Tukuk-OS📅 April 5
22 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on April 5? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2018 — Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a slaughterhouse in Tennessee, detaining nearly 100 Hispanic workers in one of the largest immigration raids in the history of the U.S.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement2018 Southeastern Provisions raid
- 2010 — An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.
- 2010 — Two bombings in Pakistan killed up to 50 people and injured around 100 others.
- 2009 — The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2Tonghae Satellite Launching GroundIntercontinental ballistic missile
- 2002 — In the first reported data breach, 250,000 social security numbers collected by the State of California were stolen from a data center.
- 2000 — Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.
2000 UEFA Cup semi-final violenceUEFA Europa LeagueLeeds United F.C.
- 1998 — The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.
Akashi Kaikyo BridgeList of longest suspension bridge spansAwaji Island
- 1986 — The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.
- 1983 — In China, the People's Armed Police, primarily responsible for internal security, was founded.
- 1979 — Faculty members, clerical workers, and librarians at Boston University went on strike.
- 1974 — Carrie (pictured), the first novel by American author Stephen King, was published.
- 1966 — During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese military prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.
- 1955 — Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
- 1944 — Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.
History of the Jews in the Czech landsSiegfried Lederer's escape from AuschwitzSS-Totenkopfverbände
- 1936 — An F5 tornado struck Tupelo, Mississippi, killing at least 216 people during one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
Fujita scaleTupelo, Mississippi1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak
- 1933 — Nazi sympathisers attempted to kidnap two German-Jewish filmmakers in Liechtenstein.
- 1902 — A spectator stand collapsed during a football match at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland, killing 25 supporters and injuring more than 500 others.
- 1847 — Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England.
- 1710 — The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.
- 1614 — Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.
- 1242 — Northern Crusades: In the Battle on the Ice, Novgorod forces led by Alexander Nevsky rebuffed an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights at Lake Peipus on the present-day border of Estonia and Russia.
- 919 — The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule.
Fatimid CaliphateFatimid invasion of Egypt (919–921)Abbasid Caliphate
Births
- 2003 — Tetairoa McMillan, American football player
- 2001 — Johnny Beecher, American ice hockey player
- 2001 — Felipe Peña, Argentine footballer
- 1999 — Bobby Miller, American baseball player
- 1998 — Nathan Broadhead, Welsh football player
- 1997 — Borja Mayoral, Spanish footballer
- 1997 — Dominik Mysterio, American wrestler
- 1996 — Nicolas Beer, Danish race car driver
- 1996 — Raouf Benguit, Algerian footballer
- 1995 — Daniel Caesar, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1995 — Viliame Kikau, Fijian rugby league player
- 1995 — Sei Muroya, Japanese footballer
Deaths
- 2024 — C. J. Snare, American musician and songwriter (born 1959)
- 2022 — Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor (born 1919)
- 2022 — Jimmy Wang Yu, Taiwanese actor (born 1943)
- 2021 — Paul Ritter, English actor (born 1966)
- 2019 — Sydney Brenner, South African biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)
- 2019 — Wowaka, Japanese musician (born 1987)
- 2018 — Isao Takahata, Japanese director (born 1935)
- 2017 — Attilio Benfatto, Italian cyclist (born 1943)
- 2017 — Arthur Bisguier, American chess Grandmaster (born 1929)
- 2017 — Paul G. Comba, Italian-American computer scientist and astronomer (born 1926)
- 2017 — Makoto Ōoka, Japanese poet and literary critic (born 1931)
- 2017 — Paul O'Neill, American rock composer and producer (born 1956)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Agape, Chionia, and Irene
- Christian feast day: Albert of Montecorvino
- Christian feast day: Catherine of Palma
- Christian feast day: Derfel Gadarn
- Christian feast day: Æthelburh of Kent
- Christian feast day: Gerald of Sauve-Majeure
- Christian feast day: Juliana of Liège
- Christian feast day: Maria Crescentia Höss
- Christian feast day: Blessed Mariano de la Mata
- Christian feast day: Pandita Mary Ramabai (Episcopal Church (USA))
- Christian feast day: Ruadhán of Lorrha
- Christian feast day: Vincent Ferrer
- Christian feast day: April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Cold Food Festival, held on April 4 if it is a leap year (China); and its related observances:
- Earliest day on which Sham el-Nessim can fall, while May 9 is the latest; celebrated on Monday after the Orthodox Easter (Egypt)
- Children's Day (Palestinian territories)
- First Contact Day (International observance)
- Sikmogil (South Korea)
- National Maritime Day is observed in India, in commemoration of the first voyage of SS Loyalty of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. in 1919.
Indian maritime historyRMS Empress of India (1890)Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
- International Day of Conscience
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