At least 13 people are killed and another three injured after a man goes on a spree shooting in the Serbian village of Velika IvanΔa. Date: April 9, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 2013 π On This Day (Today)
A 6.1βmagnitude earthquake strikes Iran killing 32 people and injuring over 850 people. Date: April 9, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 2013 π On This Day (Today)
A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. Date: April 9, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 2014 π On This Day (Today)
The Palm Sunday church bombings at Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt, take place. Date: April 9, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 2017 π On This Day (Today)
Soyuz MS-16 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying the Expedition 62/63 crew to the International Space Station. Date: April 9, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 2020 π On This Day (Today)
Soyuz MS-18 is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, carrying three members of the Expedition 64 crew to the International Space Station. Date: April 9, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 2021 π On This Day (Today)
Burmese military and security forces commit the Bago massacre, during which at least 82 civilians are killed. Date: April 9, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 2021 π On This Day (Today)
The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale. Date: April 8, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 8 π Events on this day in 1904 π On This Day (Today)
The Australian state of Western Australia votes to secede from the federation in a non-binding referendum, although efforts to implement the result prove unsuccessful. Date: April 8, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 8 π Events on this day in 1933 π On This Day (Today)
The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia. Date: April 8, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 8 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today)