Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands. Date: April 5, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 1999 π On This Day (Today)
The cruise ship MS Sea Diamond strikes a volcanic reef near Nea Kameni and sinks the next day. Two passengers were never recovered and are presumed dead. Date: April 5, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 2007 π On This Day (Today)
North Korea launches its controversial KwangmyΕngsΕng-2 satellite. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of six-party talks. Date: April 5, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 2009 π …
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-131 to resupply the International Space Station. Date: April 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 2010 π On This Day (Today)
Twenty-nine coal miners are killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. Date: April 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 2010 π On This Day (Today)
Up to 50 people are killed and another 100 injured in two militant suicide bombings and attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan: the first on an Awami National Party rally in Timergara; the second on the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar. Date: April 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April…
Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid a slaughterhouse in Tennessee, detaining nearly 100 undocumented Hispanic workers in one of the largest workplace raids in the history of the United States. Date: April 5, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 5 π Events on this day in 2018…
Two Msβ― ~7.1 earthquakes, among the largest in Europe, strike Bulgaria, killing over 200 people and causing destruction. Date: April 4, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1904 π On This Day (Today)
In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala. Date: April 4, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1905 π On This Day (Today)
First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes. Date: April 4, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 4 π Events on this day in 1913 π On This Day (Today)