April 25·Every year

ANZAC Day

Australia and New Zealand's day of remembrance for service members who fought at Gallipoli in 1915 and all subsequent conflicts. Dawn services, rosemary sprigs, and two-up games at the pub.

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Notable · 2015

Nepal was struck by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake, killing more than 8,000 people.

2015At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.
2014The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.
2007Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.