What Happened on Apr 4

Apr 4 1792

The French Legislative Assembly Extends Full Rights Of Citizenship To Free People Of Color Or Mulattoes

Toussaint L'Ouverture was born into slavery in the Plaine du Nord of what was then Saint-Domingue. He was born on the Bréda plantation of Bayon de... Read more

Apr 4 1873

Carrie S. Burnham Argues For Her Right To Vote

With this simple question, Carrie S. Burnham began her argument, made before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on April 3 and April 4, 1873, for... Read more

Apr 4 1905

Kangra Earthquake of 1905

1905 Kangra earthquake was a major earthquake that occurred in the Kangra Valley and the Kangra region of Himachal Pradesh in India on 4 April... Read more

Apr 4 1914

"The Star Boarder" (film) is Released

The Star Boarder is a 1914 American-made motion picture starring Charlie Chaplin. Charlie is the favorite of his landlady, and the other... Read more

Apr 4 1917

Senator George Norris Opposes U.S. Entry into the War

Mr. President, while I am most emphatically and sincerely opposed to taking any step that will force our country into the useless and senseless war... Read more

Apr 4 1920 to Apr 7 1920

Palestine/Nabi Musa riots in Jerusalem

The 1920 Palestine riots, or Nabi Musa riots, were violent Arab pogroms against the Jews in Jerusalem. They took place under British rule through... Read more

Apr 4 1921

Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup

The 1921 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Ottawa Senators and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association... Read more

Apr 4 1928

Maya Angelou is born

Marguerite Johnson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4 1928. Her father, Bailey Johnson, was a doorman and navy dietitian and her mother... Read more

Apr 4 1935 to Apr 8 1935

Gene Sarazen Wins The Second Annual Masters

Hitting the "shot heard 'round the world," Gene Sarazen holed a double eagle (235 yards,4 wood) at the par 5, No. 15 to tie Craig Wood and force... Read more

Apr 4 1940 to Apr 7 1940

Jimmy Demaret wins the 7th Masters Tournament

Playing in only his second Masters, Jimmy Demaret overcame an opening round 64 by Lloyd Mangrum to win the Tournament. Demaret's four-stroke... Read more

Apr 4 1945

U.S. 89th Infantry Division Liberates Ohrdruf, the First Sub-Camp of Buchenwald Concentration Camp Complex

. . .the most interesting--although horrible--sight that I encountered during the trip was a visit to a German internment camp near Gotha. The... Read more

Apr 4 1946 to Apr 7 1946

Herman Keiser wins the 10th Masters Tournament

Playing the first post-war Masters, Herman Keiser and Ben Hogan both three-putted the 72nd hole to allow Keiser to win by one stroke. Read more

Apr 4 1949

The NATO Agreement is Signed in Washington DC

The Treaty of Brussels, signed on 17 March 1948 by Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and the United Kingdom is considered the precursor... Read more

Apr 4 1949

St. Anthony's Hospital Fire

The death toll in the St. Anthony's hospital fire, which investigators believed may have been fed by fresh paint and varnish, was set at 66 today... Read more

Apr 4 1957 to Apr 7 1957

Doug Ford wins the 21st Masters Tournament

Doug Ford first played The Masters in 1952, and he last played it in 2001. That's 49 times playing The Masters, which was the record for most... Read more

Apr 4 1960

32nd Academy Awards

The 32nd Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1959 on 4 April 1960. MGM's (producer Sam Zimbalist) and director William Wyler's three and... Read more

Apr 4 1963 to Apr 7 1963

Jack Nicklaus wins the 27th Masters Tournament

Jack Nicklaus donned his first Green Jacket defeating Tony Lema by one stroke, and Julius Boros and Sam Snead by two. Nicklaus' two-under total was... Read more

Apr 4 1966

"Morgan!" Is Released

Morgan! (original UK title: Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment) is a 1966 comedy film made by the British Lion Films Corporation. It was... Read more

Apr 4 1968 to Apr 8 1968

Riots Erupt in Washington, DC Following Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination

The Washington, D.C. riots of April 4–8, 1968 erupted with the April 4, 1968 assassination of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King, Jr.... Read more

Apr 4 1968 6:00AM to 5:57PM

Apollo 6 Mission

Apollo 6, launched on April 4, 1968, was the Apollo program's second and last unmanned test flight of its Saturn V launch vehicle. While the... Read more

Apr 4 1968 6:01PM

Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated at Lorraine Motel

In March 1968, Reverend King went to Memphis, Tennessee in support of striking African American sanitation workers. The workers had staged a... Read more

Apr 4 1968 9:00PM

Robert F. Kennedy Delivers Speech on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

A speech on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. was given by New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy on April 4, 1968. Kennedy was campaigning... Read more

Apr 4 1972 to Apr 7 1972

Battle of Loc Ninh

The Battle of Loc Ninh was a major battle fought during the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive and lasted from 4–7 April 1972. Loc Ninh was a small... Read more

Apr 4 1975

Bill Gates and Paul Allen form partnership called Micro-Soft

While at Harvard, he met his future business partner, Steve Ballmer, whom he later appointed as CEO of Microsoft. He also met computer scientist... Read more

Apr 4 1976

"All The President's Men" Is Released

All the President's Men is a 1976 film based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the same name by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists... Read more