor and producer * 1964 – [[Witold Smorawiński]], Polish guitarist, composer, and educator *[[1965]] – [[Jeff Jackson (ice hockey, born 1965)|Jeff Jackson]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager *[[1966]] – [[Pierre Brassard]], Canadian comedian and actor * 1966 – [[Alessandro Costacurta]], Italian footballer, coach, and manager * 1966 – [[David Usher]], English-Canadian singer-songwriter *[[1967]] – [[Dino Rađa]], Croatian basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Dino Radja|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/dino-radja/|publisher=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref> * 1967 – [[Omar Vizquel]], Venezuelan-American baseball player and coach *[[1968]] – [[Aidan Gillen]], Irish actor * 1968 – [[Todd Jones]], American baseball player * 1968 – [[Roxanna Panufnik]], English composer * 1968 – [[Hashim Thaçi]], Kosovan soldier and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Kosovo]] *[[1969]] – [[Elias Atmatsidis]], Greek footballer * 1969 – [[Rory McCann]], Scottish actor * 1969 – [[Eilidh Whiteford]], Scottish academic and politician *[[1970]] – [[Damien Fleming]], Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster *[[1971]] – [[Kumar Dharmasena]], Sri Lankan cricketer and umpire * 1971 – [[Mauro Pawlowski]], Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1972]] – [[Robert Douglas (footballer)|Rab Douglas]], Scottish footballer * 1972 – [[Chipper Jones]], American baseball player * 1972 – [[Jure Košir]], Slovenian skier and singer *[[1973]] – [[Gabby Logan]], English gymnast, television and radio host * 1973 – [[Damon Lindelof]], American screenwriter and producer * 1973 – [[Brian Marshall]], American bass player and songwriter * 1973 – [[Eric Snow]], American basketball player and coach * 1973 – [[Sachin Tendulkar]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{cite news |title=Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: Master Blaster turns 46 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/sachin-tendulkar-birthday-turns-46-1508795-2019-04-24 |access-date=3 February 2023 |work=India Today |date=24 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Toomas Tohver]], Estonian footballer * 1973 – [[Lee Westwood]], English golfer *[[1974]] – [[Eric Kripke]], American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1974 – [[Stephen Wiltshire]], English illustrator *[[1975]] – [[Marte Mjøs Persen]], Norwegian politician<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Marte Mjøs Persen |first1=Olav |last1=Garvik |first2=Knut Are |last2=Tvedt |first3=Vibeke |last3=Lauritsen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=16 October 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Marte_Mjøs_Persen |language=no|access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> * 1975 – [[Dejan Savić]], Yugoslavian and Serbian water polo player *[[1976]] – [[Hedda Berntsen]], Norwegian skier<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hedda Berntsen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/101738 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=22 March 2024 }}</ref> * 1976 – [[Steve Finnan]], Irish international footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2516|title=Steve Finnan |publisher=soccerbase.com |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Frédéric Niemeyer]], Canadian tennis player and coach *[[1977]] – [[Carlos Beltrán]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player * 1977 – [[Diego Placente]], Argentine footballer *[[1978]] – [[Diego Quintana]], Argentine footballer *[[1980]] – [[Fernando Arce]], Mexican footballer * 1980 – [[Karen Asrian]], Armenian chess player (d. 2008) *[[1981]] – [[Taylor Dent]], American tennis player * 1981 – [[Yuko Nakanishi]], Japanese swimmer *[[1982]] – [[Kelly Clarkson]], American singer-songwriter, talk show host * 1982 – [[David Oliver (hurdler)|David Oliver]], American hurdler * 1982 – [[Simon Tischer]], German volleyball player *[[1983]] – [[Hanna Melnychenko]], Ukrainian heptathlete *[[1985]] – [[Mike Rodgers]], American sprinter *[[1986]] – [[Aaron Cunningham]], American baseball player *[[1987]] – [[Ben Howard]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1987 – [[Kris Letang]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1987 – [[Rein Taaramäe]], Estonian cyclist * 1987 – [[Jan Vertonghen]], Belgian international footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=50777|title=Jan Vertonghen |publisher=soccerbase.com |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Varun Dhawan]], Indian actor *[[1989]] – [[Elīna Babkina]], Latvian basketball player * 1989 – [[David Boudia]], American diver * 1989 – [[Taja Mohorčič]], Slovenian tennis player *[[1990]] – [[Kim Tae-ri]], South Korean actress * 1990 – [[Jan Veselý]], Czech basketball player *[[1991]] – [[Sigrid Agren]], French-Swedish model * 1991 – [[Morgan Ciprès]], French figure skater * 1991 – [[Batuhan Karadeniz]], Turkish footballer *[[1992]] – [[Joe Keery]], American actor * 1992 – [[Laura Kenny]], English cyclist * 1992 – [[Jack Quaid]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Meg Ryan: The Real Reason She Vanished From Hollywood |url=https://okmagazine.com/p/meg-ryan-real-reason-she-vanished-from-hollywood/ |publisher=[[OK!]] |access-date=19 April 2023 |date=15 March 2023}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Ben Davies (footballer, born 1993)|Ben Davies]], Welsh international footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=65492|title=Ben Davies |publisher=soccerbase.com |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Jordan Fisher]], American singer, dancer, and actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/features/jordan-fisher/|title=Jordan Fisher: 11 facts about the to All the Boys 2 star you need to know|access-date=2020-04-24|archive-date=2020-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804172805/https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/features/jordan-fisher/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Caspar Lee]], British-South African YouTuber *[[1995]] – [[Kehlani]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Kehlani Announces Sophomore Album 'It Was Good Until It Wasn't' on Her 25th Birthday |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kehlani-sophomore-album-announcement-9365423/ |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=24 April 2020 |access-date=14 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Ashleigh Barty]], Australian tennis player *[[1997]] – [[Lydia Ko]], New Zealand golfer * 1997 – [[Veronika Kudermetova]], Russian tennis player *[[1998]] – [[Ryan Newman (actress)|Ryan Newman]], American actress *[[1999]] – [[Jerry Jeudy]], American football player<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Jeudy|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/4241463/jerry-jeudy|website=ESPN.com|access-date=24 April 2020|language=en}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Olivia Gadecki]], Australian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivia Gadecki - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/olivia-gadecki_prs553831/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add yourself or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[624]] – [[Mellitus]], saint and [[archbishop of Canterbury]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bellenger |first1=Dominic Aidan |last2=Fletcher |first2=Stella |title=The Mitre and the Crown: A History of the Archbishops of Canterbury |date=17 February 2005 |publisher=History Press |isbn=978-0-7524-9495-1 |page=149 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbA7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT149 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1149]] – [[Petronille de Chemillé]], abbess of [[Fontevrault]] *[[1288]] – [[Gertrude of Austria]] (b. 1226) *[[1338]] – [[Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat]] (b. 1291) *[[1479]] – [[Jorge Manrique]], Spanish poet (b. 1440) *[[1513]] – [[Şehzade Ahmet]], Ottoman prince (b. 1465) ===1601–1900=== *[[1617]] – [[Concino Concini]], Italian-French politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1575) *[[1622]] – [[Fidelis of Sigmaringen]], German friar and saint (b. 1577) *[[1656]] – [[Thomas Fincke]], Danish mathematician and physicist (b. 1561) *[[1692]] – [[Johannes Zollikofer]], Swiss vicar (b. 1633)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Postma |first1=Ferenc |last2=Verheij |first2=Arian |title=In Signum Benevoli Affectus I. Seven Album Inscriptions by Menasseh Ben Israel |journal=Zutot |date=2009 |volume=6 |issue=1 |page=46 |doi=10.1163/187502109790213023|url=http://real.mtak.hu/53920/1/isba_mbi_2009.pdf }}</ref> *[[1731]] – [[Daniel Defoe]], English journalist, novelist, and spy (b. 1660) *[[1748]] – [[Anton thor Helle]], German-Estonian clergyman and translator (b. 1683) *[[1779]] – [[Eleazar Wheelock]], American minister and academic, founded [[Dartmouth College]] (b. 1711) *[[1794]] – [[Axel von Fersen the Elder]], Swedish field marshal and politician (b. 1719) *[[1852]] – [[Vasily Zhukovsky]], Russian poet and translator (b. 1783) *[[1889]] – [[Zulma Carraud]], French author (b. 1796)<ref>{{cite web |title=Zulma Carraud |url=https://mediatheque.ville-chateauroux.fr/lire-ecouter-voir/dossiers/portraits/191-zulma-carraud |website=Les Bibliothèques de Châteauroux |access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref> *[[1891]] – [[Helmuth von Moltke the Elder]], German field marshal (b. 1800) ===1901–present=== *[[1924]] – [[G. Stanley Hall]], American psychologist and academic (b. 1844) *[[1931]] – [[David Kldiashvili]], Georgian author and playwright (b. 1862) *[[1935]] – [[Anastasios Papoulas]], Greek general (b. 1857) *[[1938]] – [[George Grey Barnard]], American sculptor (b. 1863) *[[1939]] – [[Louis Trousselier]], French cyclist (b. 1881) *[[1941]] – [[Karin Boye]], Swedish author and poet (b. 1900) *[[1942]] – [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]], Canadian author (b. 1874)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080924.wmontgomery24/BNStory/mentalhealth/ |title=Lucy Maud suffered 'unbearable psychological pain' |last=Adams |first=James |date=September 24, 2008 |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |access-date=August 13, 2009 |archive-date=September 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923013103/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080924.wmontgomery24/BNStory/mentalhealth |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Charles Jordan (magician)|Charles Jordan]], American magician (b. 1888) *[[1945]] – [[Ernst-Robert Grawitz]], German physician (b. 1899) *[[1947]] – [[Willa Cather]], American novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1873) *[[1948]] – [[Jāzeps Vītols]], Latvian composer (b. 1863) *[[1954]] – [[Guy Mairesse]], French racing driver (b. 1910) *[[1960]] – [[Max von Laue]], German physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1879) *[[1961]] – [[Lee Moran]], American actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1888) *[[1962]] – [[Milt Franklyn]], American composer (b. 1897) *[[1964]] – [[Gerhard Domagk]], German pathologist and bacteriologist (b. 1895) *[[1965]] – [[Louise Dresser]], American actress (b. 1878) *[[1966]] – [[Simon Chikovani]], Georgian poet and author (b. 1902) *[[1967]] – [[Vladimir Komarov]], Russian pilot, engineer, and cosmonaut (b. 1927) * 1967 – [[Robert Richards (Australian politician)|Robert Richards]], Australian politician, 32nd [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1885) *[[1968]] – [[Walter Tewksbury]], American athlete (b. 1876)<ref>{{cite web|title=Walter Tewksbury|url=https://www.olympic.org/walter-tewksbury|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Otis Spann]], American singer and pianist (b. 1930) *[[1972]] – [[Fernando Amorsolo]], Filipino painter (b. 1892) *[[1974]] – [[Bud Abbott]], American comedian and producer (b. 1897) *[[1976]] – [[Mark Tobey]], American-Swiss painter and educator (b. 1890) *[[1980]] – [[Alejo Carpentier]], Swiss-Cuban musicologist and author (b. 1904) *[[1982]] – [[Ville Ritola]], Finnish runner (b. 1896) *[[1983]] – [[Erol Güngör]], Turkish sociologist, psychologist, and academic (b. 1938) * 1983 – [[Rolf Stommelen]], German racing driver (b. 1943) *[[1984]] – [[Rafael Pérez y Pérez]], Spanish author (b. 1891) *[[1986]] – [[Wallis Simpson]], American socialite, Duchess of Windsor (b. 1896)<ref>{{Cite book |first=Alison |last=Weir |author-link=Alison Weir (historian) |title=Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy Revised edition |publisher=Random House |location=London |year=1995 |isbn=978-0-7126-7448-5|page=328|language=en}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Oliver Tambo]], South African lawyer and activist (b. 1917) * 1993 – [[Tran Duc Thao]], Vietnamese philosopher and theorist (b. 1917) *[[1995]] – [[Lodewijk Bruckman]], Dutch painter (b. 1903) *[[1997]] – [[Allan Francovich]], American director and producer (b. 1941) * 1997 – [[Pat Paulsen]], American comedian and activist (b. 1927) * 1997 – [[Eugene Stoner]], American engineer, designed the [[ArmaLite AR-15|AR-15 rifle]] (b. 1922) *[[2001]] – [[Josef Peters (racing driver)|Josef Peters]], German racing driver (b. 1914) * 2001 – [[Johnny Valentine]], American wrestler (b. 1928) *[[2002]] – [[Lucien Wercollier]], Luxembourgish sculptor (b. 1908) *[[2003]] – [[Nüzhet Gökdoğan]], Turkish astronomer and mathematician (b. 1910)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nüzhet Gökdoğan|url=https://www.tad.org.tr/ani-defteri/nuzhet-gokdogan|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Turkish Astronomy Association|language=tr}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[José Giovanni]], French-Swiss director and producer (b. 1923) * 2004 – [[Estée Lauder (businesswoman)|Estée Lauder]], American businesswoman, co-founded [[Estée Lauder Companies]] (b. 1906) *[[2005]] – [[Ezer Weizman]], Israeli general and politician, 7th [[President of Israel]] (b. 1924) * 2005 – [[Fei Xiaotong]], Chinese sociologist and academic (b. 1910) *[[2006]] – [[Brian Labone]], English footballer (b. 1940) * 2006 – [[Moshe Teitelbaum (Satmar)|Moshe Teitelbaum]], Romanian-American rabbi and author (b. 1914) *[[2008]] – [[Jimmy Giuffre]], American clarinet player, and saxophonist, and composer (b. 1921) *[[2011]] – [[Sathya Sai Baba]], Indian guru and philanthropist (b. 1926) *[[2014]] – [[Hans Hollein]], Austrian architect, designed [[Haas House]] (b. 1934) * 2014 – [[Sandy Jardine]], Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1948) * 2014 – [[Shobha Nagi Reddy]], Indian politician (b. 1968) * 2014 – [[Tadeusz Różewicz]], Polish poet and playwright (b. 1921) *[[2015]] – [[Władysław Bartoszewski]], Polish journalist and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)|Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1922) *[[2016]] – [[Tommy Kono]], American weightlifter and coach (b. 1930) *[[2017]] – [[Robert Pirsig]], American author and philosopher (b. 1928) *[[2022]] – [[Andrew Woolfolk]], American saxophonist (b. 1950)<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scottie Andrew |title=Earth, Wind & Fire saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk dies at 71 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/26/entertainment/andrew-woolfolk-death-earth-wind-and-fire-cec/index.html |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=CNN|date=26 April 2022 }}</ref> *[[2023]] - [[Wang Xiaolong (Chinese coast guardsman)|Wang Xiaolong]], Chinese Coast guardsman (b. 1995)<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-17 |title=守卫海疆 青春无悔——追记广东汕尾海警局执法员汪晓龙烈士 |url=http://gd.people.com.cn/n2/2023/0717/c123932-40496040.html |website=People's Daily}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Bob Cole (sportscaster)|Bob Cole]], Canadian sports announcer (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |title=Bob Cole, the play-by-play voice of countless NHL games, dies at 90 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bob-cole-obituary-1.7184556 |access-date=25 April 2024 |publisher=CBC |date=25 April 2024}}</ref> *2024 – [[Terry Hill]], Australian rugby league player (b. 1972)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Decent |first1=Tom |last2=Eder |first2=Billie |date=2024-04-24 |title=Terry Hill dies aged 52 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/terry-hill-dead-aged-52-20240424-p5fmb3.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Donald Payne Jr.]], American politician (b. 1958)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Fox |first1=Joey |last2=Wildstein |first2=David |date=2024-04-24 |title=Donald Payne, six-term congressman from New Jersey, dies at 65 |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/donald-payne-dies-at-65/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=New Jersey Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Mike Pinder]], British musician (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=2024-04-26 |title=Mike Pinder, Founding Keyboardist of the Moody Blues, Dies at 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/arts/music/mike-pinder-moody-blues-dead.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *2025 – [[Roy Phillips]] , British musician (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roy Phillips - AudioCulture |url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/roy-phillips |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=www.audioculture.co.nz |language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day]] ([[Armenia]], [[France]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/decret/2019/4/10/PRMX1820266D/jo/texte |website=legifrance.gouv.fr |title=Décret n° 2019-291 du 10 avril 2019 relatif à la commémoration annuelle du génocide arménien de 1915 |language=fr}}</ref> *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Benedict Menni]] **[[Diarmait ua Tigernáin|Dermot of Armagh]] **[[Dyfnan|Dyfnan of Anglesey]] **[[Ecgberht of Ripon]] **[[Fidelis of Sigmaringen]] **[[Gregory of Elvira]] **[[Ivo of Ramsey]] **[[Johann Walter]] ([[Lutheran]]) **[[Mary of Clopas]] **[[Mary Euphrasia Pelletier]] **[[Mellitus]] **[[Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur]] **[[Salome (disciple)]] **[[Wilfrid]] ([[Church of England]]) **[[William Firmatus]] **[[April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Concord Day]] ([[Niger]]) *[[Democracy Day (Nepal)]] *[[Fashion Revolution Day]], and its related observances: **[[Labour Day#Bangladesh|Labour Safety Day]] ([[Bangladesh]], proposed) *[[National Panchayati Raj Day]] (India) *[[Republic Day (The Gambia)]] *[[World Day for Laboratory Animals]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/24 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=4|day=24}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/24 Historical Events on April 24] {{months}} [[Category:Days of April]]
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