What Happened on April 4?
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EVENTS ON APRIL 4
Schutzstaffel
Year:
1925
The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded under Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party in Germany.
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United States Navy
Year:
1933
U.S. Navy airship USS Akron is wrecked off the New Jersey coast due to severe weather.
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1920 Nebi Musa riots
Year:
1920
The four-day Nebi Musa riots commence.
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First Balkan War
Year:
1913
First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes.
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Foyot bombing
Year:
1894
Foyot bombing by the Russian or French state during the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
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1905 Kangra earthquake
Year:
1905
In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
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World War II
Year:
1944
World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3,000 civilians.
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Red Army
Year:
1945
World War II: Soviet Red Army troops liberate Hungary from German occupation.
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Year:
1958
The CND peace symbol is displayed in public for the first time in London.
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Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol
Year:
2025
The impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea in response to his declaration of martial law is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending his presidency.
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BIRTHS ON APRIL 4
Clive Davis
Year of birth:
1932
Clive Davis, American record producer, founded Arista Records and J Records
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Brian Hewson
Year of birth:
1933
Brian Hewson, English runner (died 2022)
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Kronid Lyubarsky
Year of birth:
1934
Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and activist (died 1996)
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Richard Lugar
Year of birth:
1932
Richard Lugar, American lieutenant and politician, 44th Mayor of Indianapolis (died 2019)
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Anthony Perkins
Year of birth:
1932
Anthony Perkins, American actor (died 1992)
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James Dickens
Year of birth:
1931
James Dickens, English politician (died 2013)
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Andrei Tarkovsky
Year of birth:
1932
Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian director and producer (died 1986)
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Kenneth Mars
Year of birth:
1935
Kenneth Mars, American actor and comedian (died 2011)
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A. Bartlett Giamatti
Year of birth:
1938
A. Bartlett Giamatti, American businessman and academic (died 1989)
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Zia Uddin
Year of birth:
1941
Zia Uddin, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician
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DEATHS ON APRIL 4
Carl Benz
Year of death:
1929
Karl Benz, German engineer and businessman, founded Mercedes-Benz (born 1844)
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Konstantinos Maleas
Year of death:
1928
Konstantinos Maleas, Greek painter (born 1879)
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John Venn
Year of death:
1923
John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher, created the Venn diagram (born 1834)
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André Michelin
Year of death:
1931
André Michelin, French businessman, co-founded the Michelin Tyre Company (born 1853)
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Wilhelm Ostwald
Year of death:
1932
Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853)
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Morris H. Whitehouse
Year of death:
1944
Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (born 1878)
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Elizabeth Bacon Custer
Year of death:
1933
Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (born 1842)
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William Crookes
Year of death:
1919
William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (born 1832)
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Francisco and Jacinta Marto
Year of death:
1919
Francisco Marto, Portuguese saint (born 1908)
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Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
Year of death:
1890
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Quebec (born 1820)
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HOLIDAYS ON APRIL 4
Children's Day
Children's Day (Hong Kong, Taiwan)
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April 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: April 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Qingming Festival
One of the possible days for Qingming Festival.
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NATO Day
NATO Day
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Reginald Heber
Christian feast day: Reginald Heber (Anglican Church of Canada)
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Tigernach of Clones
Christian feast day: Tigernach of Clones
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Christian feast day: Martin Luther King Jr. (Episcopal Church (USA))
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Isidore of Seville
Christian feast day: Isidore of Seville
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Benedict the Moor
Christian feast day: Benedict the Moor
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Gaetano Catanoso
Christian feast day: Gaetano Catanoso
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