Nikita Khrushchev 1894 - U.S.S.R. premier
- 1817 - The first American school for the deaf was opened in Hartford, CT.
- 1861 - U.S. President Lincoln mobilized the Federal army.
- 1865 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died from injuries inflicted by John Wilkes Booth.
- 1912 - The ocean liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg the evening before. 1,517 people died and more than 700 people survived.
- 1923 - Insulin became generally available for people suffering with diabetes.
- 1983 - In Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, the Tokyo Disneyland theme park opened.
- 1989 - Students in Beijing launched a series of pro democracy protests upon the death of former Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang. The protests led to the Tiananmen Square massacre.
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