April 1st, 1924

Born on April 1st, 1924

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What happened on April 1st, 1924?

April 1st, 1924

The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force

What else 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.

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

Born on April 1st, 1924

93

Brendan Byrne

American politician and prosecutor (1924-2018)

*April 1st, 1924, West Orange †January 4th, 2018, Livingston

82

Günther Becker

German composer (1924-2007)

*April 1st, 1924, Forbach †January 24th, 2007, Bad Lippspringe

82

Georges Barboteu

French composer and horn player (1924-2006)

*April 1st, 1924, Algiers †September 30th, 2006, Paris

81

Robert Gerle

American violinist and music educator (1924-2005)

*April 1st, 1924, Opatija †October 29th, 2005, Hyattsville

90

Sepp Renggli

Swiss sports journalist (1924-2015)

*April 1st, 1924, Kriens †January 9th, 2015

79

Miodrag Petrović Čkalja

Serbian actor (1924-2003)

*April 1st, 1924, Kruševac †October 20th, 2003, Belgrade

94

Hoyt Patrick Taylor, Jr.

American politician

*April 1st, 1924, Wadesboro †April 22nd, 2018, Wadesboro

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Who's birthday is on April 1st?

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

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

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

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

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

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

84

Debbie Reynolds

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

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

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

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

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

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

76

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

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

81

Livio Maitan

Italian Trotskyist leader (1923-2004)

*April 1st, 1923, Venice †September 16th, 2004, Rome

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

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

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

91

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

French physicist (born 1933)

*April 1st, 1933, Constantine

89

Dieter Schellong

German theologian

*April 1st, 1928, Kiel †February 18th, 2018, Münster

60

Leora Dana

American actress

*April 1st, 1923, New York City †December 13th, 1983, New York City

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

89

Ernest Kinoy

American screenwriter

*April 1st, 1925, New York City †November 10th, 2014, Townshend

75

Franz-Georg Rips

German journalist and politician (SPD)

*April 1st, 1949, Balve

75

Wojciech Jerzy Has

Polish film director (1925-2000)

*April 1st, 1925, Kraków †October 3rd, 2000, Łódź

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80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

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Public holidays on April 1st

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1924 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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