SpaceX's Starship rocket, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, launches for the first time. It explodes four minutes into flight. Date: April 20, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world. Date: April 19, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
Colo-Colo, the most successful and popular soccer football team in the South American nation of Chile, was founded at the El Llano Stadium in San Miguel, Santiago, by footballer David Arellano and some of his teammates who had also left the Deportes Magallanes club. Date: April 19, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex. Date: April 19, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Jaffa riots commence, initiating the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. Date: April 19, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Majdan-Tatarski ghetto is established, situated between the Lublin Ghetto and a Majdanek subcamp. Date: April 19, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: In German-occupied Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews. Date: April 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)
Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco. Date: April 19, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)
Students in South Korea hold a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign. Date: April 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Charles Manson is sentenced to death (later commuted to life imprisonment) for conspiracy in the Tate–LaBianca murders. Date: April 19, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)