April 1st, 1957

Born on April 1st, 1957

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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, 1957

67

Dietmar Bartz

German journalist

*April 1st, 1957, Duisburg

67

David Gower

Cricket player of England. (born 1957)

*April 1st, 1957, Royal Tunbridge Wells

67

Andreas Deja

German-American animator

*April 1st, 1957, Gdańsk

62

Denise Nickerson

American actress (1957-2019)

*April 1st, 1957, New York City †July 10th, 2019, Aurora

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

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

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

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

66

Étienne Klein

French Philosopher of Science, epistemologist

*April 1st, 1958, Paris

84

Debbie Reynolds

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

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

63

Susan Boyle

Scottish singer

*April 1st, 1961, Blackburn

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

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

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

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

75

Franz-Georg Rips

German journalist and politician (SPD)

*April 1st, 1949, Balve

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

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

76

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

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

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

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

60

Erik Breukink

Dutch cyclist

*April 1st, 1964, Rheden

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

55

Dean Windass

English association football player (born 1969)

*April 1st, 1969, Kingston upon Hull

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

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

54

Per-Anders Kurenbach

German composer and record producer

*April 1st, 1970, Bochum

Same year
Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

67

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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