The RMS Titanic departed Queenstown, Ireland, for its fatal journey to New York.
Source
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was removed from London's Ecuadorian Embassy by police.
Coup d'état attempt on President Hugo Chávez failed in Venezuela.
The Apple I computer was built.
Anastasius I Dicorus ascended to the throne of the Byzantine Empire at the age of sixty-one.
The Avengers premiered in Los Angeles, California, US.
