On April 17.1942 ; French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress. source
On April 17.1942 ; French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
On April 17.1969 ; Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. source
On April 17.1969 ; Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
On April 20.1810 ; The Governor of Caracas declares independence from Spain. source
On April 20.1810 ; The Governor of Caracas declares independence from Spain.
On April 21.1821 ; Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire; he remains in power for only nine days before being sent into exile. source
On April 21.1821 ; Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire; he remains in power for only nine days before being sent into exile.
On April 25.1940 ; Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government. source
On April 25.1940 ; Merkið, the flag of the Faroe Islands is approved by the British occupation government.
On April 26.1966 ;The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15–200 are killed. source
On April 26.1966 ;The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15–200 are killed.
On April 30.1907 ; Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city. source
On April 30.1907 ; Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city.
On April 30.1963 ; The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. source
On April 30.1963 ; The Bristol Bus Boycott is held in Bristol to protest the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom.
On May 2.1816 ; Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Princess Charlotte of Wales. source
On May 2.1816 ; Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Princess Charlotte of Wales.
On May 4.1814 ; Emperor Napoleon I of France arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile. source
On May 4.1814 ; Emperor Napoleon I of France arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.
On May 4.1910 ; The Royal Canadian Navy is created. source
On May 4.1910 ; The Royal Canadian Navy is created.
On May 4.1926 ; The United Kingdom general strike begins. source
On May 4.1926 ; The United Kingdom general strike begins.
On May 5.1964 ; The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day. source
On May 5.1964 ; The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
On May 6.1835 ; James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald. source
On May 6.1835 ; James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald.
On May 6.1882 ; Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death in Dublin in the Phoenix Park Murders. source
On May 6.1882 ; Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death in Dublin in the Phoenix Park Murders.
On May 7.1915 ; Japanese 21 Demands Ultimatum to China (Commemorated as National Day of Humiliation) source
On May 7.1915 ; Japanese 21 Demands Ultimatum to China (Commemorated as National Day of Humiliation)
On May 7.1976 ; Honda Accord officially launched source
On May 7.1976 ; Honda Accord officially launched
On May 8.1945 ; Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre. source
On May 8.1945 ; Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre.
On May 8.1973 ; A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. source
On May 8.1973 ; A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants.
On May 9.1949 ; Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco. source
On May 9.1949 ; Rainier III becomes Prince of Monaco.
On May 11.1867 ; Luxembourg gains its independence. source
On May 11.1867 ; Luxembourg gains its independence.
On May 11.1946 ; The United Malays National Organisation is created. source
On May 11.1946 ; The United Malays National Organisation is created.
On May 12.1957 ; Alfonso de Portago crashes during the Mille Miglia, killing himself, his co-driver, Ed Nelson and ten spectators – five of whom were children. source
On May 12.1957 ; Alfonso de Portago crashes during the Mille Miglia, killing himself, his co-driver, Ed Nelson and ten spectators – five of whom were children.
On May 15.1648 ; The Treaty of Westphalia is signed. source
On May 15.1648 ; The Treaty of Westphalia is signed.
On May 15.1850 ; The Arana–Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina. source
On May 15.1850 ; The Arana–Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina.
On May 15.1919 ; The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job. source
On May 15.1919 ; The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
On May 17.1869 ; Imperial Japanese forces defeat the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Battle of Hakodate to end the Boshin War. source
On May 17.1869 ; Imperial Japanese forces defeat the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Battle of Hakodate to end the Boshin War.
On May 18.1896 ; The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional. source
On May 18.1896 ; The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
On May 18.1990 ; In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph). source
On May 18.1990 ; In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph).
On May 19.1941 ; The Viet Minh, a communist coalition, formed at Cao Bằng, Vietnam. source
On May 19.1941 ; The Viet Minh, a communist coalition, formed at Cao Bằng, Vietnam.
