April in History
Browse 456 historical entries across all 30 days of April — including 150 events, 151 births, and 155 deaths.
Calendar Dates in April
Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act signed
John Gotti convicted
Mayo Hibi
NATO is founded
Borja Mayoral
Oscar Piastri
FedEx Flight 705 Hijacking Attempt
Execution of Otto and Elise Hampel
Niger's President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara assassinated
USS Thresher sinks
Calen Addison
First Human in Space
Explosion at ammunition factory in Finland
Baker Mayfield
Leonardo da Vinci born
Organisation for European Economic Co-operation founded
George Lucas begins writing Star Wars treatment
Launch of Aryabhata Satellite
Advance Australia Fair Becomes National Anthem
Kyle Higashioka
Hutt River Province Declared Independent
Machine Gun Kelly
William Shakespeare dies
Hubble Space Telescope launch
Raid on gay bar near Chicago
Chernobyl disaster
Indonesian attack on Plaman Mapu repelled
The Dark Side of the Moon Enters Billboard Chart
Collision in Korea
Riverdance premiere
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April Through the Ages
The current DayFacts collection contains 456 historical entries across all 30 calendar dates in April. These entries include events, births, and deaths from the periods represented in the dataset; they are not a complete history of the month.
Browse each date above to see the entries currently recorded, or use the month navigation to move through the calendar.