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Sunday, 05 April 2026

2009

North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.

1999

Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.

1998

In Japan, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshū and costing about $3.8 billion USD, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world.

1992

Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.

The Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serb paramilitaries murder peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sucic on the Vrbanja Bridge.

1991

An ASA EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 aboard.

1986

Three people are killed in the bombing of the La Belle Discothèque in West Berlin, Germany.

1976

In the People's Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen incident.

1971

In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches insurrection against the United Front government of Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

1969