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* [[April 4]] – The [[North Atlantic Treaty]] is signed in [[Washington, D.C.]], creating the [[NATO]] defense alliance.
* [[April 7]] – [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]]'s ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'', starring [[Mary Martin]] and [[Ezio Pinza]], opens on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], and goes on to become Rodgers and Hammerstein's second longest-running [[Musical theatre|musical]]. It becomes an instant classic of the [[musical theatre]]. The score's biggest hit is the song "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]".
* [[April 14]] – The [[N'Ko alphabet]] is completed by [[Solomana Kante]].
* [[April 18]] – The [[Republic of Ireland]] formally becomes a [[republic]], and leaves the [[Commonwealth of Nations|British Commonwealth]].
* [[April 20]] – [[Royal Navy]] [[frigate]] [[HMS Amethyst (U16)|HMS ''Amethyst'']] goes up the [[Yangtze]] River, to evacuate [[Commonwealth of Nations|British Commonwealth]] refugees escaping the advance of [[Mao Zedong|Mao]]'s [[Communist China (modern)|Communist]] forces. Under heavy fire, she grounds off Rose Island. After an abortive rescue attempt on [[April 26]], she anchors {{Convert|10|mi|km|abbr=}} upstream. Negotiations with the Communists to let the ship leave drag on for weeks, during which time the ship's cat [[Simon (cat)|Simon]] raises the crew's morale.
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