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This is a list of selected April 24 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

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Easter Proclamation
The original Library of Congress building, Washington, D.C.
Woolworth Building
US burned helicopter participating in the Operation Eagle Claw
Thutmose III
North flank of Kinder Scout

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Blurb	Reason
Republic Day in The Gambia (1970)	refimprove section
1479 BC – Thutmose III became the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, with his aunt and stepmother Hatshepsut as coregent.	Refimprove section
1547 – Schmalkaldic War: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, led Imperial troops to a decisive victory in the Battle of Mühlberg over the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League of Protestant princes.	refimprove
1877 – Unable to resolve a series of disputes over the Balkans in the aftermath of the 1876 Bulgarian April Uprising, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire, starting the Russo-Turkish War.	refimprove section
1967 – The Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 1 crashed in Siberia during its return to Earth, killing cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, the first human to die during a spaceflight.	refimprove section
1990 – Gruinard Island in Scotland, the site of biological warfare testing by British scientists, was declared free of anthrax after 48 years of quarantine.	unreferenced section
Barbra Streisand \|b\|1942	refimprove section

Eligible

1704 – John Campbell released the first issue of The Boston News-Letter, the first continuously published newspaper in British North America.
1800 – The Library of Congress (building pictured), the de facto national library of the United States, was established as part of an act of Congress providing for the transfer of the nation's capital from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.
1866 – German composer Max Bruch conducted the premiere of his first violin concerto, which later became his most famous work.
1904 – Realizing that the Russification of Lithuania was not working, the Russian Empire lifted the 40-year-old ban on publications written in Lithuanian language using the Latin alphabet.
1913 – The Woolworth Building in New York City officially opened; at the time, it was the tallest building in the world, with a height of 792 ft (241 m).
1915 – The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire began with the arrest and deportation of hundreds of prominent Armenians in Constantinople.
1918 – First World War: The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux began, which contained the first instance of tanks fighting against each other.
1922 – The first portion of the Imperial Wireless Chain, a strategic international wireless telegraphy communications network created to link the countries of the British Empire, opened.
1932 – An estimated 400 ramblers committed a wilful mass trespass of Kinder Scout (pictured) in the Peak District to highlight the denial of access to areas of open country in England.
1933 – Nazi Germany began its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
1944 – World War II: The British Special Boat Service executed a successful raid to destroy an Axis radio station on the Greek island of Santorini.
1965 – Cold War: The Dominican Civil War broke out due to tensions following a military coup against the democratically elected government of President Juan Bosch two years earlier.
1980 – Eight U.S. servicemen died in Operation Eagle Claw, a failed attempt to rescue the captives in the Iran hostage crisis.
2003 – A backhoe breached a pipeline in Toronto, Canada, which caused a gas explosion that killed seven people.
2011 – Secret documents relating to detainees at the United States' Guantanamo Bay detention camp were released on WikiLeaks and several independent news organizations.
2013 – A building in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, killing 1,134 people, making it the deadliest accidental structural failure in modern history.
Born/died this day: | Xu Guangqi |b|1562| Vincent de Paul |b|1581| Axel von Fersen the Elder |d|1794| Anthony Trollope |b|1815| Robert Howard Hodgkin |b|1877| Benjamin Lee Whorf |b|1897| Mimi Smith! |b|1906| James Wood Bush |d|1906| G. Stanley Hall |d|1924| Bridget Riley |b|1931| Richard M. Daley |b|1942| Laurentia Tan |b|1979| Kelly Clarkson |b|1982| Sigrid Agren |b|1991| Caspar Lee |b|1994| Sathya Sai Baba |d|2011

April 24: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (1915); Administrative Professionals Day in various countries (2024)

Hubble Space Telescope

1837 – A fire broke out in Surat, India, which went on to destroy about 75% of the city.
1914 – The Franck–Hertz experiment, the first electrical measurement to clearly demonstrate quantum mechanics, was presented to the German Physical Society.
1916 – Irish republicans led by Patrick Pearse began the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland, and proclaimed the Irish Republic an independent state.
1990 – The Hubble Space Telescope (pictured) was launched aboard STS-31 by Space Shuttle Discovery.
1993 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in London's financial district in Bishopsgate, killing one person, injuring forty-four others, and causing damage that cost £350 million to repair.

Mellitus (d. 624)
Kumar Dharmasena (b. 1971)
Estée Lauder (d. 2004)
Nancy Dorian (d. 2024)

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 * [[1904]] – Realizing that the [[Russification]] of Lithuania was not working, the [[Russian Empire]] lifted the '''[[Lithuanian press ban|40-year-old ban]]''' on publications written in [[Lithuanian language]] using the [[Latin alphabet]].
 * [[1913]] – The '''[[Woolworth Building]]''' in New York City officially opened; at the time, it was the [[List of tallest buildings|tallest building in the world]], with a height of {{cvt|792|ft|m}}.
-* [[1914]] – The '''[[Franck–Hertz experiment]]''', the first electrical measurement to clearly demonstrate [[quantum mechanics]], was presented to the [[Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft|German Physical Society]].
 *[[1915]] – The '''[[Armenian Genocide]]''' in the [[Ottoman Empire]] began with '''[[Deportation of Armenian intellectuals on 24 April 1915|the arrest and deportation]]''' of hundreds of prominent Armenians in [[Constantinople<!--It still had this name in 1915-->]].
 * [[1918]] – [[World War I|First World War]]: The '''[[Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux]]''' began, which contained the first instance of [[tank]]s fighting against each other.
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 * [[1965]] – [[Cold War]]: The '''[[Dominican Civil War]]''' broke out due to tensions following a military coup against the democratically elected government of President [[Juan Bosch (politician)|Juan Bosch]] two years earlier.
 * [[1980]] – Eight [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. servicemen]] died in '''[[Operation Eagle Claw]]''', a failed attempt to rescue the captives in the [[Iran hostage crisis]].
+* [[2003]] – A [[backhoe]] breached a pipeline in Toronto, Canada, which caused a '''[[2003 Etobicoke gas explosion|gas explosion]]''' that killed seven people.
 * [[2011]] – '''[[Guantanamo Bay files leak|Secret documents]]''' relating to detainees at the United States' [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp]] were released on [[WikiLeaks]] and several independent news organizations.
 * [[2013]] – A building in the [[Savar Upazila]] of [[Greater Dhaka|Dhaka]], Bangladesh, '''[[2013 Dhaka garment factory collapse|collapsed]]''', killing 1,134 people, making it the deadliest accidental structural failure in modern history.
-* Born/died this day: | '''[[Xu Guangqi]]'''<!--Chinese intellectual--> |b|1562| '''[[Vincent de Paul]]'''<!--French bishop--> |b|1581| '''[[Axel von Fersen the Elder]]'''<!--Swedish statesman--> |d|1794| '''[[Anthony Trollope]]'''<!--English writer--> |b|1815| '''[[Benjamin Lee Whorf]]'''<!--American linguist--> |b|1897| '''[[Mimi Smith]]'''!<!--English, aunt of John Lennon--> |b|1906| '''[[James Wood Bush]]'''<!--American sailor--> |d|1906| '''[[G. Stanley Hall|{{nowrap|G. Stanley}} Hall]]'''<!--American psychologist--> |d|1924| '''[[Bridget Riley]]'''<!--English painter--> |b|1931| '''[[Richard M. Daley]]'''<!--American politician--> |b|1942| '''[[Laurentia Tan]]'''<!--Singaporean athlete, female--> |b|1979| '''[[Kelly Clarkson]]'''<!--American singer--> |b|1982| '''[[Sigrid Agren]]'''<!--French model--> |b|1991| '''[[Sathya Sai Baba]]'''<!--Indian guru--> |d|2011
+* Born/died this day: | '''[[Xu Guangqi]]'''<!--Chinese intellectual--> |b|1562| '''[[Vincent de Paul]]'''<!--French bishop--> |b|1581| '''[[Axel von Fersen the Elder]]'''<!--Swedish statesman--> |d|1794| '''[[Anthony Trollope]]'''<!--English writer--> |b|1815| '''[[Robert Howard Hodgkin]]'''<!--English historian--> |b|1877| '''[[Benjamin Lee Whorf]]'''<!--American linguist--> |b|1897| '''[[Mimi Smith]]'''!<!--English, aunt of John Lennon--> |b|1906| '''[[James Wood Bush]]'''<!--American sailor--> |d|1906| '''[[G. Stanley Hall|{{nowrap|G. Stanley}} Hall]]'''<!--American psychologist--> |d|1924| '''[[Bridget Riley]]'''<!--English painter--> |b|1931| '''[[Richard M. Daley]]'''<!--American politician--> |b|1942| '''[[Laurentia Tan]]'''<!--Singaporean athlete, female--> |b|1979| '''[[Kelly Clarkson]]'''<!--American singer--> |b|1982| '''[[Sigrid Agren]]'''<!--French model--> |b|1991| '''[[Caspar Lee]]'''<!--British-South African YouTuber--> |b|1994| '''[[Sathya Sai Baba]]'''<!--Indian guru--> |d|2011
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-'''[[April 24]]''': '''[[Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day]]''' ([[1915]])
+'''[[April 24]]''': '''[[Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day]]''' ([[1915]]); '''[[Administrative Professionals Day]]''' in various countries (2024)<!--Wednesday of the last full week of April-->
 {{main page image/OTD|File:HST-SM4.jpeg|Hubble Space Telescope}}
-* [[1837]] – '''[[1837 Surat fire|A fire broke out]]''' in [[Surat]], India, which went on to destroy about three-fourths of the city.
+* [[1837]] – '''[[1837 Surat fire|A fire broke out]]''' in [[Surat]], India, which went on to destroy about 75% of the city.
+* [[1914]] – The '''[[Franck–Hertz experiment]]''', the first electrical measurement to clearly demonstrate [[quantum mechanics]], was presented to the [[Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft|German Physical Society]].
 * [[1916]] – [[Irish republicanism|Irish republicans]] led by <!--teacher and [[Activism|political activist]] -->[[Patrick Pearse]] began the '''[[Easter Rising]]''' against British rule in Ireland, and [[Proclamation of the Irish Republic|proclaimed]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> the [[Irish Republic]] an independent state.
 * [[1990]] – The '''[[Hubble Space Telescope]]''' ''(pictured)'' was launched aboard [[STS-31|{{nowrap|STS-31}}]] by [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']].
 * [[1993]] – The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] '''[[1993 Bishopsgate bombing|detonated a truck bomb]]''' in London's financial district in [[Bishopsgate]], killing one person, injuring forty-four others, and causing damage that cost {{nowrap|£350 million}} to repair.
-{{Born and died list| '''[[Mellitus]]'''<!--English bishop--> |d|624| '''[[Kumar Dharmasena]]'''<!--Sri Lankan cricketer--> |b|1971| '''[[Estée Lauder (businesswoman)|Estée Lauder]]'''<!--American entrepreneur--> |d|2004}}
+{{Born and died list| '''[[Mellitus]]'''<!--English bishop--> |d|624| '''[[Kumar Dharmasena]]'''<!--Sri Lankan cricketer--> |b|1971| '''[[Estée Lauder (businesswoman)|Estée Lauder]]'''<!--American entrepreneur--> |d|2004|'''[[Nancy Dorian]]'''<!-- American linguist -->|d|2024}}
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