Nobel Prize
- Apr 1 Chinese leaders announce plans to build city in Xiongan New Area, 3x size of New York
- Apr 2 Attack on visitors to Muslim shrine by a custodian and others in Sargodha, Pakistan leaves 20 dead
- Apr 2 American golfer Lexi Thompson loses ANA Inspiration in Racho Mirage because of TV viewer emailing earlier infringement
- Apr 2 ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Ryu So-yeon of South Korea wins second major in a playoff with Lexi Thompson
- Apr 3 Bomb on St Petersburg metro kills 11, 2nd bomb defused
- Apr 4 Chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhoun, Syria by Syrian government forces kills more than 80 civilians
- Apr 4 Pink Star diamond sets world record price of $71 million for a gem at an action in Hong Kong
- Apr 5 Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner pulled after criticized for trivializing demonstrations
Event of Interest
Apr 6 Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Florida for talks with US President Donald Trump
Xi Jinping
Donald Trump
- Apr 7 Truck driven into a department store in Stockholm, killing 4 in a terror attack
Event of Interest
Apr 7 US President Donald Trump orders missile strike on Syrian airfield after chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhoun
Donald Trump
Hall of Fame
Apr 7 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Baez, Yes, Tupac Shakur, Journey, and Pearl Jam
Tupac Shakur
- Apr 8 Fifth day of protests by thousands in Caracas, Venezuela against the government
- Apr 9 Two Egyptian coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria attacked by suicide bombers leaving at least 44 dead
- Apr 9 Suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia kills at least 17, Al-Shabaab group claim responsibility
- Apr 9 81st Masters Golf Tournament: Spanaird Sergio Garcia wins his 1st major after beating Justin Rose in a playoff
- Apr 9 Twitter footage of passenger forcibly removed from United Airlines flight in Chicago after flight overbooked causes outrage
- Apr 10 Edward Enninful is announced the new Editor of "British Vogue" its first male and black editor
- Apr 10 Alabama Governor Robert Bentley resigns over relationship with an aide and possible misuse of state funds to cover it up
Film Premier
Apr 10 "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana premieres in Toyko
Zoe Saldana
- Apr 14 Meethotamulla rubbish dump collapses onto houses in Colombo, Sri Lanka killing 26
Film Release
Apr 14 "The Fate of the Furious" directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson opens worldwide - highest-grossing weekend at $532 million
The Rock
- Apr 15 Suicide car bomb targets buses carrying Syrian evacuees at Rashidin, 126 killed including 70 children
World Record
Apr 16 World record for gathering of Charlie Chaplin lookalikes - 662 at Manoir de Ban, Chaplin museum in Vevey, Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin
- Apr 16 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins referundum on 18-article constitutional reform package
- Apr 17 1st living giant shipworm at 3 ft found in the Philippines, really a type of clam
- Apr 18 British Prime Minister Teresa May announces she will seek a "snap" election
- Apr 19 Fox News confirms they would be letting go of Bill O'Reilly after allegations of sexual harassment
- Apr 20 Terrorist attack on police van on Champs Élysées, Paris 1 police officer killed, 2 injured
- Apr 21 Taliban attack army base at Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, killing more than 100
Federation Cup
Apr 22 Ilie Năstase thrown off tennis court for insulting British female players during Fed Cup play-off against Romania in Constanta
Ilie Năstase
- Apr 26 Gift Ngoepe becomes 1st black African to play in Major League Baseball, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Television Debut
Apr 26 "The Handmaid's Tale" debuts on Hulu starring Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes and Yvonne Strahovski, based on the book by Margaret Atwood
Event of Interest
Apr 28 Gwyneth Paltrow brand Goop and Condé Nast announce they will be launching a quarterly publication together
Gwyneth Paltrow
- Apr 29 3 tornadoes hit south east of Dallas, Texas, killing 5