EVENTS:
- 900 – The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (the earliest known written document found in what is now the Philippines): the Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom of Tondo, as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister of Pailah, pardons from all debt the Honourable Namwaran and his relations.
- 1526 – The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat.
- 1934 – The “Surgeon’s Photograph”, the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1999, it is revealed to be a hoax).
- 1952 – Secretary’s Day (now Administrative Professionals’ Day) is first celebrated.
- 1982 – Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
- 1992 – The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
- 1993 – The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis García Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution.
- 2012 – Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, injuring 116 people.
- 2019 – Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, more than 200 people were killed.
- 2021 – Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board.
BIRTHS:
- 1651 – Joseph Vaz, Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1711)
- 1911 – Ivan Combe, American businessman, developed Clearasil (d. 2000)
- 1914 – Angelo Savoldi, Italian-American wrestler and promoter, co-founded International World Class Championship Wrestling (d. 2013)
- 1926 – Arthur Rowley, English footballer, cricketer, and manager (d. 2002)
- 1945 – Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Indian cricketer and umpire
- 1962 – Craig Robinson, American basketball player and coach
- 1976 – Abir Goswami, Indian actor (d. 2013)
- 1987 – Nadif Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1992 – Rene Santos, Brazilian footballer
- 2002 – Carl and Clarence Aguirre, Filipino-American conjoined twins
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