Tukuk-OS📅 April 1
23 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on April 1? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2001 — Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands was legalized, making it the first country to do so.
- 2001 — An American Lockheed EP-3 and a Chinese Shenyang J-8 collided in mid-air off Hainan, resulting in an international dispute between the two countries.
- 1990 — The longest prison riot in British penal history began at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, lasting 25 days.
- 1976 — Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer, Inc. (first logo pictured).
- 1974 — A man ignited tires in the crater of Mount Edgecumbe, prompting a false eruption scare later revealed as an April Fools' hoax.
- 1970 — U.S. president Richard Nixon signed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring that a prominent warning by the surgeon general be placed on cigarette packages.
Richard NixonPublic Health Cigarette Smoking ActSurgeon General of the United States
- 1970 — The American Motors Corporation introduced its Gremlin, promoted as America's first subcompact car.
- 1969 — The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force.
- 1963 — On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the tenth novel of Ian Fleming's James Bond series, was released in the United Kingdom.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)Ian FlemingList of James Bond novels and short stories
- 1955 — The British Army's Mobile Defence Corps, intended to assist with civil defence after a nuclear attack, was established by royal warrant.
- 1952 — Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens.
- 1941 — Soviet border guards opened fire on civilians attempting to cross the border from the Soviet Union to Romania near Fântâna Albă, killing between 44 and 3,000 people.
- 1933 — English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual score in Test cricket of 336 not out during a match against New Zealand.
- 1922 — Under the South Seas Mandate, Japan set up a government in Koror, precipitating large-scale Japanese settlement in Palau.
- 1918 — The United Kingdom established the Royal Air Force, near the end of the First World War.
- 1879 — The Inland Customs Line, established by the British for the collection of the salt tax in India, was abandoned.
- 1871 — The Duke of Buckingham opened the first section of the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and ChandosBrill Tramway
- 1865 — American Civil War: The Union Army under Major General Philip Sheridan (pictured) inflicted more than 2,900 casualties on the Confederates at the Battle of Five Forks.
- 1833 — Mexican Texans met at San Felipe de Austin to begin the Convention of 1833.
- 1346 — Hundred Years' War: John, Duke of Normandy, laid siege to the town of Aiguillon.
- 1340 — A band of warriors led by Niels Ebbesen killed Count Gerhard III, ending Holstein rule in Denmark.
Niels EbbesenGerhard III of Holstein-RendsburgCounts of Schauenburg and Holstein
- 1293 — Robert Winchelsey left England for Rome to be consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury, but a papal vacancy delayed the ceremony.
Robert WinchelseyArchbishop of Canterbury1292–1294 papal election
- 1234 — Richard Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, was defeated by knights loyal to King Henry III of England at the Battle of the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland.
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of PembrokeHenry III of EnglandBattle of the Curragh
Births
- 2000 — Rhian Brewster, English footballer
- 1999 — Gabe Davis, American football player
- 1998 — King Combs, American rapper
- 1998 — Mitchell Robinson, American basketball player
- 1997 — Asa Butterfield, English actor
- 1997 — Álex Palou, Spanish racing driver
- 1996 — Sophia Hutchins, American socialite
- 1995 — Jofra Archer, Barbadian-English cricketer
- 1995 — Logan Paul, American YouTuber, actor and wrestler
- 1992 — Deng Linlin, Chinese gymnast
- 1991 — Duván Zapata, Colombian footballer
- 1990 — Julia Fischer, German discus thrower
Deaths
- 2025 — Val Kilmer, American actor (born 1959)
- 2025 — Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)
- 2024 — Lou Conter, American naval commander (born 1921)
- 2024 — Vontae Davis, American football player (born 1988)
- 2024 — Joe Flaherty, American actor, writer, and comedian (born 1941)
- 2024 — Sami Michael, Iraqi-born Israeli writer and human rights activist (born 1926)
- 2024 — Ed Piskor, American comic book artist (born 1982)
- 2024 — Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Iranian senior military officer (born 1960)
- 2019 — Vonda N. McIntyre, American science fiction author (born 1948)
- 2018 — Steven Bochco, American television writer and producer (born 1943)
- 2017 — Lonnie Brooks, American blues singer and guitarist (born 1933)
- 2017 — Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Soviet and Russian poet and writer (born 1932)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Cellach of Armagh
- Christian feast day: Hugh of Grenoble
- Christian feast day: Frederick Denison Maurice (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: Mary of Egypt
- Christian feast day: Melito of Sardis
- Christian feast day: Tewdrig
- Christian feast day: Theodora
- Christian feast day: Walric, abbot of Leuconay
- Christian feast day: April 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- April Fools' Day
- Odisha Day (Odisha, India)
- Arbor Day (Tanzania)
- Civil Service Day (Thailand)
- Cyprus National Day (Cyprus)
- Edible Book Day
- Fossil Fools Day
- Kha b-Nisan, the Assyrian New Year (Assyrian people)
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