World War II: United States Army Air Forces bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory 1 kilometre (0.62ย mi) from the residential area hit. Date: April 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia…
Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory". Date: April 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1945 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all four crew members and 16 civilians on the ground. Date: April 5, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1946 ๐ On This Day…
Soviet troops end their year-long occupation of the Danish island of Bornholm. Date: April 5, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1946 ๐ On This Day (Today)
A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States. Date: April 5, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1949 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union. Date: April 5, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1951 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. Date: April 5, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1956 ๐ On This Day (Today)
Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada, is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time. Date: April 5, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1958 ๐ On This Day (Today)
My Fair Lady wins Best Picture at the 37th Academy Awards. Date: April 5, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1965 ๐ On This Day (Today)
During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyแป n Cao Kแปณ personally attempts to lead the capture of the restive city of ฤร Nแบตng before backing down. Date: April 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1966 ๐ On This Day (Today)