Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for April 26, 2021
Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
On This Day
- International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
- 1654: Jews were expelled from Brazil
- 1933: Jewish students were barred from school in Germany
- 1938: Austrian Jews were required to register property above a value of 5,000 Reichsmarks
- 1986: The fourth reactor at Chernobyl nuclear power station in the USSR exploded. 31 people died and radioactive contamination reached much of Western Europe. It was the worst nuclear disaster in history.
- 1990: 126 people died in a 6.9 magnitude earthquake in China
- 1991: 23 people were killed in Kansas and Oklahoma by tornadoes
- 1994: The first day of voting in the first ever multi-racial elections in South Africa. Dr Nomaza Paintin was the first black South African to vote
Weekly Holidays and Observances including April 26, 2021
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April Monthly Holidays and Observances
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- Arab American Heritage Month
- Celebrate Diversity Month
- Community Service Month
- Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Month
- International Amateur Radio Month
- National Autism Awareness Month
- National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
- National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
- Physical Wellness Month
- Ramadan (Evening of April 12 – Evening of May 11)
