5 April 1659

Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a slaughterhouse in Tennessee, detaining nearly 100 Hispanic workers in one of the largest immigration raids in the history of the U.S.

An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.

Two bombings in Pakistan killed up to 50 people and injured around 100 others.

The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.

The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.

In China, the People's Armed Police, primarily responsible for internal security, was founded.

Faculty members, clerical workers, and librarians at Boston University went on strike.

Carrie (pictured), the first novel by American author Stephen King, was published.

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese military prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.

Nazi sympathisers attempted to kidnap two German-Jewish filmmakers in Liechtenstein.

A spectator stand collapsed during a football match at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland, killing 25 supporters and injuring more than 500 others.

Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England.

The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.

Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.

The Fatimid Caliphate began a second unsuccessful invasion of Egypt, then under Abbasid rule.

Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid a slaughterhouse in Tennessee, detaining nearly 100 undocumented Hispanic workers in one of the largest workplace raids in the history of the United States.

Up to 50 people are killed and another 100 injured in two militant suicide bombings and attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan: the first on an Awami National Party rally in Timergara; the second on the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar.

Twenty-nine coal miners are killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.

Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-131 to resupply the International Space Station.

North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of six-party talks.