- Apr 1 69-year-old Gordie Howe begins playing AHL game with Syracuse Crunch
- Apr 1 Comet Hale-Bopp Perihelion (0.914 AU)
- Apr 1 Shell Oil confirms it will declare force majeure at its Nigerian Bonny terminal due to local protests which disrupted 210 million barrels per day of the company's oil production
- Apr 2 "Doll's House" opens at Belasco Theater NYC
- Apr 3 Musical revue "Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical" opens at Royale Theatre, NYC; runs for 109 performances
- Apr 3 Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas
- Apr 4 Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth
- Apr 4 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs
- Apr 4 DMSP Titan 2 launched
- Apr 4 STS 83 (Columbia 22), launches
- Apr 5 Galileo, 3rd Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 7)
- Apr 6 "3 Sisters" closes at Criterion Theater NYC
- Apr 6 Progress M-34 Launch (Russia)
- Apr 6 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, GC at Desert Mountain: Gil Morgan wins first of 3 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Isao Aoki
- Apr 7 150th Grand National: Tony Dobbin aboard New Zealand bred Lord Gyllene wins at 14/1 by 25 lengths; race postponed 2 days because of IRA bomb threat
- Apr 7 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft Myers FL on WRXK 96.1 FM
- Apr 8 Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4 Beta
- Apr 8 STS 83 (Columbia 22) lands
- Apr 9 Cleveland Indians pitcher Jose Mesa is acquitted of rape
- Apr 9 Major League Soccer announces Miami & Chicago expansion
- Apr 9 NFL announces it will give $3M to CFL & possible "World Classic Bowl"
- Apr 13 "American Daughter" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 88 performances
- Apr 13 48th time opposing pitchers hit HRs, Carlos Perez (Mon)/Darren Holmes
Apr 13 61st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tiger Woods wins his first major title, a record 12 strokes ahead of Tom Kite; 4-round total 270 (−18) is tournament record
- Apr 13 Hartford Whalers last NHL game
- Apr 13 Rare double doubleheader played in the same city Giants vs Mets & Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY after rain previous day
- Apr 15 America Online (AOL) begins service in Japan
- Apr 15 Fire sweeps through a campsite of Muslims making the Hajj pilgrimage; the official death toll is 343.
- Apr 15 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charlotte NC on WXRC 95.7 FM
- Apr 16 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Minneapolis/St Paul on WRQC 100.3 FM
- Apr 17 John Bell aged 115 receives a new pacemaker
- Apr 19 NFL Draft: Ohio State offensive tackle Orlando Pace first pick by St. Louis Rams
- Apr 19 Renee Slaughter crowned 14th Miss Hawaiian Tropic Intl
- Apr 19 San Diego Padres & St Louis Cards play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii
- Apr 20 "Gin Game" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 144 performances
- Apr 20 "Present Laughter" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC
- Apr 20 1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader
- Apr 20 27th Easter Seal Telethon raises $47,392,682
- Apr 20 Cubs beat NY Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games
Sports History
Apr 20 Mark McGwire is 4th to HR on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, & Cecil Fielder)
Apr 20 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Defending champion Hale Irwin wins his second of 3 straight Senior PGA C’ships beating runners-up Dale Douglass and Jack Nicklaus by 12 strokes
- Apr 21 101st Boston Marathon: Lameck Aguta of Kenya wins men's event in 2:10:34; Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia women's champion in 2:26:23
Film & TV History
Apr 21 Ashes of psychologist and author Timothy Leary and "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry launched into space orbit
- Apr 21 I. K. Gujral sworn in as Prime Minister of India
- Apr 22 Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria - 93 villagers killed.
- Apr 22 The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends in Lima, Peru.
Apr 23 32nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Brooks & Dunn, George Strait, and Patty Loveless win
- Apr 23 Omaria massacre in Algeria: 42 villagers are killed.
- Apr 24 Kandor and Ebb's musical "Steel Pier" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 76 performances
- Apr 26 Cy Coleman and Ira Gasman' musical "The Life" opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, NYC; runs for 466 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards
- Apr 27 "Little Foxes" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 56 performances
- Apr 27 "Stanley" closes at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC
- Apr 27 Frank Nobilo wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic at Forest Oaks
- Apr 28 "Jekyll & Hyde" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC
Music Concert
Apr 28 Ringo Starr's fourth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Peter Frampton, Jack Bruce, Gary Brooker, Simon Kirke, and Mark Rivera
- Apr 29 43rd British Academy Television Awards: "Only Fools and Horses" Best Comedy, "EastEnders" Best Drama
- Apr 29 50th British Film and Television Awards (BAFTAs): "The English Patient" Best Film, Joel & Ethan Coen Best Director
- Apr 29 Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 comes into force; agreement outlaws production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons among its signatories
- Apr 29 MLB Kansas City Royals Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 HRs
Music History
Apr 29 Revival of Leonard Bernstein's operetta "Candide" opens at the Gershwin Theatre, NYC; runs for 103 performances
- Apr 30 "London Assurance" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 72 performances
- Apr 30 Atlanta Braves win record 19 games in April
- Apr 30 Big Ben stops at 12:11 PM for 54 minutes
- Apr 30 President Clinton's daughter Chelsea chooses to attend Stanford College
- Apr 30 Tajik Prest Imomali Rakhmonov wounded in assassination attempt
- Apr 30 Tino Martinez hits record 34 RBIs in April
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