The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-37 to deploy the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. Date: April 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard, including Sen. John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter. Date: April 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

Peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić are killed on the Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, becoming the first casualties of the Bosnian War. Date: April 5, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force. Date: April 5, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world. Date: April 5, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)

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 → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)

North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-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 → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅…

Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-131 to resupply the International Space Station. Date: April 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 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 → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)