On this day: April 4

April 4 : Holy Saturday (Western Christianity, 2015); Children's Day in Hong Kong and Taiwan; Independence Day in Senegal (1960);

• 1660 – Charles II of England issued the Declaration of Breda , describing his conditions for the Restoration of the crown of England.


• 1814 – Napoleon abdicated as Emperor of the French and named his son Napoleon II (pictured) to replace him.


• 1841 – William Henry Harrison became the first U.S. President to die in office, 32 days into his term, sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were left unanswered by the U.S. Constitution.


• 1945 – World War II: The U.S. Third Army captured the German city of Kassel after three days of fighting.


• 1990 – The current flag of Hong Kong was adopted for post-colonial use during the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress.

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