April 5 in History
5 April in History – 175 years ago
Western Mediterranean 1849: Revolt of Genoa
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on 5 April 1879
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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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