The Progress Party was founded in a movie theater in Oslo, Norway.
BOAC Flight 712 experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow, leading to the deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded a George Cross for heroism.
A large explosion on board the MV Dara in the Persian Gulf killed 238 people.
A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language, which became COBOL.
Otto and Elise Hampel were executed in Berlin for performing acts of resistance against Nazism.
World War II: The United States Army Air Forces flew its first mission from India over the Hump (the eastern end of the Himalayas) to deliver materiel to China.
The Australian state of Western Australia voted to secede from the federation, but efforts to implement the result proved to be unsuccessful.
World War I: German naval officer Wilhelm Werner murdered 19 captured crew members of the British cargo ship Torrington by submerging U-55 when they were on deck.
American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films.
Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan was renamed Times Square after the New York Times building.
France and the United Kingdom signed the Entente Cordiale, agreeing to a peaceful coexistence after centuries of intermittent conflict.
American Civil War: Late-arriving reinforcements helped Confederate forces rout the Union Army at the Battle of Mansfield.
The Venus de Milo, an ancient Greek statue of a woman with its arms missing, was discovered on the island of Milos.
Kiliaen van Rensselaer purchased land near present-day Albany, New York, to establish Rensselaerswyck, which became the most successful patroonship under the Dutch West India Company.
Crusades: The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers, a castle in present-day Syria, to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baybars.
Abbasid forces decisively defeated the Saffarid emir Ya'qub ibn Laith, forcing the latter to halt his advance into Iraq.
Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus.
Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.
Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee.
Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty.
A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights.
The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56.
The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election.
Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.
BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.
The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.
South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia.
The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.
William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
Austro-Prussian War: Italy and Prussia sign a secret alliance against the Austrian Empire.
Black Hawk War: Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.
The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.
Czar Alexander I, the Russian Emperor and the Grand Duke of Finland, officially announces the transfer of the status of the Finnish capital from Turku to Helsinki.
Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in continental North America, is dedicated.
The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers.
Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.
Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.
Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent's claim to the papacy.
The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.
Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
Big Justice, American social media personality
Zaccharie Risacher, French basketball player
Jamie Drysdale, Canadian ice hockey player
Viktória Forster, Slovak track and field athlete
Skai Jackson, American actress
CeeDee Lamb, American football player
Lavinia Valbonesi, Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and First Lady of Ecuador
Kim Woo-jin, South Korean singer
Saygrace, Australian singer and songwriter
Roquan Smith, American football player
Arno Verschueren, Belgian footballer
Anna Korakaki, Greek Olympic shooter
Forrest Frank, American singer-songwriter
Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player
Josh Chudleigh, Australian rugby league player
Viktor Arvidsson, Swedish ice hockey player
TBJZL, English YouTuber
Jeff McNeil, American baseball player
Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (died 2017)
Matty Healy, English singer-songwriter and producer
Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player
Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer
Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player
Elton John, Trinidadian footballer
Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player
Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer
Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
Carlos Santana, Dominican baseball player
Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player
Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
Michelle Donelan, British politician
Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor
Taran Noah Smith, American actor
Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner
Gennady Golovkin, Kazakhstani boxer
Brett White, Australian rugby league player
Allu Arjun, Indian actor
Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model
Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter
Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer
Katee Sackhoff, American actress
Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model
Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter
Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor
Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer
Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress
Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach
Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner
Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress
Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and author (died 2008)
Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer
Anouk, Dutch singer
Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer
Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
Funda Arar, Turkish singer
Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player
Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (died 2013)
Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator
Nayden Todorov, Bulgarian conductor and culture minister
Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer
Emma Caulfield, American actress
Christof May, German theologian
Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (died 2010)
Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (died 2009)
Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer
Patricia Arquette, American actress and director
Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler
Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer
Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (died 2014)
Mark Blundell, English race car driver
Andy Currier, English rugby league player
Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (died 2014)
Dalton Grant, English high jumper
Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver
Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior
Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer
Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety
Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach
Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor (died 2021)
John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager
Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist
Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter
Dean Norris, American actor
Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Alec Stewart, English cricketer
Paddy Lowe, English engineer
Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter
Richard Hatch, American reality contestant
Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager
John Schneider, American actor and country singer
Alain Bondue, French cyclist
Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer
Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach
Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic
Christine Boisson, French actress
Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (died 2023)
Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician
Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist, essayist and poet
David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician
Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (died 2012)
Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (died 2012)
G.V. Loganathan, Indian-American engineer and academic (died 2007)
Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician (died 2004)
Gerd Andres, German politician
Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland
Mel Schacher, American bass player
Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015)
Phil Schaap, American jazz disc jockey and historian (died 2021)
Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach
K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (died 2007)
John Madden, English director and producer
Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
John Scott, English sociologist and academic
Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician
Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician
Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade
Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (died 2008)
Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (died 1999)
Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer
Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman
Jang Yong, South Korean actor
Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (died 2017)
Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator
Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director (died 1987)
Miller Farr, American football player (died 2023)
James Herbert, English author and illustrator (died 2013)
Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (died 2006)
Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist (died 2022)
Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (died 2022)
John Havlicek, American basketball player (died 2019)
Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer, composer and songwriter (died 1989)
John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic (died 2023)
Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (died 2004)
Martin J. Schreiber, American politician, 39th Governor of Wisconsin
Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 2018)
John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia
Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
Tony Barton, English footballer and manager (died 1993)
Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author
Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (died 2010)
Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian author and politician (died 1972)
Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (died 1974)
Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician (died 2021)
Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (died 2007)
James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (died 2014)
Iskandar of Johor (died 2010)
John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (died 2018)
Jack Le Goff, French equestrian (died 2009)
Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (died 2010)
Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1978)
Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (died 1996)
Fred Ebb, American lyricist (died 2004)
Tilly Armstrong, English author (died 2010)
Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 2013)
Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (died 2020)
Shecky Greene, American comedian (died 2023)
Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic (died 2024)
Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (died 2013)
Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (died 2006)
Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (died 1992)
Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (died 1997)
George Fisher, American cartoonist (died 2003)
Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (died 1997)
Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (died 2003)
Jan Novák, Czech composer (died 1984)
Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (died 2013)
Carmen McRae, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (died 1994)
Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (died 2007)
Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (died 2011)
Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (died 1992)
Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (died 2007)
Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (died 2004)
Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (died 2017)
Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (died 1988)
Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (died 2007)
María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (died 2002)
Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (died 2001 or 2010)
Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (died 1969)
Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (died 1995)
George Musso, American football player and police officer (died 2000)
John Fante, American author and screenwriter (died 1983)
Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 1987)
Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (died 1974)
Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (died 1978)
Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (died 1992)
Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (died 1971)
John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)
Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (died 1970)
Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (died 1924)
Maria Maksakova Sr., Russian soprano (died 1974)
Marie Byles, Australian solicitor (died 1979)
Yip Harburg, American composer (died 1981)
Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designer of the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (died 1970)
Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of United Artists (died 1979)
Adrian Boult, English conductor (died 1983)
Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician (died 1962)
Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (died 1967)
Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (died 1951)
R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (died 1972)
Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (died 1936)
Albert I of Belgium (died 1934)
Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer (died 1929)
Stanisław Taczak, Polish general (died 1960)
Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (died 1925)
Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic (died 1939)
Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator (died 1908)
Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player (died 1920)
Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (died 1938)
Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (died 1933)
Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (died 1898)
Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (died 1890)
Christian IX of Denmark (died 1906)
August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (died 1892)
Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (died 1857)
John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician (died 1830)
William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (died 1850)
David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician (died 1796)
Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (died 1798)
Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1770)
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (died 1704)
Philip IV of Spain (died 1665)
Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (died 1607)
Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (died 1631)
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (died 1630)
Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (died 1593)
Barbara of Hesse (died 1597)
Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (died 1604)
John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (died 1461)
Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (died 1431)
Peter I of Portugal (died 1367)
Nelsy Cruz, Dominican politician, governor of Monte Cristi (born 1982)
Keith Barnes, Welsh-Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1934)
Peter Higgs, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929)
Ralph Puckett, American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1926)
Mimi Reinhardt, Jewish Austrian secretary (born 1915)
Rick May, American-Canadian voice actor (born 1940)
Abdul Momin Imambari, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (born 1930)
Josine Ianco-Starrels, Romanian-born American art curator (born 1926)
Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (born 1934)
Rayson Huang, Hong Kong chemist and academic (born 1920)
Sergei Lashchenko, Ukrainian kick-boxer (born 1987)
David Laventhol, American journalist and publisher (born 1933)
Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (born 1936)
Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi patriarch (born 1927)
Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (born 1924)
Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (born 1930)
Mikhail Beketov, Russian journalist (born 1958)
Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (born 1942)
Sara Montiel, Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (born 1928)
José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (born 1917)
Margaret Thatcher, English politician, first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1925)
Blair Kiel, American football player and coach (born 1961)
Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (born 1928)
Janusz K. Zawodny, Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (born 1921)
Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (born 1910)
Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (born 1923)
Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter (born 1946)
Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer (born 1926)
Richard de Mille, American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (born 1922)
Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (born 1976)
Kazuo Shiraga, Japanese painter (born 1924)
Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (born 1928)
Gerard Reve, Dutch author and poet (born 1923)
Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer (born 1922)
Werner Schumacher, German actor (born 1921)
María Félix, Mexican actress (born 1914)
Harvey Quaytman, American painter (born 1937)
František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer (born 1927)
Claire Trevor, American actress (born 1910)
Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1947)
Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (born 1918)
León Klimovsky, Argentinian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1906)
Mick Young, Australian politician (born 1936)
François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (born 1899)
Marian Anderson, American operatic singer (born 1897)
Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907)
Per Ohlin, Swedish musician (born 1969)
Ryan White, American activist, inspired the Ryan White Care Act (born 1971)
John Frederick Coots, American pianist and composer (born 1897)
Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1894)
Isamu Kosugi, Japanese actor and director (born 1904)
Omar Bradley, American general (born 1893)
Breece D'J Pancake, American short story writer (born 1952)
James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (born 1894)
Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1881)
Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (born 1900)
Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (born 1886)
Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (born 1892)
Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (born 1885)
Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (born 1913)
Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (born 1890)
Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (born 1862)
Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (born 1880)
Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (born 1862)
Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1876)
Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (born 1873)
Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864)
Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (born 1884)
Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1848)
Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (born 1850)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1838)
Bernardino António Gomes, Portuguese physician and naturalist (born 1806)
Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (born 1802)
Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (born 1811)
István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (born 1791)
Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (born 1797)
Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (born 1676)
John Wise, American minister (born 1652)
Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (born 1641)
Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (born 1624)
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1641)
Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (born 1629)
Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (born 1611)
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (born 1575)
Magdalen Dacre, English noble (born 1538)
Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran theologian and reformer (born 1522)
Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (born 1510)
Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler (born 1449)
Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1423)
Sejong the Great, Korean king (born 1397)
John II, French king (born 1319)
Stephen Gravesend, bishop of London
Thomas of Tolentino, Italian-Franciscan missionary (born c. 1255)
Gertrude of Babenberg, duchess of Bohemia (born 1118)
John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1087)
Mu'izz al-Dawla, Buyid emir (born 915)
Gilbert, Frankish nobleman
Wang Yanxi, Chinese emperor
Adalelm, Frankish nobleman
Charibert II, Frankish king (born 607)
Shōtoku, Japanese prince (born 572)
Caracalla, Roman emperor (born 188)
Buddha's Birthday, also known as Hana Matsuri, "Flower Festival" (Japan)
Christian feast day: Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast day: Constantina
Christian feast day: Julie Billiart of Namur
Christian feast day: Perpetuus
Christian feast day: Walter of Pontoise
Christian feast day: William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))
Christian feast day: April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Earliest day on which Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)
International Romani Day