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Vädersolstavlan

April 20: Easter (Christianity, 2025); first day of Ridván (Baháʼí Faith, 2025); 420 (cannabis culture)

1535 – Sun dogs were observed over Stockholm, Sweden, inspiring Vädersolstavlan (pictured), the oldest coloured depiction of the city.
1657 – Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off the Canary Islands, but was unable to capture the treasure.
1968 – Pierre Trudeau was sworn in as prime minister of Canada, succeeding Lester B. Pearson.
2004 – An incomplete tunnel leading to the Nicoll Highway MRT station in Singapore collapsed, resulting in four deaths and the station's relocation.
2010 – An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history.

William Bedloe (b. 1650)
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... that up to forty greater bamboo bats will roost in a single bamboo shoot?
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... that eight horses ridden by rebel commander Sentot Prawirodirdjo were killed during the Java War?
... that Pope Sixtus IV gave the Montalto Reliquary to his home town in 1586?
... that during a Game Developers Conference showcase of #IDARB, people were "blown away by how stupid it was"?

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