Forward Planner: News Anniversaries for the next 6 months

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April 2025

1 Year (2024)
Apr 30: The G7 countries agree to phase out unabated coal power by 2030–2035.

2 Years (2023)
Apr 15: Nuclear power in Germany ends after the closure of the final power plants and nuclear being a power source for the country for over 50 years.

5 Years (2020)
Apr 02: Coronavirus pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 1 million worldwide.
Apr 05: Coronavirus pandemic: The first case of COVID-19 reported in a four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City.
Apr 08: Coronavirus pandemic: China ends the lockdown after 76 days in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
Apr 10: Coronavirus pandemic: The death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 100,000 globally, a ten-fold increase from March 20.
Apr 14: World Economy to shrink 3% according to The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Apr 15: Coronavirus pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 2 million worldwide, just 13 days since the 1 million mark.
Apr 20: Oil prices reach a record low due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the Russia–Saudi Arabia oil price war.
Apr 25: Coronavirus pandemic: The death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 200,000 globally, having doubled in 15 days. The U.K. becomes the fifth country to report 20,000 deaths.
Apr 27: Coronavirus pandemic: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 passes 3 million worldwide. Confirmed cases in the US passes 1 million.

10 Years (2015)
Apr 02: Terrorists kill 148 in mass shooting at Garissa University College, Kenya.
Apr 02: UK: ITV broadcasts live TV election debate with 7 party leaders.
Apr 08: Gang steals money, diamonds & jewellery at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd.
Apr 11: 1st time women & men hold Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race on same day.
Apr 11: British tennis player Andy Murray marries Kim Sears in Dunblane, Scotland.
Apr 12: Sheila Kitzinger, natural childbirth expert, dies aged 86.
Apr 14: Death US soul singer Percy Sledge, 74 ('When a Man Loves a Woman').
Apr 18: 22 climbers killed by avalanche on Mt Everest triggered by Nepal earthquake.
Apr 19: Hundreds of Libyan migrants killed as boat capsises in Mediterranean Sea.
Apr 22: UK: Tesco supermarket retailer posts record loss of £6.4 billion.
Apr 25: Major Earthquake in Nepal. Estimated over 9,000 killed in Nepal, China & India.
Apr 25: UK: Champion jockey A P McCoy's final race meeting.
Apr 26: UK: Largest to date London Marathon with more than 38,000 competitors.
Apr 27: UK: Ex nurse jailed 18 years for rape & assault of unconscious women in hospital.
Apr 30: Death of US soul singer Ben E.King aged 76 ('Stand By Me').

15 Years (2010)
Apr 01: Death of American actor John Forsythe aged 91.
Apr 07: Death of English actor Christopher Cazenove aged 64 ('Duchess of Duke Street', 'Dynasty').
Apr 08: Death of Malcolm McLaren, British music manager & musician.
Apr 15: UK: ITV broadcasts 1st ever live 'Election Debate' between main political leaders.
Apr 15: Volcanic ash cloud from Iceland leads to closure of airspace over Europe.
Apr 20: 'Deepwater Horizon' drilling rig explosion, Gulf of Mexico. 11 killed.
Apr 21: Death International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonia Samaranch, 90.

20 Years (2005)
Apr 02: Death of Pope John Paul II aged 84.
Apr 06: Death of Prince Rainier of Monaco aged 81.
Apr 07: Last British-owned volume car maker MG Rover placed into receivership.
Apr 07: UK: Fictional 'Death' of 'Mike Baldwin' after 30 years in 'Coronation Street'.
Apr 07: UK:'Death' of 'Mike Baldwin' (actor Johnny Briggs) after 30 years in 'Coronation Street'.
Apr 09: UK: Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles.
Apr 11: Death of American microbiologist Maurice R.Hilleman aged 85.
Apr 19: 78 yr old German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger elected Pope Benedict XVI.
Apr 23: Death British actor Sir John Mills, 97 ('Great Expectations', 'Dunkirk', 'Ice Cold in Alex').
Apr 23: Death of British actor Sir John Mills aged 97 ('Great Expectations,','Dunkirk', 'Ice Cold in Alex').
Apr 29: Syria completes military withdrawal from Lebanon after 29 years' occupation.

25 Years (2000)
Apr 01: German WW2 Enigma de-coding machine stolen from Bletchley Park, England.
Apr 10: UK: Store manager Mark Hedley wins compensation over sacking for being HIV positive.
Apr 12: Queen presents Royal Ulster Constabulary with George Cross.
Apr 14: UK: Road rage killer Kenneth Noye jailed for stabbing driver to death on M25 Motorway.
Apr 19: Farmer Tony Martin jailed for life for murder of 16 year old burglar Fred Barras.
Apr 19: UK: Farmer Tony Martin jailed for life for murder of 16 year old burglar Fred Barras.

30 Years (1995)
Apr 04: Death of English radio & TV personality & comedian Kenny Everett aged 50.
Apr 19: US: Oklahoma City bomb planted by Timothy McVeigh kills 168 and injures over 500.
Apr 21: UK: Channel 4 broadcasts 1st episode of comedy series 'Father Ted'.
Apr 25: Death of American actress & dancer Ginger Rogers aged 83.
Apr 27: Death of former British MI5 counter-intelligence officer Peter Wright.

35 Years (1990)
Apr 01: 1,000 prisoners begin 3-week riot at Strangeways, Manchester.
Apr 01: Community Charge ('poll tax') comes into force in England & Wales.
Apr 08: ABC TV in America broadcasts 1st episode of hit drama series 'Twin Peaks'.
Apr 11: British Customs claim seizure of parts for a 'supergun' on a ship bound for Iraq.
Apr 13: Soviet Union admits responsibility for 1940 Katyn Massacre of 20,000 Poles.
Apr 15: Death of Swedish film actress Greta Garbo aged 84.
Apr 23: Death of American actress Paulette Goddard.
Apr 24: Launch of Space Shuttle 'Discovery' carrying Hubble Telescope.

40 Years (1985)
Apr 08: India files law suit against Union Carbide for Bhopal gas leak (December 1984).
Apr 14: Death of actress Noele Gordon aged 65 ('Crossroads').
Apr 25: West Germany introduces law against denying events of Holocaust during WW2.
Apr 28: UK: Over 18 million watch finish of World Snooker final: Steve Davis & Dennis Taylor.

45 Years (1980)
Apr 04: UK: Violet Carson makes last appearance as 'Ena Sharples' in ITV serial 'Coronation Street'.
Apr 09: UK: ITV broadcasts controversial drama documentary 'Death of a Princess'.
Apr 25: Failed US raid to free 52 American hostages in US Embassy, Tehran. 8 soldiers killed.
Apr 29: Death film director Alfred Hitchcock aged 80 ('The Birds', 'Psycho', 'Rear Window').
Apr 29: Death of film director Alfred Hitchcock aged 80 ('The Birds', 'Psycho', 'Rear Window').

50 Years (1975)
Apr 03: Soviet Anatoly Karpov is World Chess Champion after Bobby Fischer resigns.
Apr 04: USA: Bill Gates & Paul Allen start computer software company: Microsoft.
Apr 13: Start of 15 year Lebanese Civil War.
Apr 17: Surrender of Khmer Republic ends Cambodian Civil War.
Apr 23: Death British actor William Hartnell. The 1st Doctor in BBC TV series 'Dr Who'.
Apr 23: Death British actor William Hartnell. The 1st 'Doctor' in BBC TV series 'Dr Who'.
Apr 24: Baader-Meinhoff Gang blows up W.German Embassy, Stockholm after holding hostages.
Apr 24: Baader-Meinhoff Gang blows up West German Embassy in Stockholm after holding hostages.
Apr 30: End of Vietnam War with fall of Saigon & unconditional surrender of S.Vietnamese Govt.
Apr 30: End of Vietnam War with fall of Saigon & unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese Govt.

55 Years (1970)
Apr 14: Explosion on board US spacecraft 'Apollo 13' during Moon landing mission.
Apr 14: Explosion on board US spacecraft 'Apollo 13' on Moon landing mission.
Apr 29: Birth US tennis champion Andre Agassi.

60 Years (1965)
Apr 01: Death of Helena Rubinstein, cosmetics company founder.

65 Years (1960)
Apr 18: Over 60,000 demonstrators join 'Ban The Bomb' march in London.
Apr 21: Brasilia replaces Rio de Janeiro as the capital city of Brazil.
Apr 28: Birth of Scottish novelist Ian Rankin ('Inspector Rebus' novels).

70 Years (1955)
Apr 05: Resignation of British PM Sir Winston Churchill because of ill health.
Apr 10: Ruth Ellis kills her lover David Blakely. Last woman to be executed for murder in UK.
Apr 12: American virologist Dr Jonas Salk produces polio vaccine.
Apr 18: Death of scientist Dr Albert Einstein aged 76. Developed Theory of Relativity.

75 Years (1950)
Apr 08: Death of Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky.

80 Years (1945)
Apr 11: WW2: US troops liberate Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.
Apr 11: WW2: US troops liberate Buchenwald concentration camp near Hanover, Germany.
Apr 12: Death of US President Franklin D Roosevelt.
Apr 15: WW2: British & Canadian troops liberate Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Apr 16: WW2: US troops liberate POW camp at Colditz Castle, Germany.
Apr 19: Rodgers & Hammerstein musical 'Carousel' opens on Broadway, New York.
Apr 21: WW2: Russian troops enter suburbs of German capital, Berlin.
Apr 28: WW2: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini & mistress Clara Petacci captured & executed.
Apr 29: WW2: US forces liberate Dachau concentration camp in Germany.
Apr 30: WW2: German leader Adolf Hitler & wife Eva Braun commit suicide in Berlin.

85 Years (1940)
Apr 02: Birth of British actress Penelope Keith ('The Good Life', 'To The Manor Born').
Apr 09: WW2: Germany invades Denmark & Norway.
Apr 09: WW2: Vidkun Quisling declares himself Prime Minister of Norway.
Apr 10: Birth of Irish-born broadcaster Gloria Hunniford.
Apr 12: Birth of English playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn.
Apr 14: Birth of Oscar-winning English actress Julie Christie ('Dr Zhivago').
Apr 17: Birth of English politician & author Jeffrey Archer.

90 Years (1935)
Apr 19: Birth of British comedian & actor Dudley Moore.

95 Years (1930)
Apr 06: Birth US geneticist James Watson (jt Nobel Prize for discovery DNA structure).
Apr 20: Birth comedy writer Sir Antony Jay (co-author 'Yes, Minister', 'Yes, Prime Minister').

100 Years (1925)
Apr 10: Publication of F.Scott Fitzgerald novel 'The Great Gatsby'.
Apr 12: Birth children's TV animator Oliver Postgate ('Noggin the Nog', 'Ivor the Engine').
Apr 12: Birth children's TV animator Oliver Postgate ('Noggin the Nog', 'Ivor the Engine', 'Bagpuss').
Apr 14: Birth of American film actor Rod Steiger ('In The Heat of the Night', 'Waterloo').
Apr 14: Birth US film actor Rod Steiger ('In The Heat of the Night', 'Waterloo').
Apr 26: Paul von Hindenburg elected President of Germany.

110 Years (1915)
Apr 07: Birth of American jazz singer Billie Holiday.
Apr 07: Birth of US jazz singer Billie Holiday.
Apr 12: Release of Charlie Chaplin silent comedy film 'The Tramp'.
Apr 23: WW1: Death of British war poet Rupert Brooke.
Apr 25: WW1: Start of Gallipoli Campaign against Ottoman Empire.(now ANZAC Day).

160 Years (1865)
Apr 15: Assassination of US President Abraham Lincoln, Washington DC.
Apr 26: US Presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth shot & killed.
Apr 28: Death of Canadian-born British shipping magnate Sir Samuel Cunard.

175 Years (1850)
Apr 23: Death of English poet William Wordsworth, 80 ('I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud').

210 Years (1815)
Apr 24: Birth of English writer Anthony Trollope ('The Chronicles of Barsetshire').

255 Years (1770)
Apr 07: Birth of English poet William Wordsworth ('I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud').
Apr 19: 14 year old Marie Antoinette marries future King of France, Louis XVI.

545 Years (1480)
Apr 18: Birth Italian noblewoman Lucrezia Borgia (illegitimate daughter Pope Alexander VI).

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