Archival calendar

Photographs and video of past and present world events, anniversaries and personalities. Use the calendar as a planning tool — select a date to view archival images and clips handpicked by our editors.

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01 April, 2024 (3 events)

UNS: In Profile: Andres Iniesta50 images15 clips
UNS: In Profile: Cathy Freeman52 images2 clips
UNS: In Profile: His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama61 images14 clips
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02 April, 2024 (2 events)

DC: 2nd April 1939 - Marvin Gaye Is Born25 images7 clips
UNS: In The News: Black Country Musicians39 images
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03 April, 2024 (3 events)

NE: 3rd April 1924 - Marlon Brando Is Born33 images15 clips
UNS: 3rd April 1974 - Super Tornado Outbreak13 images1 clip
UNS: In The News: Rajon Rondo, Two-Time NBA Champion, Announces Retirement56 images
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04 April, 2024 (2 events)

AUS: 4th April 1979 - Actor Heath Ledger Is Born43 images11 clips
DC: 4th April 1949 - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Pact Is Signed9 images18 clips
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05 April, 2024 (3 events)

UNS: In The News: Mikaela Shiffrin161 images
UNS: In The News: The Thrilla In Manila36 images
WA: 5th April 1994 - Musician Kurt Cobain Dies37 images9 clips
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06 April, 2024 (2 events)

GBR: 6th April 1974 - Abba Wins Eurovision13 images
RWA: 6th April 1994 - Rwandan President Assassinated5 images
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08 April, 2024 (2 events)

UNS: 8th April 1974 - Hank Aaron's 715th Homerun Breaks Babe Ruth's Record23 images
UNS: In The News: Solar Eclipse78 images
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10 April, 2024 (4 events)

UNS: In The News: Amy Winehouse Movie Released61 images27 clips
UNS: In the News: Tara VanDerveer Announces Retirement42 images
UNS: RIP: Names We Lost In April56 images5 clips
USA: Coachella: Through The Years65 images
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11 April, 2024 (3 events)

SAU: 11th April 1979 - Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin Forced Into Exile14 images13 clips
UNS: 100 New Finds From The Archive: March100 images97 clips
UNS: O J Simpson Dies At 7642 images34 clips
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14 April, 2024 (1 event)

UNS: 14th April 1939 - "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck Is Published10 images1 clip
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15 April, 2024 (5 events)

CHN: 15th April 1989 - Tiananmen Square Protests Begin50 images19 clips
FRA: 15th April 2019 - Notre Dame Cathedral Fire48 images22 clips
GBR: 15th April 1989 - The Hillsborough Football Disaster35 images35 clips
TN: 15th April 1894 - Bessie Smith Is Born17 images2 clips
UNS: In The News: Salman Rushdie47 images26 clips
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16 April, 2024 (2 events)

UNS: In The News: Stormy Daniels31 images5 clips
UNS: In The News: Victoria Beckham Turns 50 On April 17th69 images
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17 April, 2024 (1 event)

CA: 17th April 1924 - American Media Company Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) Is Founded21 images17 clips
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20 April, 2024 (1 event)

UNS: 20th April 1999 - Columbine High School Massacre75 images32 clips
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23 April, 2024 (1 event)

VA: 23rd April 1934 - Shirley MacLaine Is Born25 images26 clips
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25 April, 2024 (1 event)

PRT: 25th April 1974 - The Carnation Revolution49 images
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28 April, 2024 (1 event)

DC: 28th April 1994 - CIA agent Aldrich Ames Pleads Guilty To Spying For The Soviet Union20 images4 clips
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29 April, 2024 (1 event)

NY: 29th April 1954 - Jerry Seinfeld Is Born25 images25 clips
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01 May, 2024 (4 events)

IRL: 1st May 2004 - European Union Welcomes 10 New Nations22 images6 clips
UNS: 1st May 1994 - Driver Ayrton Senna Dies25 images7 clips
UNS: In Profile: Ayrton Senna100 images
USA: Notable Asian American, Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islanders136 images21 clips
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02 May, 2024 (2 events)

GBR: 2nd May 2015 - Princess Charlotte Of Wales Turns 940 images6 clips
USA: Society And Daily Life In America217 images26 clips
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03 May, 2024 (1 event)

USA: Scenes From Chinatowns In The United States100 images12 clips
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04 May, 2024 (1 event)

GBR: 4th May 1979 - Margaret Thatcher Becomes 1st Woman Prime Minister of Britain27 images23 clips