Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 CHINA🗓️ 5 May 1260Emperor of Yuan China from 1271 to 1294
May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 JAPAN🗓️ 4 May 19191919 political movement in China
The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan📜 INDIAN ARMY🌍 CHINA🗓️ 3 May 19281928 Chinese-Japanese conflict in China
Hong Kong Police Force📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 1 May 1844Principal law enforcement agency of Hong Kong
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 CHINA🗓️ 1 May 1925China's national trade union center
A bomb blast in Ürümqi📜 CITIES🌍 CHINA🗓️ 30 April 2014Terrorist attack by Uighur separatists in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First transcontinental railroad lay ten miles of track in one day📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ 28 April 1869U.S. company that built western leg of the first transcontinental railroad
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei📜 WARS🌍 JAPAN🗓️ 28 April 19521952 peace treaty between Japan and the Republic of China
The Second Canton Uprising took place in Guangzhou📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 CHINA🗓️ 27 April 1911Part of the Xinhai Revolution
The April 27 demonstrations📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 CHINA🗓️ 27 April 19891989 nationwide Chinese student protests in response to the April 26 Editorial
Benxihu Colliery accident in Manchukuo leaves 1📜 WARS🌍 JAPAN🗓️ 26 April 1942Historic mine in Benxi, Liaoning, China
People’s Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 CHINA🗓️ 26 April 1989Chinese Communist Party newspaper
China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 JAPAN🗓️ 26 April 19941994 aviation accident in Nagoya, Japan
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