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What happened in history on this day: April 27?
On April 27 in ...
- 1076 - Willem bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies.
- 1124 - Alexander I king of Scotland (1107-24), dies.
- 1404 - Philip the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at age 62.
- 1410 - Birth of John Van Lannoy Flemish Governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia.
- 1429 - Joan of Arc and a small army set out for Orléans, besieged by the English since October 1428.
- 1509 - Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice.
- 1518 - Treaty of Saint Truiden: anti-French Trapdoors/Bourgondisch covenant.
- 1521 - Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan is hit by a poisoned arrow while fighting in the Philippine islands, and dies.
- 1522 - Battle at Bicacca: Charles I and Pope Adrianus VI beat France.
- 1526 - Mogol King Babur beats sultan of Delhi.
- 1565 - First Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms.
- 1576 - Peace of Beaulieu and Paix de Monsieur.
- 1605 - Leo XI [Alessandro O de' Medici] Italian Pope (1605), dies at age 69.
- 1643 - Tirso de Molina's "Bellaco Sois, Gomez", premieres in Madrid.
- 1646 - King Charles I flees Oxford.
- 1650 - Scottish General Montrose defeated.
- 1656 - Jan J van Goyen Dutch landscape painter, dies at age 60.
- 1662 - Netherlands and France sign military covenant.
- 1682 - Theodorus III czar of Russia (1676-82), dies.
- 1694 - Frederik August I "the Strong" becomes monarch of Saksen.
- 1694 - Johan Georg IV elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at age 25.
- 1695 - Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz [Asbaje] Mexican poetress/nun, dies at age 44.
- 1701 - Birth of Charles Emanuel I King of Sardinia.
- 1702 - Jean Bart French captain/sea hero (Escape out of Plymouth), dies at age 51.
- 1746 - Battle at Culloden Moor Duke of Cumberland beats "James VIII and III".
- 1759 - Birth of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin England, writer/feminist (Female Reader).
- 1767 - Birth of Andreas Jakob Romberg German violinist/composer (Song of the Clock).
- 1773 - British Parliament passes the Tea Act (eventually leads to Boston Tea Party on December 16).
- 1791 - Birth of Samuel Finley Breece Morse in Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA; painter, founder and president of the National Academy of Design, inventor of the telegraph.
- 1803 - Death of Pierre François Dominique Toussaint AKA Toussaint l'Ouverture in a dungeon in the Jura in France; slave, rebel leader, Commander-in-Chief (Haiti).
- 1804 - Birth of George Whitfield Hatch in Johnstown, New York, USA; designer and engraver of bank notes, president of American Bank Note Company.
- 1805 - US Marines and Arab mercenaries attack shores of Tripoli (Derna, modern day Libya).
- 1813 - Americans under General Pike capture Toronto.
- 1813 - Death of Zebulon M Pike at age 34 in battle; US explorer (Pike's Peak).
- 1820 - Birth of Herbert Spencer in Derby, England; Victorian philosopher (Social Statics).
- 1822 - Birth of Hiram Ulysses Simpson Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio, USA; 18th President of the USA (1869-77).
- 1828 - Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park in London, England, opens.
- 1835 - Birth of John Murray Corse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Brevet Major General (Union volunteers).
- 1838 - Fire destroys half of Charleston, South Carolina.
- 1840 - Birth of Edward Whymper; first to climb Matterhorn (1865).
- 1848 - Birth of King Otto of Bavaria (dies 1916).
- 1857 - Establishment of Jewish congregations in Lower Austria is prohibited.
- 1859 - Pomona sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard.
- 1861 - Birth of Johan M Skjoldborg; Danish writer (Dynaes-Digte).
- 1861 - US President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
- 1865 - Birth of Emile Erens; Dutch Hagiographer (Pastor of Ars).
- 1865 - Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) is chartered.
- 1865 - The side-wheel steamboat SS Sultana explodes in the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee. An estimated 1800 of the 2427 passengers die. The ship was carrying 2000 paroled USA POWs on their way home. 1450 are killed.
- 1873 - Birth of Harry M O'Connor in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Stranger than Fiction).
- 1874 - White League, a paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms.
- 1875 - Birth of André Baillon; Belgian/French author (Un homme si simple).
- 1875 - Birth of Freddie Fane; cricket player (Hobbs' first Test opening partner).
- 1875 - Birth of Lumsden Hare in Ireland; actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess).
- 1877 - President Rutherford Hayes removes last Federal troops from Louisiana; Reconstruction ends.
- 1881 - Ludwig A Benedek, Austrian General, dies at age 76.
- 1881 - Pogroms against Russian Jews start in Elisabethgrad.
- 1882 - Ralph Waldo Emerson, US poet (Representive Men), dies.
- 1883 - Birth of Hubert Harrison in Saint Croix, Virgin Island; writer/freedom fighter.
- 1884 - Birth of Louis de Bree AKA Louis C Davids; actor (Bluejackets).
- 1890 - French troops under Captain Archinard occupy Oussébougou, West Sudan.
- 1892 - Birth of Louis Victor de Broglie; physicist (studied electrons).
- 1893 - Birth of Norman Bel Geddes in Adrian, Michigan, USA; theatrical designer (Rivals, Dead End).
- 1893 - John Murray Corse, US General (Union), dies on his 58th birthday.
- 1896 - Birth of Rogers Hornsby in Winters, Texas, USA; second baseman (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1896 - Birth of Wallace Hume Carothers; inventor (nylon).
- 1900 - Birth of Walter Lantz in New Rochelle, New York, USA; animator, creator of Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, Buzz Buzzard, Wally Walrus, Woody Woodpecker, and many others.
- 1902 - The Philippine War ends.
- 1902 - Birth of Kitty Kelly in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors).
- 1902 - Julius Sterling Morton, who started Arbor Day, dies at age 72.
- 1903 - Birth of Frank Belknap Long; American writer (Rim of the Unknown).
- 1903 - Jamaica Race Track opens in Long Island, New York.
- 1904 - Birth of Arthur F Burns; economist/chairman (Federal Reserve Board).
- 1904 - Birth of Cecil Day-Lewis in England; poet laureate/detective (Nicholas Blake).
- 1904 - Birth of Ragnar Skrede; Norwegian poet (Lauvfall).
- 1905 - World Exposition opens in Liège, Belgium.
- 1908 - (to October 31) The Games of the IV Olympiad are held in London, England. Women compete in the modern Olympics for the first time.
- 1909 - Birth of Muriel C Bradbrook; English writer (That Infidel Place).
- 1909 - Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey is overthrown.
- 1910 - Belgian parliament rejects socialist motion for general voting rights.
- 1910 - A giant meteor bursts over Mexico, falls in mountains, starts forest fire.
- 1911 - Birth of Colin Gordon in Ceylon; actor (John - The Baron).
- 1911 - Birth of Georges Dargaud; French publisher (Asterix, Tintin).
- 1911 - Birth of Elizabeth Rudel Smith; US Treasurer.
- 1912 - Birth of Franz Weyergans; Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux).
- 1912 - Birth of Renato Rascel; actor (Seven Hills of Rome, Secrets of Santa Vittoria).
- 1915 - Alexander N Skriabin, Russian pianist/composer (Prometheus), dies at age 43.
- 1918 - Birth of John Alfred Scali; journalist/correspondant (ABC).
- 1918 - Birth of Kirby Stone in New York City, New York, USA; jazz combo leader (Kirby Stone Four - "Baubles Bangles and Beads" (1958)).
- 1918 - Birth of Willem N Koot AKA Pim Koot; pianist of Concert building ("Oh, Lady! Lady!:).
- 1918 - Brooklyn Dodgers get first victory after worst major league start (0-9).
- 1920 - Pogrom leader Petljoera declares Ukraine independence.
- 1922 - Birth of Daphne Anderson in London, England; actress (Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice).
- 1922 - Birth of Jack Klugman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Oscar - The Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus).
- 1922 - Yakut ASSR formed in Russian SFSR.
- 1927 - Birth of John Joseph Moakley; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Massachusetts, 1973-).
- 1929 - Birth of Nina Ponomareva Romaschkova in USSR; discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1952, 1960).
- 1930 - Birth of Roelof F "Pik" Botha; South African minister of Foreign affairs.
- 1931 - 100 degrees F (38 degrees C), Pahala, Hawaii (record high).
- 1931 - Birth of Robert Donner in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Yancy - The Waltons, Exidor - Mork and Mindy).
- 1932 - Birth of Anouk Aimee [Françoise Dreyfus] in Paris, France; actress (8 1/2, La Dolce Vita).
- 1932 - Birth of Casey Kasem in Detroit, Michigan, USA; radio personality (American Top 40).
- 1932 - Birth of Charles Adkins; American welterweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1932 - Birth of Chuck Knox; NFL coach (Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks).
- 1932 - Birth of Maxine Brown; rocker (Browns).
- 1932 - Harold "Heart" Crane, American poet (Bridge), commits suicide at age 32 by jumping from a steamer while sailing from México to New York.
- 1933 - Karl Jansky reports reception of cosmic radio signal in Washington DC.
- 1935 - Brussels' World Expo opens.
- 1935 - New York Yankees pull a first inning triple-play and beat Philadelphia Athletics 9-8.
- 1936 - Birth of Khalid Wazir; cricket player (son of S Wazir Ali two Tests for Pakistan 1954).
- 1936 - Frederik A Stoett, linguist (Dutch Proverbs), dies at age 72.
- 1937 - Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher/marxist theorist, dies at age 46.
- 1937 - Birth of Phil Jones; newsman (CBS).
- 1937 - Birth of Sandy Dennis in Hastings, Nebraska, USA; actress (Honey - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?).
- 1937 - US Social Security system makes its first benefit payment.
- 1938 - Birth of Earl Anthony; bowler (PBA money champion 1974-76, 1981-83).
- 1938 - Edmond Rubbens, Belgian minister to Colonies, dies at age 44.
- 1939 - Birth of Jerry Mercer in Montréal, Québec, Canada; rock drummer (April Wine - "Just Between You and Me").
- 1939 - Birth of Judy Carne in Northhampton, England; comedienne (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in, Fair Exchange).
- 1941 - Birth of Jan D Blaauw; Dutch Member of Parliament (VVD).
- 1941 - Birth of Judith Blegen in Missoula, Montana, USA; opera singer (Papagena - Magic Flute).
- 1941 - German troops occupy Athens, Greece.
- 1942 - Belgium Jews are forced to wear stars.
- 1942 - Birth of Gordon Roddick; English cosmetic manufacturer (Body Shop).
- 1942 - Birth of Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov; Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-6, TM-18).
- 1942 - Tornado destroys Pryor, Oklahoma, USA killing 100, injuring 300.
- 1943 - Birth of Helmut Marko; auto racer (Le Mans Grand Prix).
- 1943 - Lou Jansen and Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland.
- 1943 - Soviet Union breaks contact with Polish government exiled in London, England.
- 1944 - Birth of Cuba Gooding; US singer (Main Ingredient - "Everybody Plays the Fool").
- 1944 - Birth of Herb Pedersen in Berkley, California, USA; singer (Desert Rose Band - "Love Reunited").
- 1944 - Boston Braves' Jim Tobin no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0.
- 1945 - Second Republic of Austria forms.
- 1945 - Birth of August Wilson; American playwright (Fences, Pulitzer 1987).
- 1945 - US 5th army enters Genua.
- 1946 - First radar installation aboard a commercial ship is installed.
- 1946 - Birth of John Maclean; cricket player (Australian wicket-keeper 1978-79).
- 1947 - Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and throughout the US.
- 1947 - Birth of Ann Peebles in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; soul singer ("I Can't Stand the Rain").
- 1947 - Birth of Herbie Murrell; American singer (Stylistics - "You are My Everything").
- 1947 - Birth of Pete Ham in Swansea, South Wales; rock guitarist/pianist/vocalist (Badfinger - "Come and Get It").
- 1948 - Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River.
- 1948 - Birth of Kate Pierson in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA; vocals/guitarist (B-52's - "Rock Lobster", "Love Shack").
- 1949 - Birth of Douglas Sheehan in Santa Monica, California, USA; actor (Ben - Knots Landing, Joe Kelly - General Hospital).
- 1949 - Birth of Yoshiaki Fujiwara; wrestler (NJPW/PWF/UWF).
- 1949 - Birth of Herbie Murrell; singer (The Stylistics).
- 1950 - South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races.
- 1951 - Birth of Ace Frehley in the Bronx, New York, USA; heavy metal rocker (Kiss - "Beth", Frehley's Comet).
- 1951 - Birth of Boris Kinberg; rock percussionist (Mink Deville).
- 1951 - Mohammed Mossadeq chosen premier of Persia.
- 1951 - Philip Albert Myburgh Hands, cricket player (Seven Tests for South Africa), dies.
- 1953 - First general elections in British Guyana, won by Jagans PPP.
- 1953 - Birth of Dr Ellen L Shulman Baker in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA; MD/astronaut (STS 34, 50, 71).
- 1953 - Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins the term "Pencil neck geek".
- 1955 - Birth of Cora Ann Mahalick in New Jersey, USA; news anchor (WNYW-TV).
- 1956 - Birth of Dennie Shupryt-Knoop in Chicago, Illinois, USA; beach volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
- 1956 - Burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election.
- 1956 - Heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing.
- 1957 - Mario A Gianini, creator of the maraschino cherry, dies.
- 1959 - Birth of Marco Pirroni in London, England; rock guitarist (Adam and The Ants).
- 1959 - Birth of Sheena [Shirley Orr] Easton in Belshill, Scotland; singer ("Morning Train", "For Your Eyes Only").
- 1959 - Gordon Armstrong, inventor of baby incubator, dies.
- 1959 - Liu Sjau-chi elected President of People's Rebublic of China.
- 1960 - First atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee).
- 1960 - France grants Togo independence.
- 1960 - South Korean President Syngman Rhee resigns.
- 1961 - NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays.
- 1961 - NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
- 1961 - Roy Del Ruth, film director (About Face, Folies Bergere), dies at age 67.
- 1961 - Sierra Leone declares independence from United Kingdom.
- 1962 - Birth of Denise Baldwin in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; LPGA golfer (1991 Futures Salisbury Classic).
- 1962 - Birth of Grant Show in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Jake - Melrose Place, Rick - Ryan's Hope).
- 1962 - Birth of Patricia Susan Plumer Levere in Covina, California, USA; 1500m/3000m/5km runner.
- 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island.
- 1962 - Birth of James Le Gros; actor (Ally McBeal, Sleeper Cell).
- 1963 - "Jopie" Pengel forms government in Suriname.
- 1963 - Birth of Arther van Dijk; drummer (Ivy Green).
- 1963 - Birth of Schae Harrison [Deborah Schaeffer] in Anaheim Hills, California, USA; actress (Darla - The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1963 - Cuban premier Fidel Castro arrives in Moscow.
- 1964 - Birth of Paul Osbaldiston; Canadian Football League kicker (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1965 - Death of Alan Bunce at age 61; actor (Albert - Ethel and Albert radio and TV show).
- 1965 - Birth of Courtenay Becker-Dey in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA; Europe yachter (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1965 - Death of Edward R Murrow of lung cancer at age 57; CBS journalist and news executive (Person to Person).
- 1965 - RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper.
- 1965 - Birth of Rob Squires; bassist (Big Head Todd and the Monsters).
- 1966 - Birth of Peter McIntyre; cricket player (Australian leg-spinner 1995).
- 1967 - Birth of Bridgette Gordon; WNBA forward (Sacramento Monarchs, Olympics-gold-1988).
- 1967 - Birth of Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Netherlands/heir apparent.
- 1967 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1968 - Baltimore Orioles' player Tom Phoebus no-hits Boston, 6-0.
- 1968 - Birth of Adrian Cooper; NFL tight end (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1968 - Congress of Political Party Radicals (PPR) forms in Netherlands.
- 1968 - Jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1968 - In Great Britain, a law comes into effect allowing abortion.
- 1968 - Birth of Ingrid Rogers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress (Titans of Justice, All My Children).
- 1969 - Birth of Brett Steven in Bermuda; New Zealand tennis player (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Francine "Frankie" McRae; Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Mica Paris; rocker (So Good).
- 1969 - Birth of Tyrone Rodgers; Canadian Football League defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1969 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational.
- 1969 - Dino Terranova, actor (Young Dillinger), dies at age 65.
- 1970 - Arthur Shields, actor (Your Show Time), dies at age 73.
- 1970 - Birth of Mikiko Hagiwara; WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs).
- 1970 - Birth of Tim Hanshaw; NFL guard (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1971 - Birth of Craig Keith; NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1971 - Birth of Hayley Barr [Sparks] in Salzburg, Austria; actress (Courtney - As the World Turns).
- 1971 - Birth of James Burton; cornerback (Chicago Bears).
- 1971 - Birth of Ricky Sutton; WLAF defensive end (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1971 - Curt Flood resigns from Washington Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark.
- 1971 - CBS airs the final episode of Green Acres.
- 1972 - Apollo 16 returns to Earth.
- 1972 - Birth of Alison McKnight in Bakersfield, California, USA; 100 metre hurdler/heptathlete.
- 1972 - Birth of David Lascher in New York City, New York; actor (Josh - Clueless, Kidz in the Wood).
- 1972 - Birth of Ethan Brooks; NFL/WAFL tackle (Atlanta Falcons, Rhein Fire).
- 1972 - Birth of Silvia Farina in Milan, Italy; tennis star (1995 Maria Lankowitz doubles).
- 1972 - Birth of Tim Ruddy; NFL center (Miami Dolphins).
- 1972 - Birth of Tommy Thompson; NFL punter (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1972 - Kwame Nkrumah, President of Ghana, dies at age 62.
- 1972 - Death of Phil King at age 24, shot in the head while gambling; rocker (Blue Oyster Cult).
- 1973 - Birth of André Gower in Culver City, California, USA; actor (Monster Squad, Baby Makes Five, Fathers and Sons, Mr President).
- 1973 - Birth of Sébastien Lareau in Montréal, Québec, Canada; tennis player (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Jim Sims, cricket player (England leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1935-37), dies.
- 1973 - Kansas City Royals' Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0.
- 1973 - Libbe de Wal, founder of Humanistic Covenant, dies at age 72.
- 1973 - Country music theme park Opryland opens in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1974 - Birth of Carlos Fortes; soccer player (Sparta).
- 1974 - Birth of Pete Chryplewicz; tight end (Detroit Lions).
- 1974 - Pan Am 707 crashes into mountains of Bali, killing 107.
- 1975 - Birth of Kenny Harris; safety (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1975 - Birth of Michael Booker; cornerback (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1975 - Nicholas Soussanin, actor (Last Command), dies at age 86.
- 1975 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic.
- 1975 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 1977 - Bloody riots in Soweto, South Africa.
- 1977 - Stanley Adams, actor (Lillies of the Field, Thunder Alley), dies at age 61.
- 1978 - 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees beat New York Mets 4-3 in 11 innings.
- 1978 - Accident at nuclear reactor Willow Island, Charleston, West Virginia, kills 51.
- 1978 - Afghanistan revolution, pro-Russian military coup.
- 1978 - Afghanistan President Daoud Khan is killed during a military coup; Nur Mohammed Taraki succeeds him.
- 1979 - Birth of Travis Meeks; American musician (Days of the New).
- 1980 - The Dominican embassy siege ends with all hostages released and the guerrillas flying to Cuba.
- 1980 - Barbara Barrow wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
- 1981 - Xerox introduces the Xerox 8010 Star Information System. It features graphics display, word processor, mouse, laser printer, Ethernet, and software for combining text and graphics Priced at about $16,000, the computer is not a commercial success. During its lifetime, 100,000 units are produced.
- 1982 - Death of Tom Tully at age 85; actor (The Line-up, Shane).
- 1983 - Houston Astros' pitcher Nolan Ryan breaks Walter Johnson's 56-year old record by striking out Brad Mills for his 3,509th career strikeout.
- 1984 - Death of Lorraine McAllister at age 62; singer (Dal Richards Orchestra on radio, Here's Lorraine TV show).
- 1984 - Birth of Patrick Stump, American singer-guitarist (Fall Out Boy).
- 1984 - Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings.
- 1984 - Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake, Montana.
- 1986 - Electronic engineer John R. MacDougall, also known as Captain Midnight, jams HBO's satellite signal to broadcast a message protesting their rates for satellite dish owners.
- 1986 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic.
- 1987 - US Justice Department bars Austrian Chancellor Kurt Waldheim from entering US, due to his aid of Germany during WWII.
- 1989 - Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China.
- 1989 - Hurricane in Bangladesh kills 500.
- 1989 - Mandatory automobile seatbelt law goes into effect in Italy.
- 1990 - 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Michigan).
- 1990 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery.
- 1990 - Villanova's women set a 6,000-metre relay world record of 17:18:10.
- 1991 - Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio.
- 1991 - Ken Curtis, actor (Festus - Gunsmoke, Lost, Freckles, California Gold Rush), dies at age 74.
- 1991 - Marcus Heeresma, writer/poet (Anna, Son of a Whore), dies.
- 1992 - New York Jets finish perfect 5-0 pre-season for first time.
- 1992 - New York Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent.
- 1992 - Olivier Messiaen, French composer (Saint François d'Assise), dies at age 83 (born 1908).
- 1992 - Betty Boothroyd is elected Speaker of the British House of Commons.
- 1993 - Afghan Antonov AN-32 plane crashes at Tashqurgan, kills 76.
- 1993 - Hans Sahl, German/US writer (Tie Exil im Exil), dies at age 90.
- 1993 - All 30 members of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon in route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal (the most tragic incident to date in African football history).
- 1994 - 29.0 degrees C in Genevad, Sweden (Swedish April high temperature record).
- 1994 - 7th longest NHL game: New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 minutes 43 seconds).
- 1994 - Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (52,713 km).
- 1994 - John Preston, US writer (Gay House, Big Gay Book), dies at age 48.
- 1994 - Lynne Frederick Unger, actress (Trail of Pink Panther), dies at age 39.
- 1994 - Minnesota Twins righty Scott Erickson no-hits Milwaukee Brewers 6-0.
- 1994 - President Richard Nixon buried in Nixon Library in California.
- 1996 - Brunswick World Tournament of Champions won by Dave D'Entremont.
- 1996 - Death of Joan Sterndale Bennett at age 86; actress (Elizabeth - Dark Shadows TV show).
- 1997 - Frank Nobilo wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic at Forest Oaks.
- 1997 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship.
- 1997 - Paul Lambert, actor (Tom - Executive Suite), dies at age 73.
- 1997 - Andrew Cunanan murders Jeffrey Trail, beginning a murder spree that will last until July and end with the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace.
- 1999 - Death of Al Hirt at age 76 of liver cancer; trumpeter ("Java", "Sugar Lips").
- 2000 - Death of Vicki Sue Robinson of cancer at age 45; singer ("Turn The Beat Around" (1976), "Fame").
- 2002 - The Laughlin, Nevada River Run Riot leaves three dead.
- 2002 - Death of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, Swiss industrialist and art collector (born 1921).
- 2005 - The Superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France.
- 2007 - Turkish Presidential Election first round. The Republican People's Party boycotts the election, and asks the constitutional court to annul.
- 2008 - The Taliban attempts to assassinate Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a military parade in Kabul.
- 2009 - The World Health Organization raises its global pandemic alert to Level 4 from Level 3, meaning the global health body feels the virus causing the H1N1 flu outbreak can easily transmit between people.
- 2009 - General Motors announces it will phase out the 82-year-old Pontiac brand by the end of 2010.
- 2009 - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes central Mexico, centred near Chilpancingo, about 210 kilometres southwest of Mexico City.
- 2009 - New York residents panic as a large passenger jet flies low over Manhattan, closely pursued by a fighter aircraft; plane is the President's Air Force One, ordered there by the White House for publicity photos.
- 2012 - Romanian government of Mihai Razvan Ungureanu loses vote of confidence.
- 2014 - A ceremony, attended by over one million people, is held in in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City for the granting of sainthood to two popes for the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church: Pope John XXIII (1958-1963) and John Paul II (1978-2005).
- 2018 - Buena Vista releases the film Avengers: Infinity War to theaters.
- 2018 - North Korean President Kim Jong-un crosses into South Korea to meet with President Moon Jae-in, becoming the first North Korean leader to cross the Demilitarized Zone since its creation in 1953.
- 2020 - The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 3 million worldwide, while the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. passes 1 million.
- 2020 - Death of Dragutin Zelenovic, 1st Prime Minister of Serbia (born 1928).
- 2022 - Death of David Birney at home in Santa Monica, California, USA; actor (St. Elsewhere TV show, Bridget Loves Bernie TV show).
- 2023 - Death of Jerry Springer at age 79 of pancreatic cancer at his home outside Chicago, Illinois, USA; American TV talk-show host (The Jerry Springer Show (1991-2018)), mayor (Cincinnati, Ohio (1977)).
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