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April 5

April 5 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1792 and 2018. United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on April 5?

April 5 is the 95th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1792 and 2018. Famous people born on April 5 include Roman Herzog, Julio Ángel Fernández and Pharrell Williams.

The shape of the day

50 years on from China, April 5 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

Aries is the sign for April 5 — read more on the Aries page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on April 5

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Game Biomorph
  • TV WIND BREAKER

2023

  • Movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie

2022

  • Game LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1792

    George Washington

    United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.

  2. 1902

    1902 Ibrox disaster

    A stand box collapses at Ibrox Park (now Ibrox Stadium) in Glasgow, Scotland, which led to the deaths of 25 and injuries to more than 500 supporters during an international association football match between Scotland and England.

  3. 1942

    World War II

    World War II: Adolf Hitler issues Fuhrer Directive No. 41 summarizing Case Blue, including the German Sixth Army's planned assault on Stalingrad.

  4. 1966

    Buddhist Uprising

    During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempts to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

  5. 1974

    Carrie (novel)

    Carrie, the first novel by American author Stephen King, is published for the first time with a print run of 30,000 copies.

  6. 1976

    China

    In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident.

  7. 1983

    People's Armed Police

    The People's Armed Police is officially founded.

  8. 1998

    Japan

    In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world.

  9. 2010

    2010 North-West Frontier Province attacks

    Up to 50 people are killed and another 100 injured in two militant suicide bombings and attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan: the first on an Awami National Party rally in Timergara; the second on the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar.

  10. 2018

    United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid a slaughterhouse in Tennessee, detaining nearly 100 undocumented Hispanic workers in one of the largest workplace raids in the history of the United States.

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 5

Roman Herzog

b. 1934

German lawyer and politician, 7th President of Germany

Julio Ángel Fernández

b. 1946

Uruguayan astronomer

Pharrell Williams

b. 1973

American singer, songwriter and rapper

Quade Cooper

b. 1988

New Zealand-Australian rugby player and boxer

Lisa Zane

b. 1961

American actress and singer

Thomas Hobbes

b. 1588

English philosopher

Nadar

b. 1820

French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist and balloonist

George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

b. 1539

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Deaths

  • 2014Alan Davie
  • 2004Heiner Zieschang
  • 1998Cozy Powell
  • 1997Allen Ginsberg
  • 1994Kurt Cobain
  • 1975Chiang Kai-shek

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Agape, Chionia, and Irene
  • —Christian feast day: Albert of Montecorvino
  • —Christian feast day: Catherine of Palma
  • —Christian feast day: Derfel Gadarn
  • —Christian feast day: Æthelburh of Kent
  • —Christian feast day: Gerald of Sauve-Majeure
  • —Christian feast day: Juliana of Liège
  • —Christian feast day: Maria Crescentia Höss

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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