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1973 – In the deadliest aviation accident in Swiss history, Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashed into a hillside near Hochwald, killing 108 people of 145 on board. 2019 – Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project released the first image of a black hole (depicted) , located at the center of the galaxy M87 .
1901 – New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.; 1915 – World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
1608 – In Ireland, O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry. [5]1677 – The French army captures the town of Cambrai held by Spanish troops. [6]1713 – With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inheritable by a female; his daughter and successor, Maria ...
1580 – One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place. [5] ... Historical Events on April 6
1920 – Gerda Lerner, Austrian-American historian and woman's history author (d. 2013) [24] 1920 – Tom Moore, British army officer and fundraiser (d. 2021) [25] 1921 – Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (d. 2014) 1922 – Anton Murray, South African cricketer (d. 1995) 1923 – Percy Heath, American bassist (d. 2005)
1858 - The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up; 1888 - Death of Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) 1899 - Birth of Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist (d. 1988) 1919 - Birth of Tom Willmore, English geometer (d. 2005) 1958 - Death of Rosalind Franklin, British chemist (b. 1920)
April marks Arab American Heritage Month. Here's what a few Americans of Arab heritage are saying about the significance of the month. ... “There’s so much history on the Arab American side ...
It is noted as one of the first European battles in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder. 1601–1900 1611 ... Historical Events on April 28