April 4 in History

  2023

Finland joins NATO

  1959

Senegal and Sudanese Rep. form Mali Federation

ends   1951

UN forces counterattack Chinese in Korea

starts   1951

Israeli–Palestinian clashes around Gaza

  1949

North Atlantic Treaty signed, forming NATO alliance

  1939

Japan occupies Spratly Islands

  1931

Kumul Khanate revolts against Xinjiang gov.

starts   1931

Madeira leads revolution against Portuguese government

  1925

Japan evacuates north Sakhalin

starts   1920

Japanese offensive in Russian Far East

  1920

Wrangel takes command of Armed Forces of Southern Russia, renaming them as “Russian Army”

  1912

Tibet declares independence

starts   1902

Persia dependent on Russian loans

  1884

Peace agreement between Chile and Bolivia

  1883

Queensland attempts to annex New Guinea

starts   1863

British campaign in Taranaki

starts   1508

Sebastian Cabot explores eastern North America*

  390

Theodosius I massacres mob in Thessalonica, angering bishop Ambrose*

starts   270

Zenobia conquers Arabia Petraea*

ends   230

Sabaeans and Himyarites defeat Aksumites near Zafar*

  214

Caracalla creates new province in Gallaecia*

starts   198

Caracalla, and then Geta, co-emperors*

ends   140

Mithridates V opposes Vologases III of Parthia*

ends   116

Romans conquer kingdoms of Upper Mesopotamia*

starts   116

Trajan conquers Parthian Mesopotamia*

  116

Trajan annexes Mesopotamia to Roman Empire*