April 1st, 1419

Born on April 1st, 1419

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 221,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 999 days, exactly on January 23rd, 2027, people who were born on April 1st, 1419 will be 222,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 1st?

April 1st, 1922

Under the South Seas Mandate, Japan set up a government in Koror, precipitating large-scale Japanese settlement in Palau.

April 1st, 1918

The United Kingdom established the Royal Air Force, near the end of the First World War.

April 1st, 1879

The Inland Customs Line, established by the British for the collection of the salt tax in India, was abandoned.

April 1st, 1871

The Duke of Buckingham (pictured) opened the first section of the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.

April 1st, 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.

April 1st, 1833

Mexican Texans met at San Felipe de Austin to begin the Convention of 1833.

April 1st, 1340

A band of warriors led by Niels Ebbesen killed Count Gerhard III, ending Holstein rule in Denmark.

April 1st, 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.

April 1st, 1952

Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens.

April 1st, 1990

The longest prison riot in British penal history began at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, lasting 25 days.

April 1st, 1970

The American Motors Corporation introduced its Gremlin, promoted as America's first subcompact car.

April 1st, 1969

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force.

April 1st, 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.

April 1st, 2016

The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict begins along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact.

April 1st, 2006

Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 1st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 1st?

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven †April 29th, 1976, Oslo

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

*April 1st, 1815, Schönhausen †July 30th, 1898, Friedrichsruh

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

79

William Harvey

English physician (1578–1657)

*April 1st, 1578, Folkestone †June 3rd, 1657, Roehampton

84

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016)

*April 1st, 1932, El Paso †December 28th, 2016, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

55

Sophie Germain

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)

*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, Paris

50

Edmond Rostand

French poet and dramatist (1868–1918)

*April 1st, 1868, Marseille †December 2nd, 1918, Paris

76

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

*April 1st, 1940, Buenos Aires †February 21st, 2017, Montevideo

29

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-English cricketer

*April 1st, 1995, Bridgetown

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

69

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)

*April 1st, 1873, Starorussky Uyezd †March 28th, 1943, Beverly Hills

75

Franz-Georg Rips

German journalist and politician (SPD)

*April 1st, 1949, Balve

55

Dean Windass

English association football player (born 1969)

*April 1st, 1969, Kingston upon Hull

62

Laurette Taylor

American stage and silent film actress

*April 1st, 1884, New York City †December 7th, 1946, New York City

88

Hermann Pünder

German politician (1888-1976)

*April 1st, 1888, Trier †October 3rd, 1976, Fulda

54

Per-Anders Kurenbach

German composer and record producer

*April 1st, 1970, Bochum

47

Haimar Zubeldia

Road bicycle racer

*April 1st, 1977, Usurbil

33

Marco Haller

Austrian road bicycle racer

*April 1st, 1991, Sankt Veit an der Glan

48

Clarence Seedorf

Dutch association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1976, Paramaribo

91

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

French physicist (born 1933)

*April 1st, 1933, Constantine

34

Tess Haubrich

Australian actress and model

*April 1st, 1990, Sydney

29

Kadidiatou Diani

French association football player

*April 1st, 1995, Ivry-sur-Seine

87

Cicely Courtneidge

English actress and comedian (1893–1980)

*April 1st, 1893, Sydney †April 26th, 1980, Putney

63

Susan Boyle

Scottish singer

*April 1st, 1961, Blackburn

60

Erik Breukink

Dutch cyclist

*April 1st, 1964, Rheden

56

Alexander Stubb

Finnish politician and the 13th President of Finland (2024–)

*April 1st, 1968, Helsinki

41

Sergey Lazarev

Russian singer and stage actor

*April 1st, 1983, Moscow

56

Edgar Wallace

British crime writer, journalist and playwright

*April 1st, 1875, Greenwich †February 10th, 1932, Beverly Hills

44

Jazz Smollett

American actress

*April 1st, 1980, California

80

Achim Hill

East German rower (1935-2015)

*April 1st, 1935, Berlin †August 4th, 2015, Berlin

45

Ivano Balić

Croatian handball player

*April 1st, 1979, Split

59

Jane Adams

American actress (born 1965)

*April 1st, 1965, Washington, D.C.

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Public holidays on April 1st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 1st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1419 is a normal year and no leap year.

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