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Events In April 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in April of this year.
April Events
Araw Ng Kagitingan (PH)(1942): April 9
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Araw Ng Kagitingan, or the Day of Valor in the Philippines, marks the anniversary of the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942. Locally it is commemorated through the re-enactment of the Death March. The Japane...
April
Deir Yassin Massacre (PS/IL)(1948): April...
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Early on the morning of April 9, 1948, commandos of Menachem Begin's Irgun and the Stern Gang, classified as Zionist terrorist groups internationally, attacked Deir Yassin, a village with about 750 Palest...
April
Education and Sharing Day (1902): April 9
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National Education and Sharing Day began as a Presidential proclamation in 1978 to honor Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Schneerson tirelessly devoted his life to extending access to education to all...
April
Jenkins' Ear Day (UK)(1731): April 9
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Wars start for all kinds of reasons, silly and not. In this case, British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear was the reason. Jenkins' ship, the Rebecca, was off the coast of Jamaica when the Spanish Coast Guar...
April
Library Outreach Day, Ntl.: April 9
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The Wednesday of National Library Week in the US is National Library Outreach Day (originally National Bookmobile Day). Bookmobiles bring libraries to rural and poor communities that do not have librari...
April
Martyrs' Day (TN)(1938): April 9
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On April 9, 1938, thousands of Tunisians took to the streets of Tunis, protesting French colonial rule and demanding a Tunisian parliament on their behalf. The French put down the protest, shooting into t...
April
Name Yourself Day: April 9
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Don’t like your name? Today you can change it and be the name you want! It’s Name Yourself Day. Like your name? Find your name's meaning and what other people think about your name. Take it one further....
April
Pink, International Day of: April 9
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International Day of Pink occurs on the second Wednesday of April. It aims to raise awareness about bullying, discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, and transmisogyny worldwide. Numerous volunteer-org...
April
Prisoners of War Remembrance Day, Ntl.: Ap...
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President Obama proclaimed National Prisoners of War Remembrance Day in the U.S. in 2012. On this day, Americans are asked to honor American prisoners of war, both former and present.
April
Winston Churchill Day (1963): April 9
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Winston Churchill Day celebrates the anniversary of April 9, 1963, when President John F Kennedy bestowed an honorary US Citizenship on the former leader of Great Britain, Sir Winston Churchill. It is a r...
April
Yellow Ribbon Day, Ntl. (2004): April 9
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Created by a congressional resolution, National Yellow Ribbon Day highlights the historical significance of the yellow ribbon symbol, first used in the United States to promote national unity and remembra...
April
100th Day of the Year: April 10
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Today is the 100th day in the Gregorian calendar year.
April
Alcohol Screening Day, Ntl.: April 10
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National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) is an outreach, education, and screening initiative that raises awareness about harmful and dependent drinking behaviors. It connects individuals who are at risk with...
April
ASPCA Day (1866): April 10
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Today marks the anniversary of the creation of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®) by Henry Bergh in 1866.
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Commodore Perry Day (1794): April 10
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Matthew Calbraith Perry became a Commodore in the US Navy. In 1854, he successfully negotiated a peace treaty between Japan and the United States. He died four years later, and April 10, 1794, is the day...
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