April 1st, 1468

Born on April 1st, 1468

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 203,000 days old!

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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

79

William Harvey

English physician (1578–1657)

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

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

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

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Born in 1468

81

Paul III

Leader of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

*February 29th, 1468, Castello dell'Abbadia †November 10th, 1549, Quirinal Hill

60

Juan del Encina

Spanish composer, poet, and playwright

*July 12th, 1468, Province of Salamanca †November 30th, 1528, Chinchón

64

Johann I, Elector of Saxony

John the Steadfeast, Elector of Saxony (1468-1532)

*June 13th, 1468, Meissen †August 16th, 1532, Schweinitz

26

Sigismund, Margrave of Bayreuth

Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*September 27th, 1468, Ansbach †February 26th, 1495, Ansbach

55

Duchess Katharina, Duchess Consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Archduchess Consort of Austria (1484 - 1494) and Duchess Consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1497)

*July 26th, 1468, Grimma †February 11th, 1524, Calenberg

34

Frederick Jagiellon

Primate of Poland

*April 27th, 1468, Kraków †March 14th, 1503, Kraków

53

Johannes Werner

German mathematician

*February 14th, 1468, Nuremberg †November 30th, 1521, Nuremberg

76

Philipp Solms

(1468-1544)

*August 15th, 1468, Frankfurt †October 3rd, 1544, Frankfurt

42

Albert I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg and Oleśnica, Count of Kladsko

*August 3rd, 1468, Kunětice Mountain Castle †July 12th, 1511, Prostějov

64

Isabella del Balzo

Queen Consort of Naples

*June 24th, 1468, Minervino Murge †May 22nd, 1533, Ferrara

21

Charles I, Duke of Savoy

King of Jerusalem

*March 29th, 1468, Carignano †March 13th, 1490, Pinerolo

55

William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers

English baron

*December 21st, 1468, Settrington †April 14th, 1524, Hornby Castle

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Leap year

Yes: 1468 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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