Edmund Ironside succeeds his father Æthelred the Unready as King of England.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 1016King of England in 1016
The founding of the Order of the Garter by King Edward III is announced on St. George’s Day.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 1348British order of chivalry
King Charles II of England📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 1661King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.📜 HISTORY🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 19181914–1918 global conflict
The Estonian Constituent Assembly is held in Estonia📜 WARS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 23 April 19191919 elected organ of Estonia
Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final📜 FOOTBALL🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 1927Association football club in Cardiff, Wales
World War II: The Greek government and King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.📜 HISTORY🌍 GERMANY🗓️ 23 April 19411939–1945 global conflict
World War II: Baedeker Blitz: German bombers hit Exeter📜 WARS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 23 April 1942German air raids on British cities during World War II
The United Kingdom📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 22 April 19301930 international arms control treaty
British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 22 April 1969British yacht racer (born 1939)
Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ 22 April 19931993 killing in London, England
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