April 1st, 1928

Born on April 1st, 1928

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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, 1928

89

Dieter Schellong

German theologian

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

79

George Grizzard

American actor

*April 1st, 1928, Halifax County †October 2nd, 2007, Manhattan

84

Enio Hugo Garrote

Argentinian Esperantist

*April 1st, 1928, Rafaela †July 17th, 2012, Córdoba

89

Yoshihide Kozai

Astronomer in Japan (1928-2018)

*April 1st, 1928, Tokyo †February 5th, 2018

83

Kiyonori Kikutake

Japanese architect (1928-2011)

*April 1st, 1928, Kurume †December 26th, 2011, Japan

72

Eddie Pequenino

Argentinian musician

*April 1st, 1928, Buenos Aires †July 21st, 2000, Buenos Aires

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Who's birthday is on April 1st?

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

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

84

Debbie Reynolds

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

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

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

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

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

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

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

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

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

76

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

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

91

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

French physicist (born 1933)

*April 1st, 1933, Constantine

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

80

Achim Hill

East German rower (1935-2015)

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

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

75

Franz-Georg Rips

German journalist and politician (SPD)

*April 1st, 1949, Balve

95

Jonathan Haze

American actor

*April 1st, 1929, Pittsburgh

52

Amos Milburn

American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist

*April 1st, 1927, Houston †January 3rd, 1980, Houston

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

85

Anne McCaffrey

American-Irish novelist

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

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Born in 1928

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 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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