On this day: 5 April

Selected events and births on 5 April, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1710 – The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later. Read more: Statute of Anne Copyright Royal assent
• 1847 – Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England. Read more: Birkenhead Park Birkenhead
• 1955 – Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom. Read more: Winston Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1974 – Carrie, the first novel by American author Stephen King, was published. Read more: Carrie (novel) Stephen King
• 1979 – Faculty members, clerical workers, and librarians at Boston University went on strike. Read more: Boston University 1979 Boston University strike
• 1998 – The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic. Read more: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge List of longest suspension bridge spans Awaji Island
• 2002 – In the first reported data breach, 250,000 social security numbers collected by the State of California were stolen from a data center. Read more: Data breach Social Security number California
• 2009 – The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles. Read more: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Intercontinental ballistic missile

Born on this day

• 1939 – Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas, Prime Minister of Yemen Read more: Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas Prime Minister of Yemen
• 1943 – Dean Brown, Australian politician, 41st Premier of South Australia Read more: Dean Brown Premier of South Australia
• 1944 – Pedro Rosselló, Puerto Rican physician and politician, 7th Governor of Puerto Rico Read more: Pedro Rosselló Governor of Puerto Rico
• 1947 – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Filipino academic and politician, 14th President of the Philippines Read more: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo President of the Philippines
• 1951 – Dean Kamen, American inventor and businessman, founded Segway Inc. Read more: Dean Kamen Segway Inc.
• 1962 – Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Russian businessman and politician, 1st President of Kalmykia Read more: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Head of the Republic of Kalmykia
• 1997 – Borja Mayoral, Spanish footballer Read more: Borja Mayoral
• 1998 – Nathan Broadhead, Welsh football player Read more: Nathan Broadhead
• 1999 – Bobby Miller, American baseball player Read more: Bobby Miller (baseball)
• 2001 – Johnny Beecher, American ice hockey player Read more: John Beecher (ice hockey)
• 2001 – Felipe Peña, Argentine footballer Read more: Felipe Peña
• 2003 – Tetairoa McMillan, American football player Read more: Tetairoa McMillan

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