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05 April, 2007
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone named Camerlengo of Holy Roman Church
05 April, 2000
Leeds United football fans clash with Galatasaray SK fans resulting in the death of Christopher Loftus and Kevin Speight from multiple stab wounds.
05 April, 1999
Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.
05 April, 1998
In Japan, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshu and costing about US$3.8 billion, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world.
05 April, 1993
The Child Support Act 1991, administered by the Child Support Agency, comes into effect in the United Kingdom.
05 April, 1992
Several hundred-thousand abortion rights demonstrators march in Washington, D.C. United States.
05 April, 1992
Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serb paramilitaries murder peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sucic on the Vrbanja Bridge.
05 April, 1992
Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolved the Peruvian congress by military force.
05 April, 1991
ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, United States, killing all 23 aboard.
05 April, 1986
Three people are killed in the Bombing of the La Belle Discotheque in West Berlin, Germany.
05 April, 1976
In the Peoples Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen incident.
05 April, 1972
Vietnam War: North Vietnamese forces invade Binh Long Province, launching a second front of the Nguyen Hue Offensive.
05 April, 1971
In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches insurrection against the United Front government of Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
05 April, 1969
Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many United States cities.
05 April, 1957
In India, Communists won the first elections in united Kerala and E. M. S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first chief minister.
05 April, 1956
In Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna won the general elections in a landslide and S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike sworn in as the Prime Minister.
05 April, 1956
Fidel Castro declares himself at war with the President of Cuba.
05 April, 1955
Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
05 April, 1951
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg of the United States are sentenced to death for performing espionage for the Soviet Union.
05 April, 1949
Fireside Theater debuts on television.
05 April, 1949
A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, United States, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements.
05 April, 1946
Soviet troops leave the island of Bornholm, Denmark after an 11 month occupation.
05 April, 1945
Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip "Tito" Broz signs an agreement with the USSR to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory."
05 April, 1944
World War II: 270 inhabitants of the Greek town Kleisoura are executed by the Germans.
05 April, 1942
World War II: Japanese Navy attacks Colombo in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Royal Navy Cruisers HMS Cornwall and HMS Dorsetshire are sunk southwest of the island.
05 April, 1936
Tupelo-Gainesville Outbreak: An F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi, United States.
05 April, 1932
Dominion of Newfoundland: 10,000 rioters seized the Colonial Building leading to the end of self-government.
05 April, 1932
Alcohol prohibition in Finland ended. Alcohol sales started in Alko liquor stores.
05 April, 1930
In an act of civil disobedience, Mohandas Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt.
05 April, 1923
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company starts production of balloon-tires.
05 April, 1897
The Greco-Turkish War, also called "Thirty Days War", is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
05 April, 1879
Chile declared war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific.
05 April, 1874
Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, was opened in Birkenhead.
05 April, 1862
American Civil War: The Battle of Yorktown begins.
05 April, 1804
The first recorded meteorite falls in Possil, Scotland (High Possil Meteorite).
05 April, 1792
U.S. President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
05 April, 1654
The Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War, is signed.
05 April, 1621
The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to Great Britain.
05 April, 1614
In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
05 April, 1609
Daimyo (Lord) of the Satsuma clan in Southern Kyushu, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom in Okinawa.
05 April, 1566
200 Netherlands noblemen, led by Hendrik van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Inquisition in the Netherlands. The Inquisition is suspended and a delegation is sent to Spain to petition Philip II.
05 April, 1242
During a battle on the ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
05 April, 456
St. Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop.

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