April 1st, 1946

Born on April 1st, 1946

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What happened on April 1st, 1946?

April 1st, 1946

The Malayan Union is established. Protests from locals led to the establishment of the Federation of Malaya two years later.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayan_Union

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, 1946

78

Arrigo Sacchi

Italian association football manager

*April 1st, 1946, Fusignano

51

Ronnie Lane

English rock musician (1946–1997)

*April 1st, 1946, Plaistow †June 4th, 1997, Trinidad

78

Helmut Kukacka

Austrian politician

*April 1st, 1946, Steyregg

78

Jürgen Büssow

German politician

*April 1st, 1946, Bad Godesberg

78

William Frederick Fisher

American astronaut (born 1946)

*April 1st, 1946, Dallas

78

Nikitas Kaklamanis

Greek doctor and politician

*April 1st, 1946, Andros

46

Manfred Stengl

Luger

*April 1st, 1946, Salzburg †June 6th, 1992, Douglas

64

Hermann Goltz

German church historian and theologian

*April 1st, 1946, Gera †December 9th, 2010, Halle (Saale)

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 1st?

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

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

75

Franz-Georg Rips

German journalist and politician (SPD)

*April 1st, 1949, Balve

76

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

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

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

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

70

Václav Riedlbauch

Czech minister of culture of the CR, accordionist, music educator, composer, manager, university educator and director of Czech philharmony (1947-2017)

*April 1st, 1947, Dýšina †November 3rd, 2017, Prague

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

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

79

Ib Larsen

Danish rower

*April 1st, 1945, Kongens Lyngby

77

Alain Connes

French mathematician

*April 1st, 1947, Lorgues

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

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

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

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

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

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

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

76

Ingrid Steeger

German actress and singer

*April 1st, 1947, Berlin †December 22nd, 2023, Bad Hersfeld

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

81

Primo Baran

Italian rower

*April 1st, 1943, Treviso

Same year
Born in 1946

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

77

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

77

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

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No: With 365 days 1946 is a normal year and no leap year.

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