Today is Friday, April 4, the 94th day of 2014. There are 271 days left in the year.
1541 ― Ignatius of Loyola becomes first superior-general of the Jesuits
1832 ― Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Rio de Janeiro
1905 ― Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 370,000
1912 ― Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet
1932 ― Vitamin C first isolated, C..C King, University of Pittsburgh
1945 ― Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day)
1958 ― First march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston, England)
1972 ― First electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating
1974 ― Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th
1986 ― Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season