April 1st, 1516

Born on April 1st, 1516

Age in days, weeks and months
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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's Royal Air Force was founded, towards 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 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, 1990

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

April 1st, 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.

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.

April 1st, 2004

Google launches its Email service Gmail.

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

79

William Harvey

English physician (1578–1657)

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

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

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

55

Sophie Germain

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

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

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

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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42

Mary I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558

*February 18th, 1516, Palace of Placentia †November 17th, 1558, St James's Palace

34

Elkas Mirza

Iranian poet (1516-1550)

*March 15th, 1516, Karabakh †April 9th, 1550, Qahqaheh Castle

48

Modestinus Pistoris

German politician

*December 9th, 1516, Leipzig †September 15th, 1565, Leipzig

65

Bayinnaung

King of Burma

*January 16th, 1516, Taungoo †November 10th, 1581, Bago

55

Agostino Barbarigo

Italian admiral

*January 22nd, 1516, Venice †October 9th, 1571, Nafpaktos

35

Margaret Leijonhufvud

Queen consort of Sweden

*January 1st, 1516, Gräfsnäs †August 26th, 1551, Överselö församling

49

Conrad Gessner

Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565)

*March 26th, 1516, Zürich †December 13th, 1565, Zürich

62

Adriaen Pauw

Dutch merchant and politician of the Netherlands

*January 13th, 1516, Gouda †October 8th, 1578, Amsterdam

58

Johann Jakob Fugger

German banker and merchant (1517-1575)

*December 23rd, 1516, Augsburg †July 14th, 1575, Munich

68

Adam Siber

German humanist and teacher

*September 8th, 1516, Wildenfels †September 24th, 1584, Grimma

74

Emilie of Saxony

Third wife of Margrave George the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach

*July 27th, 1516, Freiberg †April 9th, 1591, Ansbach

55

Georg Fabricius

German poet, historian, and archaeologist, 1516-1571

*April 23rd, 1516, Chemnitz †July 17th, 1571, Meissen

64

Hieronymus Wolf

German historian and humanist (1516 - 1580)

*August 13th, 1516, Oettingen in Bayern †October 8th, 1580, Augsburg

51

Guglielmo Grataroli

Italian physician and philosopher

*May 16th, 1516, Bergamo †April 16th, 1568, Basel

54

Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox

Grandfather of James VI and I, Regent of Scotland

*September 21st, 1516, Dumbarton †September 4th, 1571, Stirling

57

Martin Helwig

German cartographer of Silesia

*November 15th, 1516, Nysa †February 5th, 1574, Wrocław

60

Hartmann Beyer

German theologian

*September 30th, 1516, Frankfurt †August 11th, 1577, Frankfurt

67

Maximilian Mörlin

German theologian (1516-1584)

*October 14th, 1516, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †April 20th, 1584, Coburg

74

Girolamo Zanchi

Italian theologian (1516-1590)

*February 2nd, 1516, Alzano Lombardo †November 19th, 1590, Heidelberg

75

William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

German nobleman; Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516-1592)

*July 28th, 1516, Düsseldorf †January 5th, 1592, Düsseldorf

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Leap year

Yes: 1516 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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