April 1st, 1763

Born on April 1st, 1763

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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, 1763

69

Albrecht Weyermann

German Lutheran clergyman, theologian and literary historian (1763-1832)

*April 1st, 1763, Ulm †December 28th, 1832, St. Johann

46

Franz de Paula Gaheis

Austrian writer (1763-1809)

*April 1st, 1763, Krems †August 25th, 1809, Vienna

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

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

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

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

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

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

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

50

Edmond Rostand

French poet and dramatist (1868–1918)

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

76

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

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

61

Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis

French lawyer (1746-1807)

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

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

29

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-English cricketer

*April 1st, 1995, Bridgetown

Same year
Born in 1763

50

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Empress of the French, first wife of Napoleon (1763–1814)

*June 23rd, 1763, Les Trois-Îlets †May 29th, 1814, Rueil-Malmaison

41

Claude Chappe

French inventor

*December 25th, 1763, Brûlon †January 23rd, 1805, Paris

66

Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

Swiss-born French clarinettist (1763-1829)

*March 6th, 1763, Lausanne †November 9th, 1829, Paris

68

Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron

French general in the service of the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars (1763-1831)

*January 24th, 1763, Paris †July 4th, 1831, Saint Petersburg

64

Kobayashi Issa

Japanese writer (1763-1828)

*June 15th, 1763, Kashiwabara †January 5th, 1828, Kashiwabara

84

John Jacob Astor I

German-American businessman

*July 17th, 1763, Walldorf †March 29th, 1848, Manhattan

81

Charles XIV John of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal

*January 26th, 1763, Pau †March 8th, 1844, Stockholm Palace

50

Jean Victor Marie Moreau

French General (1763–1813)

*February 14th, 1763, Morlaix †September 2nd, 1813, Louny

66

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

French professor of chemistry (1763-1829)

*May 16th, 1763, Saint-André-d'Hébertot †November 14th, 1829, Saint-André-d'Hébertot

31

Augustin Robespierre

French lawyer and revolutionary (1763-1794)

*January 21st, 1763, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

35

Wolfe Tone

Irish politician (1763-1798)

*June 20th, 1763, Dublin †November 19th, 1798, Dublin

92

Samuel Rogers

British poet; (1763-1855)

*July 30th, 1763, Stoke Newington †December 18th, 1855, London

62

Johann Gabriel Chasteler de Courcelles

Austrian general

*January 22nd, 1763, County of Hainaut †May 7th, 1825, Venice

80

Heinrich Cotta

German forester and silviculturist (1763 – 1844)

*October 30th, 1763, Zillbach †October 25th, 1844, Tharandt

70

Johann Rudolf von Buol-Schauenstein

(1763-1834)

*November 21st, 1763, Vienna †March 12th, 1834, Vienna

55

Eberhard von Vegesack

Swedish military personnel

*March 29th, 1763, Rostock †October 30th, 1818, Stockholm

47

Manuel Alberti

Argentine priest (1763-1811)

*May 28th, 1763, Buenos Aires †January 31st, 1811, Buenos Aires

74

Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch

Prussian officer (1763-1838)

*December 13th, 1763, Magdeburg †April 3rd, 1838, Berlin

72

John Molson

Canadian politician (1763-1836)

*December 28th, 1763, Spalding †January 11th, 1836, Boucherville

77

Martin Chittenden

American politician (1763-1840)

*March 12th, 1763, Salisbury †September 5th, 1840, Williston

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Public holidays on April 1st

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1763 is a normal year and no leap year.

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