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- Cold Food Festival, held in April 4 if it is a Leap Year (China) Hansik and Arbor Day (South Korea)
- Christian Feast Day
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- 2009 - North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmy?ngs?ng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.
- 1999 - Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am flight 103 in are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.
- 1998 - In Japan, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge linking Shikoku with Honsh? and costing about $3.8 billion USD, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world.
- 1992 - Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.
- 1992 - The Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serb paramilitaries murder peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sucic on the Vrbanja Bridge.
- 1991 - An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard.
- 1986 - Three people are killed in the bombing of the La Belle Discothèque in West Berlin, Germany.
- 1976 - In the People's Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen incident.
- 1971 - In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches insurrection against the United Front government of Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
- 1969 - Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
- 1958 - Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.
- 1957 - In India, Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E.M.S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first chief minister.
- 1956 - Fidel Castro declares himself at war with the President of Cuba.
- 1956 - In Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna win the general elections in a landslide and S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike is sworn in as the Prime Minister.
- 1955 - Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
- 1951 - Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for performing espionage for the Soviet Union.
- 1949 - Fireside Theater debuts on television.
- 1949 - A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
- 1946 - Soviet troops leave the island of Bornholm, Denmark after an 11 month occupation.
- 1945 - Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip "Tito" Broz signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory".
- 1944 - World War II: 270 inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans.
- 1943 - World War II: American bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. The target was the Erla factory one kilometer from the residential area hit.
- 1942 - World War II: The Japanese Navy attacks Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Royal Navy cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
- 1936 - Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
- 1933 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 6102 "forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates" by U.S. citizens.
- 1932 - Alcohol prohibition in Finland ends. Alcohol sales begin in Alko liquor stores.
- 1932 - Dominion of Newfoundland: 10,000 rioters seize the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
- 1930 - In an act of civil disobedience, Mohandas Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt.
- 1923 - Firestone Tire and Rubber Company begins production of balloon-tires.
- 1904 - The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
- 1897 - The Greco-Turkish War, also called "Thirty Days' War", is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
- 1879 - Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
- 1874 - Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, is opened in Birkenhead.
- 1862 - American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
- 1818 - In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement – led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín – win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.
- 1804 - High Possil Meteorite: The first recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in Possil.
- 1792 - U.S. President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
- 1722 - The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island.
- 1621 - The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to Great Britain.
- 1614 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
- 1609 - Daimyo (Lord) of the Satsuma Domain in southern Ky?sh?, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ry?ky? Kingdom in Okinawa.
- 1566 - Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrik van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Netherlands. The Inquisition is suspended and a delegation is sent to Spain to petition Philip II.
- 1254 - Willen van Rubroeck, a Flemish Franciscan, meets the Mongolian Möngke Khan.
- 1242 - During a battle on the ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
- 456 - St. Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop.
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- 1990 - Haruma Miura, Japanese actor
- 1988 - Alex Valentini, Italian footballer
- 1984 - Shin Min-a, South Korean model and actress
- 1982 - Alexandre Prémat, French racing driver
- 1982 - Kelly Pavlik, American boxer
- 1982 - Thomas Hitzlsperger, German footballer
- 1982 - Matt Pickens, American soccer player
- 1981 - Jorge de la Rosa, Mexican baseball player
- 1981 - Michael A. Monsoor, American soldier (d. 2006)
- 1980 - Matt Bonner, American basketball player
- 1980 - Lee Jae Won, South Korean actor, singer, and rapper
- 1979 - Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
- 1978 - Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer
- 1978 - Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
- 1976 - Kim Collins, Nevisian sprinter
- 1976 - Ryan Drese, American baseball player
- 1976 - Ross Gload, American baseball player
- 1976 - Simone Inzaghi, Italian footballer
- 1976 - Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer
- 1975 - John Hartson, Welsh footballer
- 1975 - Shammond Williams, American basketball player
- 1974 - Sahaj Ticotin, American musician/producer (Ra)
- 1974 - Uhm Tae Woong, South Korean actor
- 1973 - Tony Banks, American football player
- 1973 - Élodie Bouchez, French actress
- 1973 - Pharrell, American music producer (The Neptunes)
- 1972 - Krista Allen, American actress
- 1972 - Tom Coronel, Dutch racing driver
- 1972 - Pat Green, American singer and songwriter
- 1972 - Paul Okon, Australian soccer player
- 1971 - Dong Abay, Filipino musician, singer-songwriter
- 1970 - Thea Gill, Canadian actress
- 1970 - Miho Hatori, Japanese singer and songwriter (Cibo Matto)
- 1968 - Paula Cole, American musician
- 1967 - Gary Gait, Canadian lacrosse player
- 1967 - Anu Garg, Indian-American author and speaker
- 1966 - Mike McCready, American musician (Pearl Jam)
- 1965 - Cris Carpenter, American baseball player
- 1964 - Steve Beaton, English darts player
- 1964 - Christopher "Kid" Reid, American rapper (Kid 'n Play)
- 1964 - Princess Erika, French singer
- 1962 - Lana Clarkson, American actress (d. 2003)
- 1961 - Lisa Zane, American actress
- 1961 - Jim LeRoy, Airshow pilot
- 1958 - Johan Kriek, South African born tennis player
- 1956 - Diamond Dallas Page, American professional wrestler
- 1955 - Akira Toriyama, Japanese manga artist
- 1955 - Janice Long, English broadcaster
- 1955 - Charlotte de Turckheim, French actress
- 1954 - Stan Ridgway, American musician (Wall of Voodoo)
- 1952 - Mitch Pileggi, American actor
- 1951 - Dean Kamen, American inventor
- 1950 - Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer (ABBA)
- 1950 - Miki Manojlovi?, Serbian actor
- 1949 - John Berg (actor), American actor (d. 2007)
- 1949 - Judith Resnik, American astronaut (d. 1986)
- 1948 - Les Binks, British musician, former drummer for Judas Priest
- 1948 - Dave Holland, British musician (Judas Priest)
- 1947 - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines
- 1946 - Jane Asher, British actress
- 1946 - Björn Granath, Swedish actor
- 1945 - Tommy Smith, English footballer
- 1944 - Pedro Rossello, Puerto Rican politician
- 1943 - Max Gail, American actor
- 1942 - Peter Greenaway, Welsh film director
- 1941 - Michael Moriarty, American actor
- 1941 - Dave Swarbrick, British folk musician
- 1939 - Ronald White, American singer and songwriter (d. 1995)
- 1939 - Crispian St. Peters, British singer
- 1938 - Colin Bland, South African cricketer
- 1937 - Colin Powell, U.S. Army General, 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and 65th Secretary of State
- 1937 - Allan R. Thieme, American inventor
- 1936 - John Kelly, Irish republican politician (d. 2007)
- 1935 - Peter Grant, British music manager (d. 1995)
- 1934 - Roman Herzog, German politician
- 1934 - Stanley Turrentine, American jazz saxophonist (d. 2000)
- 1933 - Larry Felser, American sports columnist
- 1933 - Barbara Holland, American writer (d. 2010)
- 1933 - Frank Gorshin, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1932 - Billy Bland, American singer and songwriter
- 1929 - Hugo Claus, Belgian writer (d. 2008)
- 1929 - Ivar Giaever, Norwegian physicist, Nobel laureate
- 1929 - Nigel Hawthorne, British actor (d. 2001)
- 1929 - Joe Meek, English record producer (d. 1967)
- 1928 - Tony Williams, American singer (The Platters) (d. 1992)
- 1926 - Roger Corman, American film director
- 1923 - Michael V. Gazzo, American actor (d. 1995)
- 1923 - Nguyen Van Thieu, President of South Vietnam (d. 2001)
- 1922 - Tom Finney, English footballer
- 1922 - Christopher Hewett, British actor (d. 2001)
- 1922 - Gale Storm, American singer and actress (My Little Margie) (d. 2009)
- 1920 - Barend Biesheuvel, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1971 until 1973 (d. )
- 1920 - Arthur Hailey, Anglo-Canadian author (d. 2004)
- 1920 - Rafique Zakaria, Indian author (d. 2005)
- 1917 - Robert Bloch, American author (d. 1994)
- 1916 - Gregory Peck, American actor (d. 2003)
- 1916 - Albert Henry Ottenweller, American bishop
- 1912 - John Le Mesurier, British actor (d. 1983)
- 1909 - Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (d. 1996)
- 1908 - Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor (d. 1989)
- 1908 - Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician (d. 1986)
- 1908 - Bette Davis, American actress (d. 1989)
- 1906 - Lord Buckley, American monologist (d. 1960)
- 1901 - Melvyn Douglas, American actor (d. 1981)
- 1900 - Spencer Tracy, American actor (d. 1967)
- 1899 - Alfred Blalock, American surgeon (d. 1964)
- 1893 - Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (d. 1973)
- 1875 - Mistinguett, French vaudeville performer (d. 1956)
- 1872 - Samuel Cate Prescott, American food scientist and microbiologist (d. 1962)
- 1872 - Sir Norman Angell, Nobel Peace prize winner in 1933 (d. 1967)
- 1871 - Mirko Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. 1912)
- 1869 - Sergei Chaplygin, Russian physicist and engineer (d. 1942)
- 1869 - Albert Roussel, French composer (d. 1937)
- 1863 - Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (d. 1950)
- 1856 - Booker T. Washington, American educator (d. 1915)
- 1837 - Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (d. 1909)
- 1832 - Jules Ferry, French statesman (d. 1893)
- 1827 - Joseph Lister, English surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery (d. 1912)
- 1816 - Samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1890)
- 1784 - Louis Spohr, German composer and violinist (d. 1859)
- 1769 - Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet Royal Navy Vice-Admiral and First Lord of the Admiralty (d. 1839)
- 1752 - Sébastien Érard, French musical instruments maker (d. 1831)
- 1732 - Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (d. 1806)
- 1719 - Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish statesman and soldier; father of Axel von Fersen the Younger (d. 1794)
- 1692 - Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730)
- 1649 - Elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (d. 1721)
- 1622 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)
- 1604 - Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)
- 1588 - Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (d. 1679)
- 1523 - Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)
- 1472 - Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)
- 1288 - Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)