March 1 ⇒Back
March 1 ⇒Back
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April 21, 1792 – ★(death) Tiradentes, a revolutionary in Brazil.
He leads a movement for Brazil's independence.
He is hanged, drawn and quartered.
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April 20, 1871 – ★Modern Postal Service is Introduced in Japan. The first stamps are issued.
April 20 has been Communications Commemoration Day since 1934.
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It is said that Baron Maejima Hisoka founded the Japanese postal service. But on this day, he was in Great Britain for the study of the workings of the General Post Office. So, the person who actually introduced the modern postal service in Japan was Toshimich Okubo, the supervisor of Maejima.
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April 12, 1945 - ◆(death) Franklin D. Roosevelt, US President.
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April 14, 2010 - ◆Yushu earthquake. Nearly 2,700 are killed (Yushu, Qinghai, China).
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April 14, 2010 - ◆Eruptions of Eyjafjallajokull.
Although relatively small for volcanic eruptions, the eruptions cause enormous disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe over an initial period of six days.
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