April 5 in History

5 April in History – 83 years ago

Indian Ocean Raid

Southern Asia 1942: Indian Ocean Raid

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Historical Atlas of Southern Asia 1942: Indian Ocean Raid
Southern Asia 1942
Indian Ocean Raid
The first three months of 1942 had seen the almost total defeat of the Allies in Southeast Asia,...
Historical Atlas of Southern Asia 1921: Rise of Reza Khan
Southern Asia 1921
Rise of Reza Khan
The growing power of Soviet Russia and the threat it posed to Persia, encouraged the British to...
Historical Atlas of Western Mediterranean 1849: Revolt of Genoa
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on 5 April 1933

League dismisses Norway’s Greenland claims

All Events on 5 April

ends   1991
Uprisings in Iraq
starts   1988
Amal and Hezbollah fight across Lebanon
  1945
Soviet Union denounces Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941
starts   1934
Saudis conquer Jizan & Najran from Yemen
  1933
League dismisses Norway’s Greenland claims
ends   1920
Japanese offensive in Russian Far East
ends   1917
Germany withdraws to Hindenburg Line on Western Front
starts   1887
Wallis and Futuna becomes French protectorate
  1879
Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru
ends   1833
Russians land in Bosporus to oppose Egypt
starts   1815
Mt Tambora erupts; causes Year Without Summer in 1816
  1812
Russia and Sweden sign secret treaty
starts   262
Memor attempts revolt in Egypt*
starts   7
Varus attempts to integrate Germania into Roman Empire*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 5 April for purposes of Omniatlas

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