On 5 April 2011, Hazare began a hunger strike to put pressure on the Indian government to implement a harsh anti-corruption law, The Lokpal Bill, 2011, as anticipated in the Jan Lokpal Bill, for the establishment of an ombudsman with the authority to deal with corruption in public places. Protests in favour of the fast erupted around the country. The fast came to an end on April 9, 2011, a day after the government agreed to Hazare's demands. The government published a gazette notice establishing a joint committee comprised of government and civil society leaders to write the law.

Russell Ira Crowe is a film actor, producer, and musician from New Zealand. He rose to international prominence with his stunning performance in the 2000 British-American epic historical drama film 'Gladiator,' for which he received a 'Academy Award.' Crowe began his acting career when he was a child. Russell Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 7, 1964, to Jocelyn Yvonne and John Alexander Crowe. His father worked as a hotel manager and a chef on movie sets. His mother worked in the catering industry as well.

Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is a film and television actress from the United States. She was the highest-paid actress in the world in 2012, and she has received numerous honours, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles to parents who both worked in the entertainment industry. At the age of 12, she received a Young Artist Award nomination for her role as the daughter of Jodie Foster's character in David Fincher's thriller Panic Room.

Saqib Saleem Qureshi, born 8 April 1988, is a Hindi film actor and model. Before beginning his film career, he worked as a model. Saleem began appearing in advertisements after relocating to Mumbai. While doing television commercials, he developed an interest in films and began auditioning for film roles, eventually signing a two-film deal as an actor with Y-Films, a subsidiary of Yash Raj Films (YRF). Saleem made his acting debut in the 2011 romantic comedy Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge, which was a box-office success. He received praise for his performance in the film and was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.

On the morning of April 9, 2021, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth states, and the world's longest-serving royal consort, died in Windsor Castle at the age of 99. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was Queen Elizabeth II's husband. From Elizabeth's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, he was the British monarch's consort, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history. Philip was born in Greece, into the royal families of Greece and Denmark; his family was exiled from the country when he was eighteen months old. 

Pandey was pacing agitatedly in front of the regiment's guard room on the afternoon of March 29, 1857. He seemed overjoyed and was cheering to his fellow sepoys. He threatened to shoot the first European he met that day with a loaded musket. Lieutenant Henry Baugh, the Sergeant-adjutant, Major's rode up on a horse and was fired at by Pandey – the first gunshot at an Englishman during the 1857 Revolt. According to the judgement, Pandey was executed on April 8, 1857, and Prasad on April 21, 1857. On May 6th, the BNI's whole 34th Regiment was dissolved "with dishonour." This was done following an investigation that discovered the troops had failed to control a mutinous soldier.

On April 8, 1929, freedom fighters Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt detonated smoke bombs in Delhi's Central Legislative Assembly. In modern Indian history, the episode is known as the Central Assembly Bombing Case. Young men from the Visitors' Gallery yelled chants such as 'Inquilab Zindabad,' 'Workers of the World Unite,' and 'Down with imperialism.' The voices belonged to Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt, two young revolutionary freedom warriors. Both males did not depart the scene or attempt to dodge arrest following the incident. They eagerly awaited arrest. Their declared goal was not to murder or hurt anyone, but to "help the deaf hear."

India's first unmanned Earth satellite, Aryabhata. It was named after a prominent 5th century Indian astronomer and mathematician. The satellite was built in Peenya, near Bangalore, but was launched from within the Soviet Union on April 19, 1975, using a Russian-made rocket.

Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was a magazine publisher in the United States. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, which featured revealing photographs and articles that sparked obscenity charges. The first issue of Playboy, which featured Marilyn Monroe in a nude calendar shoot, was released in 1953 and sold over 50,000 copies. Hefner grew the Playboy brand into a global network of Playboy Clubs. He also lived in luxury mansions with Playboy pals, who shared his wild partying lifestyle, which piqued the media's interest. He was a Democratic Party activist who advocated for First Amendment rights, animal rescue, and the restoration of the Hollywood Sign.

Donald John Trump is a businessman and politician who served as the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 202  Trump married Czech model Ivana Zelnková in 1977. Donald Jr, Ivanka, and Eric are their three children. Ivana became a naturalised citizen of the United States in 1988. Following Trump's affair with actress Marla Maples, the couple divorced in 1992. Tiffany, his daughter, is the only child he and Maples have. They married in 1993, divorced in 1999, and separated in 1997. 

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, also known as the Second Kashmir War, was the culmination of skirmishes between Pakistan and India between April and September 1965. The conflict began as a result of Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was designed to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir in order to spark an insurgency against Indian rule.

Pablo Picasso died on April 8, 1973, at Mougins, France, of pulmonary edoema and heart failure, while entertaining guests for supper. He was laid to rest in the Château de Vauvenargues near Aix-en-Provence, which he had purchased in 1958 and shared with Jacqueline between 1959 and 1962. Jacqueline refused to allow his children, Claude and Paloma, to attend the burial. Devastated and lonely following Picasso's death, Jacqueline committed herself by gunshot in 1986, at the age of 59.

Amit Trivedi (born April 8, 1979) is an Indian music director, singer, and lyricist who works primarily in Hindi films and a few Telugu films. He debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film Aamir, and was noticed for his critically acclaimed work in the Hindi film Dev.D (2009), which earned him several awards, including the 2010 National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Trivedi was born into a traditional Gujarati family in Bandra, Mumbai, India. Growing up, his only exposure to music was through devotional songs and Gujarati folk. Ahmedabad, Gujarat, is his hometown.

Henry Ford died on Monday, April 7, 1947, at 11:40 p.m. at his Dearborn home, Fair Lane Estate, of a brain haemorrhage. He was 83 years old at the time. Clara Ford and members of their home staff sat at his bedside. Flooding on the Rouge River, which runs through Fair Lane's grounds, had cut off electricity at the time of his death. The only sources of light in the house were old-fashioned kerosene lamps and candles, creating a setting reminiscent to his birth in the same county many years previously.

Chan Kong-sang, better known as Jackie Chan, is a world-renowned martial arts star. He has had a successful career as an actor, director, producer, action choreographer, stuntman, and so on. He is well-known in both Asia and the West for his immaculate fighting style and amazing comedy timing. Jackie Chan was born Chan Kong-sang on April 7, 1954, in British Hong Kong, parents Charles and Lee-Lee Chan. His parents were Chinese Civil War exiles who worked for the French embassy in Hong Kong.

Pandit Ravi Shankar, also known as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury, was an Indian sitarist and composer who lived from 7 April 1920 to 11 December 2012. He was a sitar virtuoso who rose to prominence as the world's best-known exponent of North Indian classical music in the second half of the twentieth century, influencing many musicians in India and around the world. Shankar received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 1999. Shankar was born in India to a Bengali Brahmin family and spent his youth as a dancer touring India and Europe with his brother Uday Shankar's dance group. In 1938, he gave up dancing to study sitar with court musician Allauddin Khan. In 1944, he completed his studies.

Donald John Trump is a businessman and politician who served as the 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 202  Trump married Czech model Ivana Zelnková in 1977. Donald Jr, Ivanka, and Eric are their three children. Ivana became a naturalised citizen of the United States in 1988. Following Trump's affair with actress Marla Maples, the couple divorced in 1992. Tiffany, his daughter, is the only child he and Maples have. They married in 1993, divorced in 1999, and separated in 1997. 

Thatcher suffered multiple minor strokes in 2002, and her doctors urged her not to perform any more public speeches. On March 23, she announced the cancellation of her upcoming speaking engagements and stated that she would not take any more. Thatcher died of a stroke on 8 April 2013 at 11:28 BST (10:28 UTC) at the Ritz Hotel in Piccadilly. She'd been residing in an apartment there since December 2012, after having trouble utilising the stairs at her Chester Square home. David and Frederick Barclay, the Ritz's owners and long-time supporters, had asked her to stay.

Tipu Sultan led his force of almost 100,000 soldiers west and managed to get within 6 kilometres of Bednore by April 9th. Matthews' forces were quickly beaten in the field outside of Bednore. Matthews fled the town and retreated to the fort, which was immediately besieged by the army of Mysore. Matthews' force of 600 European men and 1,000 Indian sepoys lost 500 losses in minutes and fled to the fort, abandoning the town.

Allu Arjun (born April 8, 1982) is an Indian actor best known for his work in Telugu films. Allu is one of the highest-paid actors in South India, and he is well-known for his dancing abilities. He has won several awards, including five Filmfare Awards South and five Nandi Awards. He has been included in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014, based on his income and popularity. Allu made his film debut in 2003 with Gangotri. He rose to prominence as the lead actor in Sukumar's cult classic Arya (2004), for which he received a Nandi Special Jury Award. Allu won his first Filmfare Award for his performance in the romantic drama Parugu in 2008.

Charles and Camilla confirmed their engagement in February 2005, 35 years after they first met. There was much discussion over Camilla's title and whether she would ever be acknowledged as the Queen. It was reported that following the wedding, she would assume the title Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall, in order to avoid sharing the title of Princess of Wales. Charles and Camilla married in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall on April 9. The best man was Prince William. The Queen and Prince Phillip did not attend the ceremony, but they did attend the reception and ceremonial blessing at Windsor Castle's St. George's Chapel.

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee He was an Indian novelist, poet, and journalist who was born on June 27, 1838 and died on April 8, 1894. He wrote the 1882 Bengali language novel Anandamath, which is considered a landmark in modern Bengali and Indian literature. He wrote the original Sanskrit version of Vande Mataram, which personified India as a mother goddess and inspired activists during the Indian Independence Movement. Chattopadhayay wrote fourteen novels in Bengali, as well as numerous serious, serio-comic, satirical, scientific, and critical treatises. In Bengali, he is known as Sahitya Samrat (Emperor of Literature).

The World Health Organization was established on April 7, 1948, when a twenty-sixth nation adopted its new constitution. Its foundation followed a period of debate and deliberation following World War II and the founding of the United Nations, of which it was a member.

Jaya Bachchan is an Indian actress and politician who was born on April 9, 1948. She has been a Rajya Sabha member of the Samajwadi Party since 2004, and has served four terms. She is best known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema, but she is also known for promoting a natural acting style in mainstream and "middle-of-the-road" films. She has received numerous honours, including nine Filmfare Awards and the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.

Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born April 7, 1962) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in Telugu and Hindi films, as well as television. Varma directed films in a variety of genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama, which were noted for their gritty realism, technical skill, and craft. Varma is regarded as one of the forefathers of new age Indian cinema, having won the National Film Award for his script for the political crime drama Shool. He appeared in the BBC World series Bollywood Bosses in 2004. Grady Hendrix of Film Comment, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 2006, referred to Varma as "Bombay's Most Successful Maverick" for his experimental film work.