What are the important events that happened on April 1? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 1: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 1 is the 92nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 274 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 19, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 475,536 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘enneacontadigon’ day.
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 303 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,119 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 1: This Day In History
April 1 is most notable in many countries for being April Fools’ Day.
April 1 Historical Events
- 1318 –Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from England.
- 1887 –Mumbai Fire Brigade is established.
- 1924 –The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
- 1933 –English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual Test innings of 336 not out, during a Test match against New Zealand.
- 1954 –President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
- 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.
- 1976 –The Jovian–Plutonian gravitational effect hoax is first reported by British astronomer Patrick Moore.
- 1979 –Iran becomes an Islamic Republic by a 98% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
- 1999 –Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
- 2001 –Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges.
Who were born on April 1?
- 1753 –Joseph de Maistre, French diplomat and writer (d. 1821)
- 1866 –Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1924)
- 1920 –Toshirō Mifune, Japanese actor (d. 1997)
- 1926 –John Scott Martin, English actor (d. 2009)
- 1952 –Bernard Stiegler, French philosopher
- 1955 –Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistani statesman
- 1981 –Aimee Chan, Miss Hong Kong 2006
- 1983 –Sean Taylor, American football player (d. 2007)
- 1983 –Tamati Ellison, New Zealand rugby player
- 1984 –Gilberto Macena, Brazilian footballer
Who died on April 1?
- 1085 –Emperor Shenzong of Song China (b. 1048)
- 1205 –King Amalric II of Jerusalem (b. 1145)
- 1528 –Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer
- 1839 –Benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757)
- 1865 –Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (b. 1797)
- 1914 –Rube Waddell, American baseball player (b. 1876)
- 1979 –Barbara Luddy, American actress (b. 1908)
- 2004 –Nilo Soruco, Bolivian songwriter (b. 1927)
- 2005 –Alexander Brott, Canadian violinist and composer (b. 1915)
- 2010 –John Forsythe, American actor (b. 1918)
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