- Apr 1 Google introduces Gmail: the launch is met with scepticism on account of the launch date.
- Apr 2 Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid. Their attack is thwarted.
- Apr 3 Islamic terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves
- Apr 3 157th Grand National: Graham Lee aboard Amberleigh House wins
- Apr 5 66th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Georgia Tech 82-73
- Apr 6 Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from the post by impeachment.
- Apr 6 23rd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Tennessee 70-61
- Apr 8 Darfur conflict: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups
9/11 Attack on New York's World Trade Towers
Apr 8 U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice testifies before the 9/11 Commission
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Golf Major
Apr 11 68th Masters Golf Tournament: Phil Mickelson wins, shooting a 279
Phil Mickelson
Baseball Record
Apr 13 Barry Bonds hits his 661st career home run, passing his godfather Willie Mays on the MLB all-time list
Barry Bonds
- Apr 16 The super liner Queen Mary 2 embarks on her first Transatlantic crossing, linking the golden age of ocean travel to the modern age of ocean travel.
- Apr 18 50th British Academy Television Awards: "Little Britain" Best Comedy, "Buried" Best Drama
- Apr 19 108th Boston Marathon: Timothy Cherigat of Kenya 1st man in 2:10:37 and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya 1st woman in 2:24:27
- Apr 20 In Iraq, 12 mortars are fired on Abu Ghraib Prison by insurgents, killing 22 detainees and wounding 92.
Music Awards
Apr 21 38th CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Toby Keith, Shania Twain & Kenny Chesney win
Shania Twain
- Apr 22 Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
- Apr 24 United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years ago, as reward for cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction
- Apr 24 NFL Draft: Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning first pick by San Diego Chargers
Shrek the Sheep
Apr 28 Shrek the sheep from Tarras, Central Otago, New Zealand, is finally shorn live on TV after 6 years avoidance; the fleece weighed 27 kg (60 lb)
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Event of Interest
Apr 29 Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office
Dick Cheney
George W. Bush