12-04-1927 Kuomintang forces, under the direction of Chiang Kai-shek, massacre trade union militants and socialists in Shanghai. [more]
16-04-1989 The first student protest in Tiananmen Square occur as wreaths are laid in honour of Hu Yaobang [more]
26-04-1942 The Benxihu mine disaster leaves 1,549 dead. It’s the biggest mining disaster of all time [more]