April 5

Events

 * - returns to  as a missionary bishop.
 * - During a of, n forces, led by , rebuff an invasion attempt by the.
 * - 200 Netherlands noblemen, led by, force themselves into the presence of and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Inquisition in the Netherlands and demanding its immediate dismantling. Margaret agrees to suspend the Inquisition while a delegation is sent to Spain to petition  himself.
 * - Daimyo (Lord) of the Satsuma clan in Southern, , completes his successful invasion of the in.
 * - In,  marries  colonist.
 * - The  sets sail from on a return trip to.
 * - The, ending the , is signed.
 * -  es a bill designed to apportion representatives among s. This was the first time the presidential veto had been used in the.
 * - The first recorded falls in,.
 * - : . The battle begins when forces under   close in on the.
 * -, the first civic public park, was opened in.
 * - The, also called "Thirty Days' War", is declared between and the.
 * - starts production of balloon-s.
 * - In an act of, breaks  law after marching to the sea and making.
 * - Alcohol in Finland ended. Alcohol sales started in  liquor stores.
 * 1932 - : 10,000 rioters seized the  leading to the end of self government.
 * - : An tornado slams into the north side of, killing 233. It is the 4th deadliest tornado in  history.
 * - : attacks  in  .    and  are sunk southwest of the island.
 * - : 270 inhabitants of the Greek town are executed by the Germans.
 * - : leader  signs an agreement with the  allowing "temporary entry of  troops into  territory."
 * - troops leave the island of,  after occupying it for approximately 11 months.
 * - debuts on.
 * 1949  - A fire in a hospital in, , kills 77 people resulting in nationwide fire code improvements.
 * - are sentenced to death for performing  for the.
 * - resigns as  amid indications of failing health.
 * - declares himself at war with the President of Cuba.
 * 1956  - In, the  won the  in a landslide and  sworn in as the.
 * - In, won the first elections in united  and  sworn in as the first.
 * - : Massive s are held in, , , , and other cities around the.
 * - In, launches insurrection against the  government of.
 * - : ese forces invade, launching a second front of the.
 * - becomes  of.
 * - In the, the leads to the.
 * - of the  in, , kills three.
 * -   crashes in, , killing all 23 aboard.
 * - Several hundred-thousand demonstrators march in
 * - Peruvian president (1990-2000) dissolved the Peruvian congress, the first of many cuestionable acts
 * 1992  -  begins when   murder peace protesters  and Olga Sucic on the.
 * - The, administered by the , comes into effect in the.
 * - In, the  linking  with  and costing about US$3.8 billion, opens to traffic, becoming the largest  in the world.
 * - Two ns suspected of bringing down in  are handed over for eventual trial in the.
 * - anchor  informs his viewers that he has lung cancer. This was his final broadcast.
 * - named
 * - the panda was

Births

 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, French cryptographer (d. )
 * -, English philosopher (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American benefactor of Yale University (d. )
 * -, French actress (d. )
 * -, French artist (d. )
 * -, German violinist (d. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. )
 * -, English surgeon (d. )
 * -, French statesman (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, American educator (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist and engineer (d. )
 * -, Croatian explorer (d. ?)
 * -, French vaudeville performer (d. )
 * -, Finnish speed skater (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American monologist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1908  -, Austrian conductor (d. )
 * 1908  -, Indian politician (d. )
 * -, American film producer (d. )
 * -, British actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * 1920  -, Indian author (d. )
 * -, English footballer
 * 1922  -, British actor (d. )
 * 1922  -, American singer
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1923  -, President of South Vietnam (d. )
 * -, American film director
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Belgian writer
 * 1929  -, Norwegian physicist,
 * 1929  -, British actor (d. )
 * 1929  -, English record producer
 * -, American sports columnist
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1934  -, German politician
 * 1934  -, American jazz saxophonist (d. )
 * -, British music manager (d. )
 * -, Irish republican politician (d. )
 * -, U.S. Secretary of State
 * -, American singer and songwriter (d. )
 * 1939  -, British singer
 * -, American actor
 * 1941  -, British folk musician
 * -, Welsh film director
 * -, American actor
 * -, Puerto Rican politician
 * -, English footballer
 * -, British actress
 * -, 14th
 * -, British musician, former drummer for
 * 1948  -, British musician
 * -, American astronaut (d. )
 * -, Swedish singer
 * -, inventor
 * -, American actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, English broadcaster
 * 1955  -, Japanese manga artist
 * 1955  -, French actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, English darts player
 * 1964  -, American rapper
 * -, baseball player
 * 1965  -, American musician
 * -, Canadian player
 * -, American musician
 * -, Japanese singer and songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * 1972  -, Dutch racing driver
 * 1972  -, American Singer and Songwriter
 * -, French actress
 * 1973  -, American producer
 * -, musician/producer
 * 1974  -, South Korean actor
 * -, Welsh footballer
 * -, Nevisian sprinter
 * 1976  -, baseball player
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * 1976  -, Italian footballer
 * 1976  -, Spanish footballer
 * 1976  -, Welsh footballer
 * -, German swimmer
 * 1978  -, American basketball player
 * -, German footballer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1980  -, South Korean actor, singer, and rapper
 * -, German footballer
 * 1982  -, French racing driver
 * -, South Korean model and actress
 * -, South Korean model and actress

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, Spanish missionary and saint (b. )
 * -, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland
 * -, Spanish composer
 * -, French explorer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, English minister and writer (b. )
 * 1735  -, English poet  (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, French Revolutionary leader (b. )
 * 1794  -, French journalist and politician (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, English financier (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, German SS-officer (b. )
 * -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, American general (b. )
 * -, British Army officer (b. )
 * -, American geneticist, (b. )
 * 1967  -, Ukrainian violinist (b. )
 * -, Estonian Nazi (b. )
 * 1969  -, American television producer (b. )
 * -, American geneticist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Australian rules footballer (b. )
 * -, Canadian painter (b. )
 * -, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. )
 * -, American aviator (b. )
 * 1976  -, Canadian surgeon (b. )
 * -, Russian biologist and artist (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * 1991  -, American astronaut (b. )
 * -, French actress (b. )
 * 1992  -, American retailer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, British musician (b. )
 * -, French Canadian cardiologist (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, German comedian (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * 2004  -, Polish soldier (b. )
 * -, Canadian-born writer, (b. )
 * 2005  -, American comic strip artist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American actress (b. )
 * 2005  -, British film and television director
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 2007  -, American football player (b. )
 * 2007  -, Swedish writer (b. )
 * 2007  -, Bengali writer (b. )
 * 2007  -, Kannada writer (b. )
 * 2007  -, Kannada writer (b. )

Holidays and observances

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Liturgical feasts

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