Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor📜 HISTORY🌍 CHINA🗓️ 25 April 1644Period of Chinese history (1618–1683)
Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces📜 WARS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 25 April 19511950–1953 armed conflict in East Asia
President George W. Bush pledges U.S. military support in the event of a Chinese attack on Taiwan.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 25 April 2001President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 24 April 2026Pharaoh of Egypt from 1479 to 1425 BC
China launches Dong Fang Hong I📜 SPACE🌍 CHINA🗓️ 24 April 1970First satellite launched by China in 1970
Chinese Civil War: Establishment of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 CHINA🗓️ 23 April 19491927–1949 civil war in China
The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 INDIA🗓️ 22 April 1944U.S. Air Force special operations unit
Korean War: The Chinese People’s Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ 22 April 1951Armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula, 1950–1953
The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 INDIA🗓️ 21 April 1526Rulers of the Delhi Sultanate in India, 1451–1526
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 CHINA🗓️ 21 April 1989Student-led demonstrations in China
The Bahri Mamluks defeat the Ilkhanate in the battle of Marj al-Saffar📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 20 April 1303Egyptian dynasty (1250–1382)
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
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Lushan County📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 CHINA🗓️ 20 April 2013Measure of earthquake size
The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 17 April 1349State in present-day northern Iran from 651 to 1349
The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War📜 WARS🌍 JAPAN🗓️ 17 April 18951895 treaty ending the First Sino-Japanese War
Air China Flight 129 crashes on approach to Gimhae International Airport in Busan📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 CHINA🗓️ 15 April 20022002 aviation accident in South Korea
Saladin routs his Muslim opponents📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 13 April 1175Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (c. 1137–1193)