Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 21 April 1509King of England from 1509 to 1547
Action of 21 April 1806: A French frigate escapes British forces off the coast of South Africa.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 INDIA🗓️ 21 April 18061806 battle of the Napoleonic Wars
Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 AUSTRALIA🗓️ 21 April 1856Social and political movement
Oliver Cromwell dissolves England’s Rump Parliament.📜 HISTORY🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 20 April 1653English military and political leader (1599–1658)
France declares war against the “King of Hungary and Bohemia”📜 WARS🌍 FRANCE🗓️ 20 April 1792Habsburg monarch from 1792 to 1835
Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.📜 FOOTBALL🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 20 April 1908Rugby league competition operator in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
Amethyst incident: The People’s Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British embassy in Nanjing during the Chinese Civil War.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 20 April 1949Chinese civil war incident
English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial “Rivers of Blood” speech.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 20 April 1968British politician (1912–1998)
England and France sign an alliance against Spain in the treaty of Blois.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 19 April 1572Sovereign state in Europe before 1707
Captain James Cook📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 19 April 1770British explorer and naval officer (1728–1779)
American Revolutionary War: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 19 April 17751775–76 American Revolutionary War campaign
American Revolutionary War: The war begins during the Battles of Lexington and Concord with a victory of American minutemen and other militia over British forces📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 19 April 17751775–1783 armed conflict in North America
The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and guarantees its neutrality.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 19 April 1839Treaty over Belgium and Luxembourg
The German Bundestag returns to Berlin.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GERMANY🗓️ 19 April 1999Federal parliament of Germany
American Revolution: The British Army advances up the Charles River in Massachusetts to destroy supplies of American militias📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 18 April 1775Founding of the United States
The St. Andrew’s Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 18 April 1899Charity based in Scotland
The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.📜 CITIES🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 18 April 1912British cruise line
The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 18 April 1949Law establishing the Republic of Ireland and severing political ties to the UK
King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country’s name will change to Eswatini.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 18 April 2018Title of the male monarch of Eswatini