Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
April 5
| 1242 | Russian troops repel an invasion by Teutonic knights. | |
| 1614 | Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. | |
| 1792 | George Washington casts the first presidential veto. | |
| 1843 | Queen Victoria proclaims Hong Kong a British crown colony. | |
| 1861 | Gideon Wells, the Secretary of the Navy issues official orders for the | |
| 1865 | As the Confederate army approaches Appomattox, it skirmishes with Union forces at Amelia Springs and Paine's Cross Road. | |
| 1908 | The Japanese Army reaches Yalu River as Russians retreat. | |
| 1919 | Eamon de Valera becomes president of Ireland. | |
| 1930 | Mahatma Ghandi defies British law by making salt in India instead of buying it from the British. | |
| 1941 | German commandos secure docks along the Danube River in preparation for Germany's invasion of the Balkans. | |
| 1943 | The British 8th Army attacks the next blocking position of the retreating Axis forces at Wadi Akarit. | |
| 1951 | Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to death for espionage. | |
| 1955 | Winston Churchill resigns as British prime minister. | |
| 1986 | A bomb explodes in a West Berlin disco packed with American soldiers. | |
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Born on April 5 |
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| 1588 | Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (Leviathan). | |
| 1827 | Joseph Lister, English physician, founded the idea of using antiseptics during surgery. | |
| 1839 | Robert Smalls, black congressman from South Carolina, 1875-87. | |
| 1856 | Booker T. Washington, former slave, educator, founded the Tuskegee Institute. | |
| 1858 | Washington Atlee Burpee, founded the world's largest mail-order seed company. | |
| 1900 | Spencer Tracy, actor (Adam's Rib, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner). | |
| 1908 | Bette Davis, film actress (Jezebel, All About Eve). | |
| 1916 | Gregory Peck, film actor (To Kill a Mockingbird). | |
| 1917 | Robert Bloch, novelist (Psycho). | |
| 1920 | Arthur Hailey, (Hotel, Airport). | |
| 1923 | Nguyen Van Thieu, president of South Vietnam. | |
| 1937 | Colin Powell, U.S. Army general, Secretary of State. | |
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