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What Happened On 5th April 1943 In History

April 5th (1943) was a Monday. It's the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 271 days left to the end of the year.

Historical Events for 5th April, 1943

  • » World War II: American bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory one kilometer from the resid

Famous Birthdays on April 5 in 1943

  • » Max Gail, American actor
  • » Jean-Louis Tauran, French cardinal

April 5th Famous Deaths for 1943

  • » Aleš Hrdlička, Czech-American anthropologist (b. 1869)

April 5th Holidays in History

  • » Christian Feast Day:
  • » Albert of Montecorvino
  • » Æthelburh of Kent known as Ethelburga of Lyminge
  • » Saint Derfel or Derfel Gadarn
  • » Gerald of Sauve-Majeure
  • » Juliana of Liège
  • » Maria Crescentia Höss
  • » Pandita Mary Ramabai (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • » Ruadán of Lorrha
  • » Vincent Ferrer
  • » April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Cold Food Festival, held on April 4 if it is a Leap year (China); and its related observances:

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