What Happened On April 5

What Happened On Apr 5 Events

1722 Apr 5 Easter Island Discovered by European Explorers
The first recorded European contact with the island was on 5 April (Easter Sunday) 1722 when Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen visited for a week and estimated there were 2,000 to 3,000 inh...
1764 Apr 5 The Sugar Act
The Revenue Act of 1764, also known as the Sugar Act, was the first tax on the American colonies imposed by the British Parliament. Its purpose was to raise revenue through the colonial ...
1795 Apr 5
to 1795 Aug 28
 Peace of Basel
The Peace of Basel of 1795 consists of three peace treaties involving France (represented by François de Barthélemy). France made peace with Prussia (represented by Karl August von Harden...
1815 Apr 5
to 1815 Apr 11
 Eruption of Mount Tambora
The 1815 eruption is rated 7 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index, the only such eruption since the Lake Taupo eruption in about 180 AD. With an estimated ejecta volume of 160 cubic kilomete...
1829 Apr 5 Joseph Smith Jr. Meets Oliver Cowdery
Cowdery met Joseph Smith, Jr. on April 5, 1829, (one year and a day before the official founding of the church) and heard from him how he had received the golden plates containing ancient...
1841 Apr 5 Joseph Smith Jr. Marries Louisa Beaman
Joseph and Louisa were married on April 5, 1841, “in a grove Near Main Street in the City of Nauvoo, The Prophet Joseph dictating the ceremony and Br Nobles repeating it after him.”, reme...
1862 Apr 5
to 1862 May 4
 Battle of Yorktown - Union Forces Win near Site of Revolutionary War's Final Battle
The Battle of Yorktown or Siege of Yorktown was fought from April 5 to May 4, 1862, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. Marching from Fort Monroe, Union Maj. Gen....
1865 Apr 5 Battle of Amelia Springs
Other Names: None Location: Amelia Springs Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 5, 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. George Crook [US]; Maj. Gen....
1916 Apr 5 Gregory Peck is Born
Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor. One of 20th Century Fox's most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, Peck continued to play important role...
1916 Apr 5 National Parks Service Is Voted Upon
Conservationists, civic leaders, and government officials submitted testimony before Congress in favor of the establishment of the National Park Service on April 5 and April 6, 1916. T...
1942 Apr 5 Easter Sunday Raid
With Japan's entry into the war, and especially after the fall of Singapore, Ceylon became a front-line British base against the Japanese. Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton was appointed Comman...
1948 Apr 5 Gatow Air Disaster of 1948
The aircraft was circling Gatow in preparation for landing when the DC-3 collided head on with the Russian Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter, which was performing aerobatics. A total of 14 kil...
1948 Apr 5
to 1948 Apr 20
 Operation Nachshon
Operation Nachshon was an Israeli military operation during the 1947-1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine. Its objective was to open up the Jerusalem road that was blockaded by Palestini...
1951 Apr 5
to 1951 Apr 8
 Ben Hogan wins the 15th Masters Tournament
Skee Riegel and Sam Snead began the final round of the 1951 Masters with 1-stroke leads over Ben Hogan. Riegel played well, but Hogan played better. And Snead? He blew up with an 80 that ...
1956 Apr 5
to 1956 Apr 8
 Jack Burke Jr. wins the 20th Masters Tournament
Jack Burke scored a final round 71, one of only two subpar rounds Sunday, to rally from a Tournament record eight shots back and defeat amateur Ken Venturi. Burke's 289, along with Sam Sn...
1962 Apr 5
to 1962 Apr 9
 Arnold Palmer wins the 26th Masters Tournament
An 18-hole, three-man playoff for the 1962 Masters was won by Arnold Palmer, giving Arnie his third Masters victory. That tied Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret for the record of the time for m...
1965 Apr 5 37th Academy Awards
The 37th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1964. For the first time, an award was presented in the field of makeup. All four acting awards went to non-American actors, something...
1973 Apr 5
to 1973 Apr 9
 Tommy Aaron wins the 37th Masters Tournament
With a first-round 68, Tommy Aaron took the lead in the 1973 Masters. With middling middle rounds, he lost the lead. But with another 68 in the final round, Aaron reclaimed the lead and t...
1974 Apr 5 Stephen King publishes Carrie
Carrie is an American horror novel and was American author Stephen King's first published novel, released in 1974. It revolves around the eponymous Carrie, a shy high-school girl, who use...
1976 Apr 5 "Face To Face" Is Released
Face to Face (Swedish: Ansikte mot ansikte) is a 1976 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It tells the story of a psychiatrist who is suffering from a mental illness. It ...
1978 Apr 5 "Pretty Baby" Is Released
Pretty Baby (1978) is an Academy Award-nominated historical fiction, dramatic film directed by Louis Malle. The screenplay was written by Polly Platt. The title is inspired by the Tony Ja...
1986 Apr 5 West Berlin Dance Hall Attack
A dance hall in West Berlin that numerous US soilders attended was bombed by terrorists tied to Muammar Gadafi, leader of Libya. Fatalaties included 2 U.S. soilders and injuries totaled o...
1990 Apr 5
to 1990 Apr 8
 Nick Faldo wins the 54th Masters Tournament
The 1990 Masters Tournament was the 54th Masters Tournament held from April 5-8, 1990 at Augusta National Golf Club. Nick Faldo won his second consecutive Masters championship and third m...
1992 Apr 5 WrestleMania VIII
WrestleMania VIII was the eighth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on April 5, 1992 at the Hoosier Do...
1993 Apr 5 David Bowie releases Black Tie White Noise
Black Tie White Noise is an album by David Bowie. Released in 1993, it was his first solo release in the 1990s—after a critically disappointing experiment in his hard rock band, Tin Machi...
1993 Apr 5 North Carolina Beats Michigan in Final Four
The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1995 Apr 5 Blind Guardian releases Imaginations from the Other Side
Imaginations from the Other Side is the fifth studio album by Blind Guardian that was released in 1995. The atmosphere of this album is darker in comparison to their earlier works, such a...
1997 Apr 5 Allen Ginsberg Dies
Ginsberg won the National Book Award for his book The Fall of America. In 1993, the French Minister of Culture awarded him the medal of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (the Order of Art...
1997 Apr 5 MST3K Ep. 808 - "The She-Creature"
A carnival mesmerist uses hypnosis on a woman to summon the spirit of a murderous female sea creature for no adequately explored reason. Lance Fuller (This Island Earth) plays the mesmeri...
2000 Apr 5 South Park Episode 401 - "The Tooth Fairy Tats"
The tooth fairy has visited Cartman, leaving him two dollars. He rushes to the bus stop to share his news with the others. He then unveils his latest plan. If all they all combined their ...
2001 Apr 5
to 2001 Apr 8
 Tiger Woods wins the 65th Masters Tournament
Tiger Woods won his second Masters and sixth overall major championship by two strokes over David Duval. This championship marked the completion of the Tiger Slam with Woods having won th...
2002 Apr 5 Layne Staley, lead singer of Alice in Chains, dies
On April 19, 2002, Staley's accountants contacted Staley's mother Nancy McCallum and informed her that no money had been withdrawn from the singer's bank account in two weeks. McCallum th...
2003 Apr 5
to 2003 Apr 7
 Syracuse Orange Wins 2003 NCAA Final Four
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
2004 Apr 5 Edward Kennedy Calls Iraq "George Bush's Vietnam"
Senator Edward M. Kennedy said yesterday that President Bush's Iraq policy is ''ridiculous" and disputed Bush's statement that the 2004 reelection validated the war. Iraq is ''Bush's Viet...
2005 Apr 5 Corrosion of Conformity release In the Arms of God
In the Arms of God is the seventh studio album by Corrosion of Conformity and was released April 5, 2005. So far, it is the only Corrosion of Conformity album to not feature drummer Reed ...
2005 Apr 5 New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 4-3
NEW YORK -- In the arrogant capital of baseball championship entitlement, this Opening Week series is being viewed as a restoration of the natural order of things. The Yankees are beat...
2005 Apr 5 Saul Bellow Dies
While sales of Bellow's first few novels were modest, that turned around with Herzog. Bellow continued teaching well into his old age, enjoying its human interaction and exchange of ideas...
2006 Apr 5 America's Next Top Model Cycle 6 Episode 6
The girls learned about improv by attending a workshop at The Groundlings. Tyra played a trick on the girls by pretending to faint to hint about acting. Later, the girls put their skills ...
2006 Apr 5 Boston Red Sox defeat Texas Rangers, 2-1
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Slender Michael Young, the 2005 American League batting champion, hoped he'd checked his swing on one of those devastating 95-mile-per-hour Josh Beckett fastballs. ...
2006 Apr 5 South Park Episode 1003 - "Cartoon Wars Part I"
Cartman and Kyle are at war over the popular cartoon, "Family Guy." Kyle loves "Family Guy" and hates Cartman. The two boys embark upon a mad chase across the country and the fate of "Fam...
2007 Apr 5 Boston Red Sox defeat Kansas City Royals, 4-1
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Bedazzled? Of course. Doesn't matter who they were, or where they were watching from. His wife, Tomoyo, sitting undisturbed behind home plate in Kauffman Stadium. R...
2007 Apr 5 UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 9 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 5, 2007 at the The ...
2007 Apr 5
to 2007 Apr 8
 Zach Johnson wins the 71st Masters
Zach Johnson won the competition with a score of +1 (289) which is tied for the highest winning score ever recorded for this tournament. Zach Johnson completed a Cinderella story with ...
2008 Apr 5 Baltimore Orioles defeat Seattle Mariners, 6-4
For much of last season, the Orioles' bullpen turned narrow leads into deficits, potentially uplifting wins into gut-wrenching losses. However, in the first week of the 2008 season, th...
2008 Apr 5 Boston Celtics defeat Charlotte Bobcats, 101-78
2008 Apr 5 Charlton Heston Dies
Charlton Heston (October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for having played heroic roles, such as Moses in The Ten Comman...
2008 Apr 5
to 2008 Apr 7
 Kansas Jayhawks Win 2008 Final Four
The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college bas...
2008 Apr 5 "Laser Cats! 3D" SNL Digital Short
Samberg and Hader attempt to pitch Laser Cats to Lorne again, this time with a scene enhanced by 3D glasses. The plot revolves around a ban on all laser cats and a battle against the corr...
2008 Apr 5 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 10-2
TORONTO - The extolling of the bullpen went on for months last season. One of the best in baseball, along with the pen in San Diego. The Red Sox had relievers to fit each role, each situa...
2009 Apr 5 Hopkinton (Massachusetts) Little League Parade - 2009
The Hopkinton Little League parade was held Sunday, April 5, 2009. Players walked from town common to Carrigan Park for the opening day ceremony. Wally, the Boston Red Sox mascot, was the...