Roman Herzog
b. 1934
German lawyer and politician, 7th President of Germany
On This Day · The 95th day of the year
April 5
A look at April 5 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Roman Herzog and Julio Ángel Fernández, and the day's notable deaths and observances.
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Events
10 notable moments- 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.
US federal law enforcement - 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.
Suicide bombings in Pakistan - 1998
Japan
In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opens to traffic, becoming the longest bridge span in the world.
Country in East Asia - 1983
People's Armed Police
The People's Armed Police is officially founded.
Chinese paramilitary organization - 1976
China
In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident.
Country in East Asia - 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.
1974 horror novel by - 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.
1966 unrest in South - 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.
1939–1945 global conflict - 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.
Stadium structural failure in - 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.
U.S. Founding Father, president
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Famous birthday twins
Born on April 5Julio 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, Scottish saxophonist and painter
- 2004Heiner Zieschang, German mathematician and academic
- 1998Cozy Powell, English drummer
- 1997Allen Ginsberg, American poet
- 1994Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1975Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China
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
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