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April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 274 days remaining until the end of the year. April 1 is most notable in the English speaking world for being April Fools' Day. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States This article is about the informal holiday For other uses see April Fool.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. For the political lobbying groups see 527 groups Events By Place Byzantine Empire April 1 — Byzantine This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Flavius Iustinus (c 450&ndash August 1, 527) known in English as Justin I, was an Byzantine Emperor (518&ndash527 who rose through the ranks Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus ( Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; known in English as Justinian I or
• 1318 - Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from the English. Berwick-upon-Tweed ( ˈbɛrɪk- ( Scots: Berwick or historically South Berwick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1340 - Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III of Holstein in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark. Niels Ebbesen, died November 2, 1340, Danish squire and National hero, known for his killing of Count Gerhard III. Gerhard III of Holstein ( Rendsburg) (about 1292 - April 1, 1340) An interregnum (plural interregna or interregnums) is a period of discontinuity of a government organization or social order The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
• 1572 - In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Spaniards, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic. The Dutch Revolt, Eighty Years' War or the Revolt of the Netherlands (1568—1648 was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Low Countries Geuzen ( French: Les Gueux, English: the Beggars) was a name assumed by the confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles and other malcontents who in This article is about a city in the Netherlands There is also a Brielle New Jersey in the United States of America The Spanish Empire (Imperio Español was one of the largest Empires in history and one of the first Global empires In the 15th and 16th centuries "United Netherlands" redirects here For the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" see United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
• 1789 - In New York City, the United States House of Representatives holds its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first House Speaker. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City of New York The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg ( January 1 1750 – June 4 1801) was an American minister and politician The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body
• 1826 - Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Samuel Morey ( October 23, 1762 - April 17, 1843) was an American inventor who invented an Internal combustion engine and The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the Combustion of Fuel and an Oxidizer (typically air occurs in a confined space called a
• 1854 - Hard Times begins serialisation in Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Hard Times- For These Times is a Novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854
• 1857 - Herman Melville publishes The Confidence-Man. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Herman Melville (August 1 1819 &ndash September 28 1891 was an American novelist Short story writer Essayist and poet The Confidence-Man His Masquerade was the last major novel by Herman Melville, the American Writer and Author of Moby-Dick
• 1865 - American Civil War: Battle of Five Forks - In Siege of Petersburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee begins his final offensive. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, during the Appomattox The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865 The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated
• 1867 - Singapore becomes a British crown colony. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Singapore The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom
• 1873 - The British steamer SS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 RMS Atlantic was a Transatlantic Ocean liner of the White Star Line that operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's
• 1891 - The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The William Wrigley Jr Company ( was founded on April 1 1891 originally selling products such as Soap and Baking powder. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• 1912 - The Greek athlete Konstantinos Tsiklitiras breaks the world record -in standing long jump jumping 3. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (Κωνσταντίνος Τσικλητήρας October 30, 1888 &ndash February 10, 1913) was a Greek The standing long jump is an athletics event It was an Olympic event until 1912 47 meters.
• 1918 - The Royal Air Force is created by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. The Royal Naval Air Service or RNAS was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of the First World War, when it merged with the British
• 1924 - Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch". Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of The Beer Hall Putsch (also known as the Munich Putsch) was a failed Coup d'état that occurred between the evening of Thursday November 8 However, he spends only nine months in jail, during which he writes the book Mein Kampf. Mein Kampf ( English: My Struggle/My Battle) is a book by Adolf Hitler.
• 1924 - First revenue flight for Belgium's Sabena Airlines
• 1924 - The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those SABENA was the national airline of Belgium from 1923 to 2001 with its base at Brussels National Airport. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1933 - The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in the series of anti-Semitic acts that will gradually, yet ultimately lead to the Holocaust. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Julius Streicher ( February 12, 1885 &ndash October 16, 1946) was a prominent Nazi prior to World War II. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as
• 1936 - Orissa Formerly known as Kalinga or Utkal became a state in India. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Orissa (ଓଡ଼ିଶା is a state located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. Kalinga was a Kingdom in central-eastern India, which comprised most of the modern state of Orissa, as well as some northern areas of the bordering state India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1937 - Aden becomes a British crown colony. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the Sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom
• 1939 - Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Generalissimo or Generalissimus is a military rank of the highest degree superior to a Field Marshal or Grand Admiral. Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid The Spanish State ( Estado Español) was the formal name given to Spain from 1939 to 1978 by the régime of Francisco Franco The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King Alfonso XIII left the country
• 1941 - The Blockade Runner Badge for German navy is instituted. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blockade Runner Badge or the Badge for Blockade Runners (Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher is a German military decoration awarded for service on warships or merchant vessels (also Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1944 - Accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Schaffhausen ( German:) is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton The bombers were lost.
• 1945 - World War II: Operation Iceberg - United States troops land on Okinawa in the last campaign of the war. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Okinawa, also known as Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault The United States of America —commonly referred to as the is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū
• 1946 - Aleutian Island earthquake: A 7. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake was an Earthquake near the Aleutian Islands on April 1, 1946. 8 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands creates a tsunami that strikes the Hawaiian Islands killing 159 (mostly in Hilo, Hawaii). An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, " Island " are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming a Volcanic A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller Hilo (ˈhiːlo is a coastal town in the State of Hawai{{okina}}i.
• 1946 - Formation of the Malayan Union. The Malayan Union was a federation of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements excluding Singapore.
• 1948 - Cold War: Berlin Airlift - Military forces, under direction of the Soviet-controlled government in East Germany, set-up a land blockade of West Berlin. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 11 May 1949 was one of the first major international crises of the Cold war. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990
• 1948 - Faroe Islands receive autonomy from Denmark. The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse Self-governance is an abstract concept that refers to several scales of Organization. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
• 1949 - Chinese Civil War: Communist Party of China holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Kuomintang in Beijing, after three years of fighting. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the
• 1949 - The twenty-six counties of the Irish Free State become the Republic of Ireland. The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann (1922&ndash1937 was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.
• 1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general The United States Air Force Academy ( USAFA or Air Force) is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America.
• 1955 - The EOKA rebellion against The Brtish Empire starts in Cyprus, with the goal of obtaining the desired unification ("enosis") with Greece. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) EOKA ( Εθνική Οργάνωσις Κυπρίων Αγωνιστών, Ethniki Organosis Kyprion Agoniston ( Greek for National Organisation Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía
• 1967 - The United States Department of Transportation begins operation. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United States Department of Transportation ( DOT) is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with Transportation
• 1969 - The Hawker Siddeley Harrier enters service with the RAF. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1970 - President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States starting on January 1, 1971. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act is a United States federal law, passed in 1970 designed to limit the practice of smoking. A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
• 1970 - The AMC Gremlin is introduced. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The AMC Gremlin is a Subcompact car that was made by the American Motors Corporation (AMC for nine model years
• 1973 - Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Corbett National Park, India. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Project Tiger is a Wildlife conservation project initiated in India in 1972 to protect the Bengal Tigers It was launched on April 1 The tiger ( Panthera tigris) is a member of the Felidae family the largest and the most powerful of the four " Big cats quot in the Genus Jim Corbett National Park —named after the hunter and naturalist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—is the oldest National park in India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1974 - In the United Kingdom, the Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties come into being. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London
• 1976 - Apple Computer is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24 1955 is the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc and former CEO of Pixar Animation
• 1976 - Conrail takes over operations from six bankrupt railroads in the northeastern U.S.. Consolidated Rail Corporation, also known as Conrail, began operations on April 1, 1976 as a federally funded takeover of the major railroad The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U
• 1976 - Jovian-Plutonian gravitational effect is first reported by the astronomer Patrick Moore. The Jovian-Plutonian gravitational effect, a hoax phenomenon stated to cause a noticeable short-term reduction in gravity on Earth, was an invention for Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena Sir Alfred Patrick Caldwell-Moore, CBE, HonFRS, FRAS (born 4 March 1923 in Pinner) known as Patrick Moore, is
• 1978 - Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The Polytechnic University of the Philippines ( Filipino: Politeknikong Pamantasan ng Pilipinas) commonly known as PUP, Peyupi or PUPoy
• 1979 - Iran's government becomes an Islamic Republic by a 98% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Islamic Republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mauritania Shah is an Iranian term for a Monarch (leader that has been adopted in many other languages
• 1980 - New York City's Transit Worker Union 100 begins a strike lasting 11 days. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> Transport Workers Union of America (TWU is a United States The 1980 New York City transit strike in New York City (often referred to as the Subway strike) was the first work stoppage at the New York City Transit Authority
• 1981 - Daylight saving time is introduced in the USSR. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Daylight saving time ( DST The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1989 - Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the 'poll tax'), is introduced in Scotland. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. The Community Charge, popularly known as the " poll tax " was a system of taxation introduced in replacement of the rates to part fund Local government Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• 1996 - The Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia is created. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) See also Halifax Nova Scotia See also Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election 2008 Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's
• 1999 - Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Nunavut (ˈnuːnəvʊt ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᓄᓇᕗᑦ is the largest and newest territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory
• 2001 - An EP-3E United States Navy plane collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army fighter jet. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Lockheed EP-3E ARIES II is the signals reconnaissance version of the P-3C Orion, operated by the United States Navy. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China. A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, People's Republic of China and is detained. Hainan ( POJ: Hai-lam Pinyin:, Jyutping: hoi2 naam4 literal meaning "South of the Sea" is the smallest province of the People's Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES See Hainan Island incident. The Hainan Island incident was the April 1, 2001, collision between a United States Navy EP-3E signals Reconnaissance aircraft
• 2001 - Former president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on charges of war crimes. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state In most countries special forces (SF is a generic term for highly-trained Military teams/units that conduct specialized operations such as Reconnaissance War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied
• 2001 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, which is the first country to allow it. The Netherlands has allowed Same-sex marriage since 1 April 2001, the first nation in the world to do so The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands A timeline of significant events regarding same-sex marriage and legal recognition of same-sex couples worldwide in modern history followed by a timeline of notable same-sex marriages and unions
• 2002 - The Netherlands legalizes euthanasia, becoming the first nation in the world to do so. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner
• 2004 - Google introduces its Gmail product to the public. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online Gmail, officially Google Mail in Germany and the United Kingdom is a free POP3 and IMAP The launch is met with scepticism on account of the launch date.
• 2006 - The Serious Organised Crime Agency, dubbed the 'British FBI', is created in the United Kingdom. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Serious Organised Crime Agency ( SOCA) is a Non-Departmental Public Body of the United Kingdom government and a national Law enforcement agency The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Births

• 1220 - Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. Emperor Go-Saga (後嵯峨天皇 Go-Saga-tennō) ( April 1, 1220 &ndash March 17, 1272) was the 88th emperor 1272)
• 1543 - François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. François de Bonne duc de Lesdiguières ( 1 April 1543 &ndash 21 September 1626) was soldier of the French Wars of Religion and 1626)
• 1578 - William Harvey, English physician (d. William Harvey ( April 1, 1578 – June 3, 1657) was an English Physician who is credited with being the first in 1657)
• 1610 - Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis seigneur de Saint-Évremond ( April 1, 1610 - September 29, 1703) was a French soldier 1703)
• 1640 - Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jørgen Mohr (Latinised Georg(ius Mohr) ( April 1, 1640 – January 26, 1697) was a Danish Mathematician. 1697)
• 1647 - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet (d. For other people of this name see John Rochester. John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester ( April 1, 1647 &ndash July 26 1680)
• 1697 - Antoine François Prévost, French author and novelist (d. Antoine François Prévost ( Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles) ( April 1, 1697 - December 23, 1763) usually known simply as the 1763)
• 1753 - Joseph de Maistre, French diplomat and writer (d. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph-Marie Comte de Maistre (1 April 1753- 26 February 1821 was a French-speaking Savoyard lawyer diplomat writer and philosopher 1821)
• 1765 - Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver (d. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Luigi Schiavonetti ( 1 April 1765 &ndash 7 June 1810) Italian reproductive Engraver and Etcher, was born at 1810)
• 1776 - Sophie Germain, French mathematician (d. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the mathematician Marie-Sophie Germain See also Sophie Germain primes Marie-Sophie Germain ( April 1, 1776 1831)
• 1815 - Otto von Bismarck, 1st Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen Duke of Lauenburg Prince of Bismarck ( April 1, 1815 July 30, 1898) The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1898)
• 1815 - Edward Clark, Governor of Texas (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Clark may refer to Edward Clark (governor (1815-1880 governor of Texas Edward Clark (manufacturer (d 1880)
• 1834 - Big Jim Fisk, American entrepreneur (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common James Fisk Jr ( April 1, 1834 &ndash January 6, 1872) known variously as "Big Jim" "Diamond Jim" and "Jubilee Jim" 1872)
• 1854 - Bill Traylor, American artist (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Bill Traylor ( April 1, 1854 – October 23, 1949) was a Self-taught artist born an Alabama slave 1949)
• 1856 - Acacio Gabriel Viegas, Indian physician (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Acacio Gabriel Viegas (born 1856&mdashdied 1933 was a medical practitioner who was credited with the discovery of the outbreak of Bubonic plague in Bombay 1933)
• 1865 - Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Richard Adolf Zsigmondy ( April 1, 1865 - September 23, 1929) was an Austrian German Chemist of Hungarian The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1929)
• 1866 - Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist and composer (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni (April 1 1866 &ndash July 27 1924 was an Italian Composer, Pianist, musical educator and conductor. 1924)
• 1868 - Edmond Rostand, French dramatist (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand ( April 1, 1868 &ndash December 2, 1918) was a French Poet and Dramatist. 1918)
• 1873 (N.S.) - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов 1943)
• 1875 - Edgar Wallace, English writer (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace ( April 1, 1875 &ndash February 10, 1932) was a prolific British Crime writer, Journalist 1932)
• 1880 - Agha Petros, Assyrian general (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Agha Petros Elia of Baz ( Syriac: ܐܓܐ ܦܜܪܘܣ 1 April, 1880 – 2 February, 1932) was a military General 1932)
• 1882 - Paul Anspach, Belgian Olympic champion fencer (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Anspach, born in Belgium ( April 1, 1882 &ndash August 28, 1991) was a Belgian épée and foil 1991)
• 1883 - Lon Chaney, Sr., American actor (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lon Chaney ( April 1 1883 &ndash August 26 1930) nicknamed " The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American 1930)
• 1885 - Wallace Beery, American actor (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known 1949)
• 1893 - Cicely Courtneidge, English actress and comedian (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dame Cicely Courtneidge DBE ( 1 April, 1893 &ndash 26 April, 1980) was an English actress and Comedian. 1980)
• 1895 - Alberta Hunter, American singer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alberta Hunter ( April 1 1895 - October 17 1984) was an American Blues Singer, Songwriter, and 1984)
• 1897 - Nita Naldi, American actress (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Nita Naldi ( April 1, 1897 &ndash February 17, 1961) was an American Silent film Actress. 1961)
• 1898 - William James Sidis, American genius (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William James Sidis ( April 1, 1898 &ndash July 17, 1944) was an American Child prodigy with exceptional mathematical 1944)
• 1899 - Gustavs Celmins, Latvian politician (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gustavs Celmiņš ( April 1, 1899 – April 10, 1968) was a Latvian politician and fascist leader 1968)
• 1900 - Robert McDowell, Mayor of Maryborough, Queensland (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Robert David McDowell (born April 1 1900) was the Mayor of Maryborough Queensland from 1939 to 1950 1988)
• 1901 - Whittaker Chambers, American writer, editor, and defector (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Whittaker Chambers ( April 1, 1901 &ndash July 9, 1961) born Jay Vivian Chambers and also known as David Whittaker 1961)
• 1902 - Maria Polydouri, Greek poet (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Maria Polydouri (Μαρία Πολυδούρη ( 1 April 1902 &ndash1930 was a Greek Poet. 1930)
• 1906 - Aleksandr Yakovlev, Russian engineer and aeroplane designer (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Я́ковлев ( April 1, 1906 - August 22, 1989) was a Russian 1989)
• 1908 - Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Abraham Harold Maslow ( April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist. 1970)
• 1909 - Eddy Duchin, American popular pianist & bandleader (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Eddy Duchin ( April 1 1909 or 10 April 1910 - February 9 1951) was an American popular Pianist and 1951)
• 1914 - Lor Tok, Thai comedian and actor (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lor Tok (ล้อต๊อก April 1, 1914 – April 29, 2002) was a Thai comedian and actor 2002)
• 1915 - Otto Wilhelm Fischer, Austrian actor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Otto Wilhelm Fischer ( April 1, 1915 – January 29, 2004) was an Austrian actor 2004)
• 1917 - Melville Shavelson, American film director, producer and screenwriter (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Melville Shavelson ( April 1, 1917 &ndash August 8, 2007) was an American film director producer and screenwriter 2007)
• 1919 - Joseph Murray, American surgeon, Nobel laureate
• 1920 - Toshirō Mifune, Japanese actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph E Murray (born 1 April 1919) American surgeon performed the first successful human kidney transplant from an adult to his identical The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Toshirō Mifune (ja 三船 敏郎 Mifune Toshirō toɕiɺoː 1 April, 1920 – 24 December, 1997) was a Japanese 1997)
• 1921 - Ken Reardon, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1922 - William Manchester, American historian (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Kenneth Joseph Reardon ( April 1 1921 – March 15 2008) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Raymond Manchester ( April 1, 1922 &ndash June 1, 2004) was an American Historian and Biographer, notable as the 2004)
• 1924 - Brendan Byrne, Governor of New Jersey
• 1924 - Miodrag Petrović, Serbian actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brendan Thomas Byrne (b April 1 1924, West Orange New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party Politician from New New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miodrag Petrović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Петровић best known by his nickname Čkalja (Чкаља ( April 1, 1924 in 2003)
• 1926 - Charles Bressler, American tenor
• 1926 - Anne McCaffrey, American author
• 1927 - Amos Milburn, American pianist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Bressler ( April 1, 1926 &ndash 1996 was an American Tenor. Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American Science fiction Author best known for her Dragonriders Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amos Milburn (April 1 1927 – January 3 1980 was an American Rhythm and blues Singer, and Pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s 1980)
• 1928 - George Grizzard, American actor (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Cooper Grizzard Jr (April 1 1928 &ndash October 2 2007 was an American Emmy Award - and Tony Award -winning actor of Film and stage 2007)
• 1929 - Milan Kundera, Czech-born writer
• 1929 - Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator
• 1929 - Jane Powell, American dancer, actress, and singer
• 1929 - Bo Schembechler, American football coach (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Milan Kundera (ˈmɪlan ˈkundɛra (born April 1, 1929, in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a French Writer of Czech Payut Ngaokrachang (ปยุต เงากระจ่าง born April 1, 1929) is a Thai Cartoonist and Animator. Jane Powell (born April 1 1929) is an American Singer, dancer and actress. Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr ( April 1 1929 &ndash November 17 2006) was an American College football 2006)
• 1930 - Grace Lee Whitney, American actress
• 1931 - Rolf Hochhuth, German writer
• 1931 - Ita Ever, Estonian actress
• 1932 - Gordon Jump, American actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grace Lee Whitney (born April 1, 1930) is an American actress and Entertainer, also known as Ruth Whitney and Lee Whitney Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rolf Hochhuth (born April 1, 1931 in Eschwege) is a German author and playwright Ita Ever (born Ilse Ever, April 1, 1931 in Paide, Järva County, Estonia) is an Estonian film radio theater Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Gordon Jump ( April 1, 1932 &ndash September 22 2003) was an American Actor best known as the clueless Radio station 2003)
• 1932 - Debbie Reynolds, American actress
• 1933 - Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, French physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1933 - Dan Flavin, American artist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (born April 1, 1932) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, Singer Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (born April 1, 1933) is a French Physicist working at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Dan Flavin ( April 1, 1933, Jamaica New York – November 29, 1996, Riverhead New York) was an American 1996)
• 1934 - Don Hastings, American actor
• 1934 - Rod Kanehl, American baseball player (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Francis Hastings (born April 1 1934 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Actor, singer and writer best known for his decades-long Roderick Edwin Kanehl ( April 1 1934 – December 14 2004) was an American Second baseman and Outfielder in 2004)
• 1934 - Vladimir Posner, Russian journalist
• 1935 - Larry McDonald, American politician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Vladimir Vladimirovich Posner (also spelled "Pozner" in Russian Владимир Владимирович Познер born April 1, 1934, is a Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrence Patton McDonald ( April 1 1935 – September 1 1983) was an American Politician and a member of the United 1983)
• 1936 - Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Swiss politician, president of the Confederation in 1989 and 1996 (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Pascal Delamuraz ( April 1, 1936 in Vevey - October 4, 1998 in Lausanne) was a Swiss politician 1998)
• 1938 - Ali MacGraw, American actress
• 1938 - John Quade, American actor
• 1939 - Phil Niekro, American baseball player
• 1939 - Rudolph Isley, American singer
• 1940 - Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1942 - Samuel R. Delany, American author
• 1942 - Annie Nightingale, British disc jockey
• 1944 - Rusty Staub, American baseball player
• 1945 - John Barbata, American drummer
• 1946 - Ronnie Lane, English musician (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alice "Ali" MacGraw (born April 1 1939 MacGraw has described her father as "violent" John Quade (b April 1, 1938 as John William Saunders in Kansas City Kansas, U Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Henry Niekro (born April 1, in Blaine Ohio) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Rudolph Isley (born Rudolph Bernard Isley, April 1 1939, Cincinnati, Ohio) is one of the founding Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Wangari Muta Maathai (born April 1, 1940 in Ihithe village Tetu division Nyeri District of Kenya) is an The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Ray Delany Jr (born April 1, 1942, New York City) is an award-winning American Science fiction Annie (formerly known as Anne) Nightingale MBE is a British Radio broadcaster Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (born April 1, 1944 in New Orleans Louisiana) was a Major League Baseball player for 23 seasons (1963–1985 Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar John Barbata (born 1 April 1945, in Passaic, New Jersey, US) is a noted Drummer active especially in Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane ( 1 April 1946 - 4 June 1997) was an English Singer, Songwriter 1997)
• 1946 - Arrigo Sacchi, Italian football coach
• 1947 - Alain Connes, French mathematician
• 1947 - M, English singer
• 1947 - Norm Van Lier, American basketball player
• 1948 - Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican musician
• 1949 - Gérard Mestrallet, French businessman
• 1949 - Sammy Nelson, Northern Irish footballer
• 1949 - Gil Scott-Heron, American musician and composer
• 1950 - Samuel Alito, U. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Arrigo Sacchi (born 1 April 1946 in Fusignano) is an Italian football coach the former head coach of the Italy national football team Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alain Connes (born 1 April 1947 is a French Mathematician, currently Professor at the College de France, IHÉS and Vanderbilt University For the Science fiction author who goes by this name see Robin Wilson (author. Norman Allen Van Lier III (born April 1 1947, in East Liverpool Ohio) is a former NBA Basketball player who spent the majority of Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmy Cliff OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948, Somerton District St Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gérard Mestrallet (born 1 April 1949 in Paris) is a French Businessman. Samuel ("Sammy" Nelson (born April 1, 1949 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Ireland former football Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1 1949) is an American Poet, Musician, and Author known primarily for his late 1960s and Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Anthony Alito Jr (born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. S. Supreme Court Justice
• 1951 - John Philip Abizaid, U.S. Army General, former CENTCOM commander
• 1952 - Annette O'Toole, American actress
• 1952 - Bernard Stiegler, French philosopher
• 1953 - Barry Sonnenfeld, producer and director
• 1954 - Jeff Porcaro, American drummer (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January John Philip Abizaid (born 1 April 1951 جون أبي زيد is a retired General in the United States Army and former Commander of the United States Central The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The United States Central Command ( USCENTCOM) is a theater -level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Annette O'Toole (born Annette Toole; April 1, 1952) is an American Dancer and Actress. Bernard Stiegler (born April 1, 1952) is a French Philosopher and Director of the Department of Cultural Development at the Centre Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1 1953) is an Emmy Award -winning American Filmmaker and Television director Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro ( April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was a highly regarded session drummer and a founding member of the 1992)
• 1955 - Gregg Jarrett, American television anchor
• 1955 - Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistani statesman
• 1957 - David Gower, English cricketer
• 1958 - D. Boon, American musician d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Gregg Jarrett (born April 1, 1955) is an anchor for Fox News Channel. Humayun Akhtar Khan (born April 1 1955) is a Pakistani politician Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) David Ivon Gower, OBE (born April 1, 1957) is a retired Cricket player and current cricket broadcaster Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. D Boon (born Dennes Dale Boon, April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985) was an American Singer, Songwriter (1985)
• 1960 - Michael Praed, British actor
• 1962 - Dave Ulliott, English poker player
• 1962 - Samboy Lim, Filipino basketball player
• 1964 - Erik Breukink, Dutch cyclist and manager
• 1964 - Scott Stevens, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 - Mark Jackson, American basketball player
• 1965 - Robert Steadman, English composer
• 1966 - Chris Evans, English disc jockey
• 1967 - Phil Demmel, American musician
• 1968 - Andreas Schnaas, German horror film director
• 1968 - Julia Boutros, Lebanese singer
• 1969 - Fadl Shaker, Lebanese singer
• 1970 - Sung Hi Lee, Korean-born model
• 1971 - Method Man, American rapper
• 1971 - Jessica Collins, American actress
• 1971 - Lachy Hulme, Australian actor and screenwriter
• 1971 - Shinji Nakano, Japanese race car driver
• 1972 - Allen and Albert Hughes, American film directors
• 1972 - Darren McCarty, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972 - Jesse Tobias, American musician
• 1973 - Christian Finnegan, American comedian
• 1973 - Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricketer
• 1973 - Rachel Maddow, American radio personality and political analyst
• 1973 - Joe Francis, American adult video producer
• 1974 - Richard Christy, American drummer
• 1974 - Hugo Benjamín Ibarra, Argentine footballer
• 1974 - Sandra Völker, German swimmer
• 1975 - George Bastl, Swiss tennis player
• 1975 - John Butler, Australian singer and musician
• 1976 - David Oyelowo, English-Nigerian actor
• 1977 - Haimar Zubeldia, Spanish cyclist
• 1978 - Jean-Pierre Dumont, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 - Miroslava Vavrinec, Swiss tennis player
• 1979 - Ivano Balić, Croatian handballer
• 1980 - Randy Orton, American professional wrestler
• 1980 - Bijou Phillips, American actress
• 1980 - Yūko Takeuchi, Japanese actress
• 1981 - Antonis Fotsis, Greek basketball player
• 1981 - Hannah Spearritt, British singer
• 1981 - Pieter Weening, Dutch cyclist
• 1981 - Aimee Chan, Miss Hong Kong 2006
• 1981 - Bjoern Einar Romoeren, Norwegian skijumper
• 1982 - Sam Huntington, American actor
• 1982 - Gemma Hunt, British children's television presenter
• 1982 - Taran Killam, American comedian and actor
• 1983 - Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic footballer
• 1983 - Sean Taylor, American football player (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Praed (ˈpreɪd prayd) ( né Michael David Prince, born April 1, 1960 in Berkeley Gloucestershire) Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David A Ulliott (born 4 April, 1954 in Hull) is an English professional gambler and Poker player Avelino B Lim Jr (born April 1, 1962) better known as Samboy Lim, is a former Basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Erik Breukink (born April 1, 1964 in Rheden, Netherlands) is a former professional Road racing cyclist. Ronald Scott Stevens (born April 1 1964 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey defenceman. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Mark A Jackson (born April 1 1965 in Brooklyn, New York) is a retired American professional Basketball player who played Robert Steadman (born April 1 1965) is a British Composer of classical music who mostly works in a Post-minimalist style Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Chris Evans (born Christopher Evans, 1 April 1966 Warrington, England) is an English radio / Television presenter and Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Phil Demmel (born April 1 1967 is one of the two Lead guitarists for Machine Head. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andreas Schnaas (Born April 1, 1968) is a German director and actor working exclusively in the horror genre Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fadl Shaker ( فضل شاكر) (Fadl Abdulrahman Shamander born on April 1 1969 فضل عبدالرحمن شمندرis a famous Lebanese singer Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sung Hi (born April 1 1970 is a Korean American model and Actress, who appears mostly in Soft-core nude photoshoots Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ---- Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971) better known by his Stage name Method Man, is an American hip hop artist, Jessica Collins (born April 1, 1971) is an American actress, who played Meredith Davies on the FOX Network 's Tru Calling Lachy Hulme (born 1 April 1971 is an Australian born Actor and Screenwriter. Not to be confused with Japanese Moto GP rider Shinya Nakano. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hughes Brothers (born April 1 1972) is the collective name for American fraternal As a result the boys spent their free time making short films Darren McCarty (born April 1, 1972 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a professional Ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings Jesse Tobias (born 1 April, 1972) is a Texan Guitarist of Mexican origin Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Fletcher Christian Finnegan (born April 1, 1973 in Albany New York) better known as Christian Finnegan, is an American Stand-up Stephen Paul Fleming (born in Christchurch on 1 April, 1973) is a New Zealand Cricketer, and the former captain of the New Zealand Rachel Anne Maddow (born April 1 1973 is an American Radio personality, Television host, and progressive Political commentator. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Joseph R "Joe" Francis born April 1, 1973, to Raymond and Maria Francis is the founder of Mantra Films Inc Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Richard Christy (born Thomas Richard Christy; April 1 1974 is an American Drummer, Comedian, Actor, Radio personality Hugo Benjamín Ibarra (born April 1 1974 in El Colorado, Formosa) is an Argentine professional football player currently Sandra Völker (born April 1, 1974 in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein) is a freestyle and Backstroke Swimmer Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Bastl (born April 1, 1975 in Chicago Illinois) is a professional Tennis player from Switzerland. John Butler (born 1 April 1975) is an Australian Musician. He is the leader of the John Butler Trio, a band that has Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Oyelowo (born 1 April 1976 in Oxford) is an English Actor of Nigerian descent Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (born April 1, 1977 in Usurbil, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional Road racing cyclist who Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Jean-Pierre "J P" Dumont (born April 1, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Miroslava (Mirka Vavrinec (born 1 April 1978 in Bojnice, Slovakia) is a former WTA Tennis player from Switzerland Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ivano Balić (born April 1, 1979 in Split) is a Croatian handballer. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Bijou Lilly Phillips (born April 1 1980) is an American Actress, fashion model, and Singer. is a Japanese actress She made her big break with NHK 's television series Asuka and JT Green 's commercial Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Antonis Fotsis (also known as Antonios Fotsis) ( in Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 1, 1981 in Athens Hannah Louise Spearritt (born April 1, 1981) is an English actress and former singer Pieter Weening (born April 5, 1981) is a Road bicycle racer from Harkema, Friesland, the Netherlands. Aimee Chan or Aimee Chan Yan Mei ( Traditional Chinese: 陳茵媺 born on April 1, 1981 in Toronto was Miss Hong Kong 2006 Bjørn Einar Romøren (born April 1, 1981 in Oslo) is a Norwegian Ski jumper representing Hosle I Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Sam Huntington (born April 1, 1982) is an American Actor. Biography Personal life Huntington was born in Peterborough Gemma Hunt (born April 1 1982 in Wiltshire) was a CBBC presenter who used to be on the TV series Xchange. Taran Killam (born April 1, 1982) is an American comic actor Killam currently stars on the MTV sketch comedy program Short Circuitz Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ólafur Ingi Skúlason (born April 1, 1983) is an Icelandic footballer and a midfielder currently playing for Helsingborgs IF. Sean Michael Maurice Taylor ( April 1 1983 &ndash November 27 2007) was an American football free safety who 2007)
• 1983 - Matt Lanter, American actor and model
• 1984 - Gilberto Macena, Brazilian footballer
• 1984 - Olga Rei, Russian television personality
• 1985 - Josh Zuckerman, American actor
• 1986 - Ireen Wüst, Dutch speed skater
• 1987 - Ding Junhui, Chinese snooker player
• 1987 - Li Ting, Chinese diver
• 1988 - Courtney McCool, American gymnast
• 1989 - Vietoris Krisztián, German racecar driver

Deaths

• 1085 - Emperor Shenzong of China (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Matthew Mackendree "Matt" Lanter (born April 1 1983 is an American Actor and model best known for his role as Horace Calloway Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Gilberto Macedo Damacena or Gilberto Macena (born April 1 1984 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football Striker Olga Rei (born on April 1, 1984) is Russian She supposedly gained fame by becoming one of the youngest VJ's in history of Russian TV Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Joshua Ryan Zuckerman (born 1 April 1985) is an American Actor. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ireen Wüst (born April 1, 1986 in Goirle, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch long track allround speed skater. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Ding Junhui ( sometimes referred to as Jun-hui Ding in the West born April 1, 1987) is a Chinese Snooker player born in Yixing Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long Li Ting ( born April 1, 1987 in Lingui County, Guangxi province is a female diver from the People's Republic of China Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Courtney Lynn McCool (born April 1, 1988 in Kansas City Missouri) is an American gymnast who was a team member in the 2004 Summer Olympics Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Christian Vietoris (born April 1, 1989) is a German racing driver currently driving in the Formula Three Euroseries. Shenzong is the Temple name of several Chinese emperors It may refer to Emperor Shenzong of Song China (reign 1067-1085 Wanli 1048)
• 1132 - St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. Saint Hugh of Châteauneuf (1052&ndash April 1 1132) was the Bishop of Grenoble from 1080 to his death 1053)
• 1204 - Eleanor of Aquitaine, mother of Richard I of England and John of England
• 1205 - King Amalric II of Jerusalem (b. For other Eleanors of England see Eleanor of England (disambiguation Eleanor Duchess of Aquitaine (1122&ndash1 April 1204 Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death Amalric II of Jerusalem or Amalric I of Cyprus, born Amalric of Lusignan (1145 &ndash April 1, 1205) King of Jerusalem 1197&ndash1205 1145)
• 1528 - Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer
• 1580 - Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer
• 1621 - Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (b. Francisco de Peñalosa (c 1470 &ndash April 1, 1528) was a Spanish composer of the early Renaissance. Alonso Mudarra (c 1510 &ndash April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer and vihuelist of the Renaissance. Cristofano Allori ( October 17, 1577 &ndash April 1, 1621) was an Italian portrait painter of the late Florentine Mannerist 1577)
• 1637 - Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (b. was a Japanese Daimyo who served the Oda clan. Nagashige was the eldest son of Niwa Nagahide and married an adopted daughter of Oda Nobunaga. 1571)
• 1682 - Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian Catholic archbishop (b. Franz Egon of Fürstenberg ( 1625 - April 1, 1682) Bishop of Strassburg, was the elder son of Egon VII count of Fürstenberg (1588-1635 1625)
• 1787 - Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Floyer Sydenham (1710 &ndash April 1, 1787) was an English scholar of Ancient Greek. 1710)
• 1791 - Richard Butler American soldier (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Butler ( April 1, 1743 – November 4, 1791) was an officer in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War 1743)
• 1839 - Benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Benjamin Pierce ( December 25, 1757 - April 1, 1839) US Democratic-Republican Party politician He served as Governor 1757)
• 1865 - Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Giuditta Angiola Maria Costanza Pasta (née Negri October 26, 1797 - April 1, 1865) born in Saronno, Italy, was 1797)
• 1872 - Frederick Maurice, English theologian (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year John Frederick Denison Maurice ( 29 August 1805 - 1 April 1872) was an English theologian and socialist. 1805)
• 1872 - William Frederick Horry, English convicted murderer (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or William Frederick Horry, also known as Fred Horry (December 1843 in Boston England - 1 April 1872 in Lincoln England) was 1843)
• 1878 - John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lieutenant-Colonel John Corry Wilson Daly ( 24 March, 1796 &ndash 1 April, 1878) was Politician, Businessperson, Militia 1796)
• 1890 - David Wilber, American politician (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Wilber ( October 5[[ 820]] - April 1[[ 890]] was a United States Representative from New York and father of congressman David 1820)
• 1914 - Rube Waddell, American baseball player (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Edward Waddell (October 13 1876 - April 1 1914 was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. 1876)
• 1917 - Scott Joplin, American musician and composer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Scott Joplin (between June 1867 and January 1868 &ndash April 1 1917 was an American musician and Composer of Ragtime music 1868)
• 1922 - Emperor Karl I of Austria (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "Karl I" redirects here For the prince of Liechtenstein see Karl I of Liechtenstein. 1887)
• 1930 - Cosima Wagner, daughter of Franz Liszt and wife of Richard Wagner (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cosima Francesca Gaetana Wagner ( née de Flavigny, since 1844 Liszt; December 24, 1837 April 1, 1930) was 1837)
• 1946 - Noah Beery, American actor (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Noah Beery ( January 17 1882 – April 1 1946) was an American actor 1882)
• 1947 - King George II of Greece (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life first period of kingship and exile George was born at the royal villa at Tatoi, near Athens, the eldest son of Constantine I King of the Hellenes 1890)
• 1950 - Charles R. Drew, American physician (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Charles Richard Drew ( June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American Physician and medical researcher 1904)
• 1965 - Helena Rubinstein, Polish-born American cosmetics manufacturer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Helena Rubinstein ( December 25, 1870 – April 1, 1965) was a Polish - American Cosmetics industrialist 1870)
• 1966 - Flann O'Brien, Irish humorist (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Brian O'Nolan (Brian Ó Nualláin (5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966 was an Irish novelist and satirist best known for his novels An Béal Bocht, At 1911)
• 1968 - Lev Davidovich Landau, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lev Davidovich Landau ( Russian language: Ле́в Дави́дович Ланда́у ( January 22, 1908 &ndash April 1, 1968 The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1908)
• 1976 - Max Ernst, German artist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Ernst ( 2 April 1891 &ndash 1 April 1976) was a German painter, Sculptor, Graphic artist, and 1891)
• 1979 - Bruno Coquatrix, French music impresario (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Bruno Coquatrix, ( August 5, 1910 - April 1, 1979) was a French songwriter and music impresario who owned the famed Paris Olympia 1910)
• 1979 - Barbara Luddy, American actress (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Barbara Luddy ( 25 May 1908 &mdash 1 April 1979) was an American actress from Great Falls Montana. 1908)
• 1981 - Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai composer and bandleader (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Eua Sunthornsanan (เอื้อ สุนทรสนาน January 21 1910 Amphawa, Samut Songkhram Province – April 1 1981 was a Thai 1910)
• 1984 - Marvin Gaye, American singer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Marvin Pentz Gay Jr, known as Marvin Gaye ( April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter 1939)
• 1985 - Douglass Wallop, American novelist and playwright (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) John Douglass Wallop III ( 8 March 1920 in Washington DC - 1 April 1985 in Georgetown District of Columbia) was an 1920)
• 1986 - Erik Bruhn, Danish ballet dancer, choreographer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Erik Belton Evers Bruhn ( October 3, 1928 &ndash April 1, 1986) was a Danish Ballet Dancer, Choreographer 1928)
• 1988 - Jim Jordan, American actor (Fibber McGee) (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Fibber McGee and Molly was a radio show that played a major role in determining the full form of what became classic old-time radio. 1896)
• 1991 - Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. See also Martha Graham ( May 11, 1894 &ndash April 1, 1991) was an American Dancer and Choreographer 1894)
• 1993 - Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Alan Dennis Kulwicki (December 14 1954 &ndash April 1 1993 nicknamed "Special K" and the "Polish Prince" was an American NASCAR Winston Cup 1954)
• 1994 - Robert Doisneau, French photographer (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Robert Doisneau ( April 14 1912 - April 1 1994) was a French Photographer noted for his frank and often humorous depictions 1912)
• 1996 - Florence Buchsbaum, French theater director (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Florence Buchsbaum ( January 15, 1926 – April 1, 1996) officially registered as "Gertrude Rosenberg" was born in Strasbourg 1926)
• 1996 - John McSherry, American baseball umpire (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Patrick McSherry ( September 11 1944 &mdash April 1 1996) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball 1944)
• 1997 - Norman Carr, British conservationist (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Norman Joseph Carr MBE ( July 19, 1912 - April 1, 1997) was a United Kingdom British conservationist working in Central 1912)
• 1998 - Gene Evans, American actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Film actor Gene Evans ( July 11, 1922 - April 1, 1998) began his acting career while serving in World War II 1922)
• 1998 - Rozz Williams, American musician (Christian Death) (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rozz Williams ( November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) born Roger Alan Painter was an American Deathrock vocalist most Christian Death is an American Deathrock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1979 1963)
• 1999 - Jesse Stone, American record producer (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Jesse Stone (born Atchison Kansas, 16 November 1901 - died Altamonte Springs Florida, 1 April 1999) was an 1901)
• 2000 - Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, Scottish jurist (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Alexander John Mackenzie Stuart Baron Mackenzie-Stuart ( 18 November 1924 &ndash 1 April 2000) was an Advocate and Judge 1924)
• 2001 - Olivia Barclay, British astrologer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Olivia Barclay (born December 12, 1919 in Essex &ndash died April 1, 2001 in Kent) was an English Astrologer 1919)
• 2001 - Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball player (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Gregg (Jo-Jo Moore Sr ( December 25, 1908 - April 1, 2001) was a Left fielder in Major League Baseball who played 1908)
• 2001 - Trinh Cong Son, Vietnamese composer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Trinh Cong Son (Trịnh Công Sơn ( February 28 1939 &ndash April 1 2001) was a Vietnamese Composer, Musician 1939)
• 2002 - Simo Hayha, Finnish marksman (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Simo Häyhä (December 17 1905 &ndash April 1 2002 nicknamed "White Death"(Белая Смерть; Valkoinen kuolema or "Teaser" by the Soviet army was 1905)
• 2003 - Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing ( September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) nicknamed elder brother (哥哥 was an Actor and Musician 1956)
• 2004 - Carrie Snodgress, American actress (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Caroline "Carrie" Snodgress ( October 27, 1946 - April 1, 2004) was a Golden Globe Award -winning Academy Award 1946)
• 2004 - Nilo Soruco, Bolivian songwriter (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Danilo Soruco Arancibia ( 6 July 1927 in Tarija, Bolivia - 1 April 2004 in Tarija, Bolivia) was a 1927)
• 2005 - Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist and composer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Brott, born Joël Brod, ( March 14, 1915 – April 1, 2005) was a Canadian conductor, Composer 1915)
• 2005 - Harald Juhnke, German entertainer (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Harald Juhnke (pronounced "you-nka" ( June 10, 1929 in Berlin-Wedding - April 1, 2005 in Rüdersdorf near Berlin 1929)
• 2005 - Jack Keller, American songwriter (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Keller ( November 11, 1936 – April 1, 2005) was an American pop Songwriter who wrote (or co-wrote with partners such as 1936)
• 2005 - Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ioannis Kyrastas (Ιωάννης Κυράστας ( 25 October 1952 - 1 April 2004) was a Greek footballer and 1952)
• 2005 - Robert Coldwell Wood, American educator (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Coldwell Wood ( Sept 16, 1923 &ndash April 01, 2005) was a American political scientist administrator, and professor 1923)
• 2006 - In Tam, Cambodian politician (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In Tam ( September 22, 1916 - April 1, 2006) is a former Prime Minister of Cambodia. 1916)
• 2007 - Herb Carneal, American sports broadcaster (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Herb Carneal ( May 10 1923 &ndash April 1 2007) was an American Major League Baseball Sportscaster. 1923)

Holidays and observances

• April 1 is known as April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day in many countries. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the informal holiday For other uses see April Fool.
• Last day of the Assyrian New Year Celebration. The Assyrian new year (Assyrian Akitu) lies on April 1. Traditionally falling on the Vernal equinox, it was moved to April 1 when the
• Roman Empire - Veneralia celebrated to honor Venus. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Veneralia ( April 1) was the Ancient Roman festival of Venus Verticordia (" Changer of hearts " the goddess Venus was a major Roman Goddess principally associated with Love, Beauty and fertility, the equivalent of the Greek goddess
• Brielle celebrates the victory of 1572 over the Spaniards. This article is about a city in the Netherlands There is also a Brielle New Jersey in the United States of America
• In San Marino, two Captains Regent, elected by Parliament, take office for six months. The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. The Captains Regent ( Capitani Reggenti) of San Marino are elected every six months by the small country's Grand and General Council. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those
• Užupis - Residents celebrate their independence on Užupis Day. Užupis is a District of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, partially located in the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage
• This date also marks Cheap Trick day in Illinois. Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s
• Celebrated as Utkal Divas , The Foundation Day of state of Orissa, a state in Eastern India. Orissa (ଓଡ଼ିଶା is a state located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

In the Roman Catholic Church calendar:

• Saint Hugh of Grenoble
• Saint Waleric

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint Hugh of Châteauneuf (1052&ndash April 1 1132) was the Bishop of Grenoble from 1080 to his death Saint Walric (also known as Gualaric, Waleric, Walericus, Walaric, Walarich, Valéry and several closely related forms

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