April
02 April 1982
Argentinian invasion on the British Falkland Islands, starting the Falklands War. 30 years.
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03 April 1862
Death of British naval officer and polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross, noted for carrying out magnetic surveys of both North and South poles. 150 years.
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07 April 1947
Death of Henry Ford, American Industrialist, car manufacturer and inventor, founder of the Ford motor company. 65 years.
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10 April 1512
Birth of King James V of Scotland. 500 years.
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12 April 1912
Death of Clara Barton in 1912, founder of the American Red Cross. 100 years.
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14 April 1912
Death of Henri Brisson, Prime Minister of France. 100 years.
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15 April 1812
Birth of Theodore Rousseau 1812, French painter, leader of Barbizon School. 100 years.
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15 April 1912
Titanic sinks, having set sail from Southampton on 10th April. 100 years.
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20 April 1912
Death of the Irish novelist Bram Stoker in 1912, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. 100 years.
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28 April 1928
Death of artist Yves Klein, a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme. 50 years.
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30 April 1662
Birth of Queen Mary II of England, Scotland and Ireland. 350 years.
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