Spanish Civil War: GeneralΓsimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender. Date: April 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today)
A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister. Date: April 1, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1941 π On This Day (Today)
FΓ’ntΓ’na AlbΔ massacre: Between two hundred and two thousand Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops. Date: April 1, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1941 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen. Date: April 1, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)
World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa. Date: April 1, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1945 π On This Day (Today)
The Malayan Union is established. Protests from locals led to the establishment of the Federation of Malaya two years later. Date: April 1, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today)
The 8.6 Mwβ― Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii. Date: April 1, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in…
The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins. Date: April 1, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today)
Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark. Date: April 1, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today)
Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin. Date: April 1, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1948 π On This Day (Today)