4th April 1920
France announced that it would send troops to occupy the German cities of Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Homburg and Hanau, located within the neutral zone in the Ruhr Valley, because Germany had declined to withdraw its troops at French Prime Minister Millerand's request.
Riots begin in Jerusalem during the Nebi Musa festival as Muslim Palestinians attack the Jewish Quarter. In the following days, five Jews and four Muslim Arabs are killed. Scene from the Nebi Musa festival before the riot.
Ship Losses:
Malabar (United Kingdom) The cargo ship ran aground near the Barns Ness Lighthouse, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She broke in two on 6 April.