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This is a list of selected April 4 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

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Astley's Amphitheatre
William Henry Harrison
Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking
Portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr
William Henry Harrison
Bill Gates in 1977
Flag of Hong Kong
World Trade Center
Napoleon II, age 4
Martin Luther King Jr.

Ineligible

Blurb	Reason
Independence Day in Senegal (1960)	refimprove section
Qingming Festival in the Chinese calendar	refimprove
Children's Day in Hong Kong and Taiwan;	refimprove section
1460 – The University of Basel was opened as Switzerland's first university.	refimprove section
1660 – Charles II of England issued the Declaration of Breda, describing his conditions for the Restoration of the crown of England.	refimprove section
1768 – Philip Astley set up the first modern amphitheatre for the display of horse riding tricks in Lambeth, London, the origin of the modern circus.	Astley: refimprove sections; Circus: refimprove section
1796 – French naturalist Georges Cuvier delivered a lecture at the National Museum of Natural History on living and fossil remains of elephants and related species, founding the science of paleontology.	reimprove sections
1814 – Napoleon abdicated as Emperor of the French and named his son Napoleon II to replace him.	refimprove section
1866 – Russian tsar Alexander II narrowly survived an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov.	"Lede too short" banner, many citation needed tags
1945 – World War II: The U.S. Third Army captured the German city of Kassel after three days of fighting.	refimprove section
1969 – Surgeons Denton Cooley and Domingo Liotta implanted the first total artificial heart.	reimprove section
1973 – A C-141, dubbed the Hanoi Taxi, flew the last mission of Operation Homecoming to return American prisoners of war from Vietnam.	refimprove
1979 – Deposed Pakistani prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was controversially executed for authorising the murder of a political opponent.	lots of CN tags (21)
1990 – The current flag of Hong Kong was adopted for post-colonial use during the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress.	off topic
2002 – The Angolan government and UNITA rebels signed a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to observe the 1994 Lusaka Protocol and ending the 26-year-long Angolan Civil War.	refimprove section

Eligible

1268 – The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a five-year peace treaty.
1841 – William Henry Harrison (pictured) became the first U.S. president to die in office, sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were unanswered by the U.S. Constitution.
1873 – The Kennel Club, the world's oldest kennel club, was founded in the United Kingdom after Sewallis Shirley became frustrated by trying to organise dog shows without a consistent set of rules.
1905 – An earthquake hit the Kangra Valley in India, killing at least 20,000 people and destroying 100,000 buildings.
1968 – American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
1973 – A year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin towers, the World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated.
1975 – Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.
1975 – Vietnam War: On a mission to evacuate children from South Vietnam, a U.S. Air Force plane crash-landed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, killing 78 children and 60 others.
1988 – Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona, was removed from office after being convicted in his impeachment trial.
2013 – A building collapsed on tribal land in Thane in Maharashtra, India, causing 74 deaths.
Born/died this day: | Liu Yin |d|911| Robert III of Scotland |d|1406| Elena Glinskaya |d|1538| William Strachey |b|1572| Jean-Pierre Saint-Ours |b|1752| Philippa Fawcett |b|1868|Pierre Monteux |b|1875| Maurice de Vlaminck |b|1876| Isaac K. Funk |d|1912| Maya Angelou |b|1928 |Jonathan Agnew |b|1960| Karen Spärck Jones |d|2007| Roger Ebert |d|2013

Notes

Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 appears on March 19, so 1268 treaty should not appear in the same year
United States v. Microsoft Corp. appears on April 3, so Microsoft should not appear in the same year

April 4: Hansik in Korea (2024); Qingming Festival (traditional Chinese, 2024)

Alexios I Komnenos

503 BC – Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines.
1081 – The Komnenos dynasty came to full power with the coronation of Alexios I Komnenos (pictured) as Byzantine emperor.
1859 – Bryant's Minstrels premiered the minstrel song "Dixie" in New York City as part of their blackface show.
1949 – Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, establishing NATO, an international military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

A. Thomas Bradbury (b. 1902)
Martin Rundkvist (b. 1972)
Xu Lai (d. 1973)
Inez Robb (d. 1979)

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-{{*mp}} [[1979]] &ndash; Deposed [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] '''[[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]''' of [[Pakistan]] was executed.<!--Tagged for cleanup
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+!Blurb
+!Reason
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+| [[List of national independence days|Independence Day]] in '''[[Senegal]]''' ([[1960]])
+| refimprove section
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+| '''[[Qingming Festival]]''' in the [[Chinese calendar]]
+| refimprove
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+| '''[[Children's Day]]''' in Hong Kong and Taiwan;
+| refimprove section
+|-
+| [[1460]] – The '''[[University of Basel]]''' was opened as Switzerland's first university.
+| refimprove section
+|-
+| [[1660]] – [[Charles II of England]] issued the '''[[Declaration of Breda]]''', describing his conditions for [[Restoration (England)|the Restoration of the crown of England]].
+|refimprove section
+|-
+| [[1768]] – [[Philip Astley]] set up the first modern amphitheatre for the display of [[trick riding|horse riding tricks]] in [[Lambeth]], London, the origin of the modern '''[[circus]]'''.
+| Astley: refimprove sections; Circus: refimprove section
+|-
+| [[1796]] – French naturalist '''[[Georges Cuvier]]''' delivered a lecture at the [[National Museum of Natural History (France)|National Museum of Natural History]] on living and [[fossil]] remains of elephants and related species, founding the science of [[paleontology]].
+| reimprove sections
+|-
+| [[1814]] – [[Napoleon]] abdicated as [[Emperor of the French]] and named his son '''[[Napoleon II|{{nowrap|Napoleon II}}]]''' to replace him.
+| refimprove section
+|-
+| [[1866]] – Russian tsar [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander&nbsp;II]] narrowly survived an assassination attempt by '''[[Dmitry Karakozov]]'''.
+| "Lede too short" banner, many citation needed tags
+|-
+| [[1945]] – [[World War II]]: The [[United States Army Central|U.S. Third Army]] '''[[Battle of Kassel (1945)|captured]]''' the German city of [[Kassel]] after three days of fighting.
+| refimprove section
+|-
+| [[1969]] – Surgeons [[Denton Cooley]] and [[Domingo Liotta]] implanted the first total '''[[artificial heart]]'''.
+| reimprove section
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+| [[1973]] – A [[Lockheed C-141 Starlifter|C-141]], dubbed the '''''[[Hanoi Taxi]]''''', flew the last mission of [[Operation Homecoming]] to return American prisoners of war from Vietnam.
+| refimprove
+|-
+|[[1979]] – Deposed Pakistani prime minister '''[[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]''' was controversially executed for authorising the murder of [[Ahmad Raza Khan Kasuri|a political opponent]].
+| lots of CN tags (21)
+|-
+| [[1990]] – The current '''[[flag of Hong Kong]]''' was adopted for post-colonial use during the Third Session of the Seventh [[National People's Congress]].
+| off topic
+|-
+| [[2002]] – The Angolan government and [[UNITA]] rebels signed a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to observe the 1994 [[Lusaka Protocol]] and ending the 26-year-long '''[[Angolan Civil War]]'''.
+|refimprove section
+|}
+==Eligible==
-{{*mp}} [[1975]] &ndash; [[Bill Gates]] and [[Paul Allen]] founded '''[[Microsoft]]''' in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]].
+* [[1268]] – The [[Byzantine Empire]] and the [[Republic of Venice]] signed '''[[Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1268|a five-year peace treaty]]'''.
+* [[1841]] – '''[[William Henry Harrison]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first U.S. president to die in office<!--, 32 days into his term-->, sparking a brief [[constitutional crisis]] regarding questions of [[United States presidential line of succession#Acting President and President|presidential succession]] that were unanswered by the [[Constitution of the United States|U.S. Constitution]].
+* [[1873]] – '''[[The Kennel Club]]''', the world's oldest [[kennel club]], was founded in the United Kingdom after [[Sewallis Shirley (MP)|Sewallis Shirley]] became frustrated by trying to organise [[dog show]]s without a consistent set of rules.
+* [[1905]] – '''[[1905 Kangra earthquake|An earthquake]]''' hit the [[Kangra Valley]] in India, killing at least 20,000 people and destroying 100,000 buildings.
+* [[1968]] – [[Civil rights movement|American civil rights]] leader [[Martin Luther King Jr.|Martin Luther King&nbsp;Jr.]] ''(pictured)'' '''[[Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.|was assassinated]]''' in [[Memphis, Tennessee]].
+* [[1973]] – A year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin towers, the '''[[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]]''' in New York City was officially dedicated.
+* [[1975]] – [[Bill Gates]] and [[Paul Allen]] founded '''[[Microsoft]]''' in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], to develop and sell [[BASIC interpreter]]s for the [[Altair&nbsp;8800]].
+* [[1975]] – [[Vietnam War]]: On [[Operation Babylift|a mission to evacuate children]] from [[South Vietnam]], a [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] plane '''[[1975 Tân Sơn Nhứt C-5 accident|crash-landed]]''' at [[Tan Son Nhut Air Base]], killing 78 children and 60 others.
+* [[1988]] – '''[[Evan Mecham]]''', Governor of Arizona, was removed from office after being convicted in his [[impeachment]] trial.
+* [[2013]] – '''[[2013 Thane building collapse|A building collapsed]]''' on tribal land in [[Thane]] in [[Maharashtra]], India, causing 74 deaths.
+* Born/died this day: | '''[[Liu Yin (Southern Han)|Liu Yin]]'''<!--Chinese emperor--> |d|911| '''[[Robert III of Scotland|Robert&nbsp;III of Scotland]]'''<!--King--> |d|1406| '''[[Elena Glinskaya]]'''<!--Russian regent--> |d|1538| '''[[William Strachey]]'''<!--English writer--> |b|1572| '''[[Jean-Pierre Saint-Ours]]'''<!--Swiss painter--> |b|1752| '''[[Philippa Fawcett]]'''<!--English mathematician--> |b|1868|'''[[Pierre Monteux]]'''<!--French/American orchestra conductor--> |b|1875| '''[[Maurice de Vlaminck]]'''<!--French painter--> |b|1876| '''[[Isaac K. Funk]]'''<!--American publisher--> |d|1912| '''[[Maya Angelou]]'''<!--American poet--> |b|1928 |'''[[Jonathan Agnew]]'''<!--English cricketer/broadcaster--> |b|1960| '''[[Karen Spärck Jones]]'''<!--English computer scientist--> |d|2007| '''[[Roger Ebert]]'''<!--American film critic--> |d|2013
+==Notes==
--->
+* [[Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/March 19|March 19]], so 1268 treaty should not appear in the same year
-'''[[April 4]]''': {{<!--If this year is a leap year-->#ifexpr:{{IsLeapYear|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}|'''[[Qingming Festival]]''' in the [[Chinese calendar]] ([[{{CURRENTYEAR}}]]);}} '''[[Children's Day]]''' in [[Taiwan]]
+* [[United States v. Microsoft Corp.]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 3|April 3]], so Microsoft should not appear in the same year
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-[[Image:Martin-Luther-King-1964-leaning-on-a-lectern.jpg|100x100px|Martin Luther King, Jr.]]
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-{{*mp}} [[1660]] &ndash; [[Charles II of England]] issued the '''[[Declaration of Breda]]''', describing his conditions for [[English Restoration|the Restoration]] of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|crown of England]].
-{{*mp}} [[1721]] &ndash; '''[[Robert Walpole]]''' took office as [[First Lord of the Treasury]], [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] and [[Leader of the House of Commons]], becoming the first [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]], though the term "Prime Minister" was not used at the time.
-{{*mp}} [[1949]] &ndash; Twelve nations signed the [[North Atlantic Treaty]], creating '''[[NATO]]'''.
-{{*mp}} [[1968]] &ndash; [[United States|American]] [[civil rights]] leader [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] ''(pictured)'' '''[[Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination|was assassinated]]''' on the balcony of the [[Lorraine Motel]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]].
-{{*mp}} [[1969]] &ndash; [[Surgery|Surgeons]] [[Denton Cooley]] and [[Domingo Liotta]] implanted the first total '''[[artificial heart]]'''.
-{{*mp}} [[1976]] &ndash; '''[[Norodom Sihanouk]]''' abdicated from the role of leader<!--Not wikied, no corresponding article for Cambodia's non-titled head of state exists yet--> of [[Cambodia]] and was arrested by the [[Khmer Rouge]].
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+'''[[April 4]]''': '''[[Cold Food Festival|Hansik]]''' in Korea (2024)<!--April 5 in non-leap years (2025)-->; '''[[Qingming Festival]]''' ([[List of observances set by the Chinese calendar|traditional Chinese]], 2024)
+{{main page image/OTD|File:Alexios I Komnenos.jpg|Alexios I Komnenos}}
+* [[503&nbsp;BC]] – [[Roman consul]] '''[[Agrippa Menenius Lanatus (consul 503 BC)|Agrippa Menenius Lanatus]]''' celebrated a [[Roman triumph|triumph]] for a military victory over the [[Sabines]].
+* [[1081]] – The [[Komnenos]] dynasty [[Byzantine Empire under the Komnenos dynasty|came to full power]] with the coronation of '''[[Alexios I Komnenos|Alexios&nbsp;I Komnenos]]''' ''(pictured)'' as [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] emperor.
+* [[1859]] – [[Bryant's Minstrels]] premiered the [[Minstrel show|minstrel song]] "'''[[Dixie (song)|Dixie]]'''" in New York City as part of their [[blackface]] show.
+* [[1949]] – Twelve nations signed the [[North Atlantic Treaty]], establishing '''[[NATO]]''', an international [[military alliance]] whereby its member states agree to [[Collective security|mutual defense]] in response to an attack by any external party.
+{{Born and died list|'''[[A. Thomas Bradbury|A.&nbsp;Thomas Bradbury]]'''<!--American architect--> |b|1902|'''[[Martin Rundkvist]]'''<!--Swedish archaeologist--> |b|1972| '''[[Xu Lai (actress)|Xu Lai]]'''<!--Chinese actress/spy--> |d|1973|'''[[Inez Robb]]'''<!--American reporter--> |d|1979}}
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