19 significant historical events occurred on April 4. April 4 has seen several important events. On this day, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis in 1968, and the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack occurred in Syria in 2017. Culturally, the 32nd Academy Awards ceremony took place on April 4, 1960. Other events in technology and sports from 1933 to 2004 have also been recorded on this date.
Total Events
19
Time Span
-45–2024
Categories
4
Top Category
war
9 events
27 famous birthdays on April 4
Including Andrei Tarkovsky, Isoroku Yamamoto, Heath Ledger
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Event Distribution by Century
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1 event15th Century
1 event18th Century
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8 events21st Century
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