April 1st, 1758

Born on April 1st, 1758

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 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

Born on April 1st, 1758

52

Johann Friedrich Schütze

German author

*April 1st, 1758, Altona †October 15th, 1810, Altona

80

Samuel Heinrich Catel

German journalist (1758-1838)

*April 1st, 1758, Halberstadt †June 29th, 1838, Berlin

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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

55

Sophie Germain

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

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

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

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

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

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

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

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

50

Edmond Rostand

French poet and dramatist (1868–1918)

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

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

61

Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis

French lawyer (1746-1807)

*April 1st, 1746, Le Beausset †August 25th, 1807, Paris

70

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

French lawyer, politician and writer (1755-1826)

*April 1st, 1755, Hôtel Brillat-Savarin †February 2nd, 1826, rue des Filles-Saint-Thomas

76

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

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

69

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)

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

79

William Harvey

English physician (1578–1657)

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

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

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Born in 1758

73

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

*April 28th, 1758, Monroe Hall †July 4th, 1831, New York City

36

Maximilien Robespierre

French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)

*May 6th, 1758, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

79

Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy

French linguist and orientalist (1758–1838)

*September 21st, 1758, Paris †February 21st, 1838, Paris

47

Horatio Nelson

British Royal Navy admiral (1758–1805)

*September 29th, 1758, Burnham Thorpe †October 21st, 1805, Cape Trafalgar

81

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)

*October 11th, 1758, Hemelingen †March 2nd, 1840, Bremen

48

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

Leader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti (1758-1806)

*September 20th, 1758, Plaine-du-Nord †October 17th, 1806, Port-au-Prince

84

Noah Webster

American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)

*October 16th, 1758, West Hartford †May 28th, 1843, New Haven

58

André Masséna

French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817)

*May 6th, 1758, Nice †April 4th, 1817, Paris

21

Go-Momozono

Emperor of Japan (1758-1779)

*August 5th, 1758, Kyoto †December 16th, 1779, Kyoto

80

Johann Heinrich Wieland

Swiss politician (1758-1838)

*February 14th, 1758, Waldenburg †May 4th, 1838, Basel

51

John Hoppner

British painter (1758-1810)

*April 4th, 1758, Whitechapel †January 23rd, 1810, London

89

Louis Adam

French composer

*December 3rd, 1758, Muttersholtz †April 8th, 1848, Paris

68

Camillo Pacetti

Italian artist (1758-1826)

*May 2nd, 1758, Rome †July 16th, 1826, Milan

59

Fanny von Arnstein

Austrian salon-holder

*November 29th, 1758, Berlin †June 8th, 1818, Vienna

56

Thomas Picton

Welsh general who served in the British Army (1758-1815)

*August 24th, 1758, Haverfordwest †June 18th, 1815, Battle of Waterloo

78

Christian Adam Dann

German theologian (1758-1837)

*December 24th, 1758, Tübingen †March 19th, 1837, Stuttgart

74

Armand Samuel de Marescot

French general

*March 1st, 1758, Tours †December 25th, 1832, Saint-Quentin-lès-Troo

80

Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch

German painter (1758-1838)

*September 10th, 1758, Stuttgart †December 31st, 1838, Stuttgart

50

Fisher Ames

American politician (1758–1808)

*April 9th, 1758, Dedham †July 4th, 1808, Dedham

84

John Armstrong Jr.

American politician (1758-1843)

*November 25th, 1758, Carlisle †April 1st, 1843, Red Hook

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Public holidays on April 1st

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1758 is a normal year and no leap year.

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