April 1st, 1925

Born on April 1st, 1925

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 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

Born on April 1st, 1925

89

Ernest Kinoy

American screenwriter

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

75

Wojciech Jerzy Has

Polish film director (1925-2000)

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

80

Charles Ortega

French painter (1925-2006)

*April 1st, 1925, Oran †February 13th, 2006, Cannes

90

Piero Livi

Italian film director and screenwriter

*April 1st, 1925, Olbia †September 2nd, 2015, Rome

18

Juan Miguel Godoy Mendoza

Spanish pedagogue

*April 1st, 1925, Barcelona †August 14th, 1943, Petrópolis

89

Maurice Tournade

French journalist and caricaturist

*April 1st, 1925, Saint-Martin-le-Beau †November 7th, 2014, Saint-Avertin

75

Joe Menke

German record producer (1925-2001)

*April 1st, 1925, Greven †February 6th, 2001

92

Antonio Spallino

Italian fencer and politician (1925-2017)

*April 1st, 1925, Como †September 27th, 2017, Carimate

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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

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

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

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

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

85

Anne McCaffrey

American-Irish novelist

*April 1st, 1926, Cambridge †November 21st, 2011, Newcastle, County Wicklow

81

Livio Maitan

Italian Trotskyist leader (1923-2004)

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

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

75

Franz-Georg Rips

German journalist and politician (SPD)

*April 1st, 1949, Balve

80

Achim Hill

East German rower (1935-2015)

*April 1st, 1935, Berlin †August 4th, 2015, Berlin

93

Brendan Byrne

American politician and prosecutor (1924-2018)

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

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73

Mel Tormé

American recording artist

*September 13th, 1925, Chicago †June 5th, 1999, Los Angeles

94

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress (1925-2019)

*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla

87

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)

*October 13th, 1925, Grantham †April 8th, 2013, The Ritz London

80

Pedro González González

American actor (1925-2006)

*May 24th, 1925, Aguilares †February 6th, 2006, Culver City

89

Hannes Hegen

German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)

*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin

94

Olof Thunberg

Swedish actor (1925–2020)

*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka

76

Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)

*December 28th, 1925, Ulm †February 1st, 2002, Berlin

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

81

Georg Buschner

German association football player and manager (1925-2007)

*December 26th, 1925, Gera †February 12th, 2007, Jena

68

Mai Zetterling

Swedish actress (1925–1994)

*May 24th, 1925, Västerås †March 17th, 1994, London

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

80

Attilâ İlhan

Turkish poet and writer

*June 15th, 1925, Menemen †October 10th, 2005, Istanbul

58

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925–1984)

*November 10th, 1925, Pontrhydyfen †August 5th, 1984, Geneva

86

Dietmar Kienast

German historian of classical antiquity and university teacher (1925-2012)

*August 22nd, 1925, Berlin †February 13th, 2012, Olching

81

Günter Ebert

German journalist and writer (1925-2006)

*February 19th, 1925, Meerane †July 17th, 2006, Berlin

89

Rolf Henniger

German actor (1925-2015)

*August 30th, 1925, Erfurt †August 15th, 2015, Berlin

87

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

*April 26th, 1925, Chernivtsi †January 7th, 2013, Tel Aviv

98

Mahathir Mohamad

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

*September 8th, 1925, Southsea †July 24th, 1980, Middlesex Hospital

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1925 is a normal year and no leap year.

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