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Notable anniversaries in history for today: April 5
- 200th: 1824 - Birth of Sydney Thompson Dobell; poet (The Roman).
- 100th: 1924 - Death of Victor Barnauskaus AKA Victor David Brenner in New York Hospital, USA; engraver (Lincoln cent coin 1909-), convicted counterfeiter (1889, seal of Lithuanian government official), sculptor (A Song to Nature fountain in Pittsburgh).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Frank Gorshin in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; impressionist/actor (Riddler - Batman).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Stanley Turrentine; jazz saxophonist (Wonderland).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Tina Maria Stone; runner (one year distance record of 15,472 miles).
- 80th: 1944 - 140 Lancasters bomb airplane manufacturer in Toulouse.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Ann [Elizabeth] Maxwell; American sci-fi author (Jaws of Menx).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Dave Holland; heavy metal rocker (Judas Priest - "Breakin' the Law").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of James Buckley; CEO (Baltic Exchange).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Nicholas Caldwell; rocker (Whispers).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Peter T King; American politician (Representative-Republican-New York).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Willeke van Ammelrooy in Amsterdam, Netherlands; actress (Cidke de Rat, Antonia).
- 80th: 1944 - Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at age 90.
- 80th: 1944 - Willy Derby [Dieben], singer ("Hello Bandoeng"), dies.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Christopher S Nelson in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actor (Sons and Daughters).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Stan Ridgeway; rocker (Mosquito - "Garage Sale").
- 60th: 1964 - First driverless trains run on the London Underground.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Martha Faulconer in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; golfer (1993 ShopRite LPGA-5th).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Robert "Bob" Kaehler in Burlingame, California, USA; rower (Olympics-5th-1992, 1996).
- 60th: 1964 - Douglas MacArthur, US General (Pacific theater-WWII), dies at age 84.
- 60th: 1964 - Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Women's Golf Open.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Mike DuHaney in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; soccer defender (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Rick Terry; NFL defensive tackle (New York Jets).
- 50th: 1974 - Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai.
- 50th: 1974 - World's tallest building, the World Trade Center opens in New York City (110 stories).
- 50th: 1974 - William Hudson, actor (I Led Three Lives), dies at age 49.
- 40th: 1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421).
- 40th: 1984 - Theo Koomen, Dutch sportscaster, dies in auto-accident at age 54.
- 40th: 1984 - Arthur Travors "Bomber" Harris, marshal of British Royal Air Force, dies (born 1892).
- 30th: 1994 - Marlon Riggs, US writer/director/producer (Ethnic notions), dies at age 37.
- 30th: 1994 - Miami Heat beat New York Knicks ending 15 game NBA winning streak.
- 25th: 1999 - Two Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 are handed over to Scottish authorities for eventual trial in the Netherlands. The United Nations suspends sanctions against Libya.
- 20th: 2004 - Queen Elizabeth II begins a state visit to France to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale.
- 15th: 2009 - In Pakistan, a suicide bomber detonates a device at the entrance to a Shia mosque south of Islamabad, killing at least 20 people.
- 15th: 2009 - North Korea launches a Kwangmyongsong-2 rocket over Japan, prompting an emergency meeting of - but no official reaction from - the United Nations Security Council.
- 15th: 2009 - In Portugal, round 4 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
- 15th: 2009 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, the 44th Academy of Country Music awards are presented:
- Entertainer of the year: Carrie Underwood
- Top female vocalist: Carrie Underwood
- Album of the year: "Fearless" by Taylor Swift
- Special "crystal milestone" trophy: Taylor Swift, as the top-selling country artist for 2008
- Top new female vocalist: Julianne Hough
- Top male vocalist: Brad Paisley
- Single of the year: "You're Going to Miss This" by Trace Atkins
- Top vocal group: Rascal Flatts
- Top vocal duo: Sugarland.
- 15th: 2009 - In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, round 2 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button.
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