April 1st, 1955

Born on April 1st, 1955

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What happened on April 1st, 1955?

April 1st, 1955

The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.

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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's Royal Air Force was founded, towards 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 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, 1990

The longest prison riot in British penal history began at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, lasting for 25 days.

April 1st, 1970

U.S. president Richard Nixon signed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring that a prominent warning by the surgeon general be placed on cigarette packages.

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, 1955

68

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

68

Pierre Oscar Lévy

French film director and screenwriter

*April 1st, 1955, Paris

68

Don Hasselbeck

American football player

*April 1st, 1955, Cincinnati

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

50

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

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

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

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

28

Kadidiatou Diani

French association football player

*April 1st, 1995, Ivry-sur-Seine

31

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Madrid

76

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

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

55

Sophie Germain

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (1776-1831)

*April 1st, 1776, Paris †June 27th, 1831, Paris

62

Susan Boyle

Scottish singer

*April 1st, 1961, Blackburn

70

Barry Sonnenfeld

American film director and cinematographer

*April 1st, 1953, New York City

19

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

72

Wangari Muta Maathai

Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004

*April 1st, 1940, Nyeri †September 25th, 2012, Nairobi

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

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

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

57

Janette Rallison

American romance novel author (born 1966)

*April 1st, 1966, Pullman

80

Achim Hill

East German rower (1935-2015)

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

33

Tess Haubrich

Australian actress and model

*April 1st, 1990, Sydney

71

Annette O'Toole

American actress, dancer, singer-songwriter (born 1952)

*April 1st, 1952, Houston

47

Clarence Seedorf

Dutch association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1976, Paramaribo

47

Troy Baker

American voice actor

*April 1st, 1976, Dallas

Same year
Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Philip Hammond

British politician (born 1955)

*December 4th, 1955, Epping

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Bruce Willis

American actor (born 1955)

*March 19th, 1955, Idar-Oberstein

68

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

68

Penn Jillette

American magician

*March 5th, 1955, Greenfield

67

Gilbert Gottfried

American comedian (1955–2022)

*February 28th, 1955, Brooklyn †April 12th, 2022, Manhattan

68

Lucía Méndez

Mexican recording artist, actress and singer

*January 26th, 1955, León Municipality

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

62

Kid Vinil

Brazilian singer, radio broadcaster, composer and journalist

*March 10th, 1955, Cedral †May 19th, 2017, São Paulo

68

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

68

Michel Platini

French association football player, manager and executive

*June 21st, 1955, Jœuf

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

68

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

68

Winnie Laban

New Zealand politician

*August 14th, 1955, Wellington

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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