We have some interesting facts & historic events all about April 4th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about April 4th in history!
Global Celebrations
- International Day For Mine Awareness.
- International Carrot Day
- National Walk Around Things Day
- National Cordon Bleu Day
- World Rat Day
- Vitamin C Day
- National Tell A Lie Day
Historic Events
1975: Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800 in 1975.
1968: On 4th April in 1968 civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. His slaying was followed by a wave of rioting.
1938: Spanish women to protest State Department. Washington DC, led by Mrs. Ernestina Gonzales, PH.D. and former Director of the Madrid University Library, April 4, 1938
1868: British troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia in 1868.
Famous Birthdays
- Robert Downey Jr. was born.
- Heath Ledger was born.
- Parveen Babi was born.
Heartbreaking Deaths
- Martin Luther King Jr. died.
- Karl Benz died.
- William Henry Harrison died.