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1915- Italians lose battle of al Ghardabiya, their biggest defeat since invading Libya in 1911. 1949- The International Olympic Committee approves Japan’s accession to the Olympic games. 1991- Tropical cyclone …
April, 2015
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27 April
April 27, South African Independence Day
1876 –British Queen Victoria becomes Empress of India. 1897- National Diet Library in Japan opened. 1924 – Austrian Republic established. 1992 – Serbia and Montenegro announce Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. …
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26 April
April 26th, South Africa holds first non-racial democratic elections
1960- Togo gains independence from France. 1968- Explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant occurs in Ukraine, leaving environmental disaster. 1994- South Africa holds first non-racial democratic elections. Born Today: …
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25 April
April 25, World Malaria Day
1945 – Representatives of 45 states assemble in the city of San Francisco to set the basis of the UN Charters. 1955 – Establishment of Non-Aligned Movement announced in …
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23 April
April 23rd, World Book Day
1993-Eritreans vote on Independence from Ethiopia. 2002-The Library of Alexandria in Egypt reopened and reconstructed after over 1600 years of disappearance. 2013-Bishops Yohanna Ibrahim and Boutros Yazigi kidnapped by the …
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22 April
April 22, Soviet Leader Vladimir Lenin born
1951 – The Germans launch gas attack in second Battle of Ypres during World War I. 1981 – Mother Teresa visits Japan for the first time. 1984 – Libyan-British …
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20 April
April 20, Interpol established
1871 – Civil Rights Act issued in the US. 1901 – First Women’s University established in Japan. 1925 – Airmail service begins between Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. 1929 – Establishment …
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19 April
April 19, Singing of the Acting of Independence of Venezuela
1946 –6-month general strike in Palestine turns into a rebellion led by Haj Amin el-Husseini against the Jewish immigration into Palestine. 2005 – German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected as …
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18 April
April18, US attacks Iraqi territories and bombards a number of sites including Iraqi Radar bases
1919- The League of Nations formally established when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratified by 42 nations in 1919, came into effect. 1980- The establishment of Zimbabwe republic. …
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16 April
April 16, Israeli Mossad assassinates Palestinian Fatah movement founder Abu Jihad
1938- Italy and Britain arrive at understanding whereby they mutually agreed not to acquire privileged positions of a political character in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. 1948- The establishment of the …