On This Day — April 4

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on April 4.

• 2025: The impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea in response to his declaration of martial law is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending his presidency.
• 2023: Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request.
• 2020: China holds a national day of mourning for martyrs who died in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease outbreak.
• 2017: Syria conducts an air strike on Khan Shaykhun using chemical weapons, killing 89 civilians.
• 2013: 74 people are killed in a building collapse in Thane, India.

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