April 1919

Sunday 13:

Amritsar massacre: British and Gurkha troops massacre at least 379 unarmed demonstrators in Amritsar, India

Wednesday 16:

Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the British slaughter of Indian protestors in the Amritsar Massacre.

Saturday 19:

Leslie Irvin of the United States makes the first successful parachute jump and free fall.