April
On this day in April:
- 1st April 1857; opening of the Newton Cap Viaduct over the River Wear at Bishop Auckland.
- 1st April 1974; metropolitan borough of South Tyneside formed as part of local government reorganisation.
- 1st April 1997; start of the Grainger Town Project, a major enhancement of Newcastle city centre.
- 3rd April 1756: birth of William Carr of Blyth, known as "The Hercules Of The North"
- 8th April 1766: Sinking of Charlotte Pit in Benwell.
- 13th April 1924; birth of Frank Atkinson, the founder of Beamish open-air museum.
- 14th April 1915; Zeppelin L9 dropped bombs on Blyth during World War 1.
- 16th April 1831; opening of the Scotswood Bridge (Chain Bridge) between Newcastle and Blaydon (replaced 1967).
- 16th April 1981; closure of Blackhall Colliery pit.
- 19th April 1947; Newton Aycliffe was established under the New Towns Act of 1946.
- 22nd April 1939; Cullercoats Lifeboat Disaster.
- 23rd April 1932: Newcastle United beat Arsenal 2-1 to win the FA Cup.
- 26th April 1924: Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 2-0 to win the FA Cup.
- 28th April 1910: Newcastle United beat Barnsley F.C. 2-0 to win the FA Cup.
- 28th April 1951; Newcastle United beat Blackpool 2-0 to win the FA Cup.
- 30th April 1878; opening of the Armstrong Bridge which spans Jesmond Dene.
