04 April - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on April 04, the day number in a year is 94 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 95. April 04 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
April 04 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1287 | Wareru created the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in today's Lower Burma And declared himself king following the collapse of the Pagan Empire. |
| 1660 | Charles II of England issued the Declaration of Breda,describing his conditions for the Restoration of the crown of England. |
| 1716 | The armies of Russia and Prussia captured Wismar in northern Germany. |
| 1721 | Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. |
| 1737 | Anthony van Heim established as Dutch pension consultant |
| 1768 | Philip Astley set up the first modern amphitheatre for the display of horse riding tricks in Lambeth, London, the origin of the modern circus. |
| 1796 | French naturalist Georges Cuvier delivered a lecture at the National Museum of Natural History on living and fossil remains of elephants and related species, founding the science of paleontology. |
| 1814 | Napoleon abdicated as Emperor of the French and named his sons Napoleon II to replace him. |
| 1818 | In the US Parliament, it was decided to put 13 red stripes and 20 stars in the national flag. |
| 1841 | William Henry Harrison became the first U.S. President to die in office, 32 days into his term, sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were left unanswered by the U.S. Constitution. |
| 1857 | The Anglo and Persian Wars ended. |
| 1859 | Bryant's Minstrels premiered the popular American songs 'Dixie's New York City as part of their blackface minstrel show. |
| 1873 | The Kennel Club, the oldest kennel club in the world, was founded in the United Kingdom. |
| 1873 | The United Kingdom established the world's first kennel club. |
| 1887 | Susana Medora Salter became the first American female mayor. |
| 1889 | Famous Hindi poet, writer, playwright and journalist Makhanlal Chaturvedi was born in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 1905 | Around 20,000 people were killed in the Kangda district of Himachal Pradesh due to the earthquake. |
| 1909 | The Football Team Sport Club International was established in Porto Alegre Brazil. |
| 1910 | The philosopher Mr. Arvindo Pondicherry now reached Puducherry) where he opened a Yoga and spiritual center. |
| 1916 | The US Senate agreed to participate in World War I. |
| 1929 | In Buzu, 20 people were killed and 59 were injured when a train derailed near Romania. |
| 1932 | Vyzislav Marinkovic became Prime Minister of Yugoslavia. |
| 1945 | World War II-The U.S. Third Army captured the German city of Kassel after three days of fighting. |
| 1949 | Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating NATO,an organization that constitutes a system of collective defense wherebyits member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack byany external party. |
| 1949 | North Atlantic Military Organization (NATO) was established which was the result of the early Cold War. |
| 1960 | The African country of Senegal declared independence from France. |
| 1960 | Senegal signed a power deal with France, leading to the country's independence. |
| 1968 | American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| 1969 | Surgeons Denton Cooley and Domingo Liotta implanted the first total artificial heart. |
| 1973 | The World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated, about a year after the second of the building complexes twin towers was completed. |
| 1975 | Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. |
| 1975 | Bill Gates and Paul Allen set up Microsoft in Albuquerque in New Mexico. |
| 1976 | Norodom Sihanouk abdicated from the role of leader of Cambodia and was arrested by the Khmer Rouge. |
| 1977 | Southern Airways Flight 242 crashed on a highway in New Hope, Georgia, killing 72 people. |
| 1979 | Deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was executed. |
| 1979 | Former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was hanged. |
| 1984 | US President Ronald Reagan called for an international ban on chemical weapons. |
| 1988 | Governor of Arizona Evan Mecham was removed from office afterbeing convicted in his impeachment trial. |
| 1990 | The current flag of Hong Kong was adopted for post-colonial useduring the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress. |
| 1993 | Las Vegas LPGA won by Trish Johnson at CANION gate Golf Tournament. |
| 1993 | 15th Seniors Golf Tradition won by Tom Shaw. |
| 1994 | Indians beat Mariners by 4-3 in 11 inn in the 1st game played at Jacob’s field in the year 1994. |
| 1994 | Dodger Darry1 strawberry begins substance abuse treatment at Los Angeles. |
| 1994 | Heart bypass surgery performed on Tony Curtis. |
| 1994 | Netscape communications established as Mosaic communications. |
| 1996 | Opening of inherit the wind at Royale Theatre, New York city. This was opened for 45 performances. |
| 1997 | DMSP Titan 2 was launched in the year 1997. |
| 1997 | The World Bank declared India as the fifth largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power. |
| 2002 | The Angolan government and UNITA rebels signed a peace treaty, agreeing to follow the 1994 Lusaka Protocol and ending the decades-long Angolan Civil War. |
| 2005 | North Carolina defeated Illinois by 75 -70 at NCAA men’s basketball championship. |
| 2010 | A landmine blast by Maoists in Koraput district of Odisha killed 10 security personnel. |
| 2011 | Cows were successfully modified to produce human milk, according to the report claimed in China. |
| 2013 | In Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra, 74 people were killed when an illegally constructed building collapsed. |
Famous Birthdays of April 04:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1972 | Jill Scott / Actress / United States of America |
| 1933 | Brian Hewson / Runner / United Kingdom |
| 1952 | Villy Søvndal / Educator / Denmark |
| 1905 | Eugène Bozza / Composer / France |
| 1957 | Graeme Kelling / Guitarist / Scotland |
| 1853 | Remy de Gourmont / Poet / France |
| 1948 | Dan Simmons / Author / United States of America |
| 1960 | Hugo Weaving / Actor / Australia |
| 1928 | Monty Norman / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1983 | Natalie Pike / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1892 | Italo Mus / Painter / Italy |
| 1989 | Chris Herd / Footballer / Australia |
| 1942 | Elizabeth Levy / Author / United States of America |
| 1981 | Casey Daigle / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1975 | Pamela Ribon / Actress / United States of America |
| 1925 | Frank Truitt / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1975 | Delphine Arnault / Business Woman / France |
| 1971 | Josh Todd / Actor / United States of America |
| 1989 | Steven Finn / Cricketer / United Kingdom |
| 1868 | Philippa Fawcett / Educator / United Kingdom |
| 1983 | Doug Lynch / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1916 | Nikola Ljubičić / Politician / Serbia |
| 1985 | Ricardo Vilar / Footballer / Brazil |
| 1962 | Craig Adams / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1981 | Currensy / Rapper / United States of America |
| 1996 | Austin Mahone / Actor / United States of America |
| 1945 | Caroline McWilliams / Actress / United States of America |
| 1969 | Karren Brady / Journalist / United Kingdom |
| 1973 | Chris McCormack / Athlete / Australia |
| 1948 | Derek Thompson / Actor / Ireland |
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