April 1st, 1963

Born on April 1st, 1963

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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'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.

April 1st, 2004

Google launches its Email service Gmail.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 1st

Born on April 1st, 1963

61

James Robinson

British writer of comic books and screenplays

*April 1st, 1963, Manchester

61

Luq Hamet

French actor

*April 1st, 1963, Le Havre

61

Aprille Ericsson-Jackson

American mechanical engineer

*April 1st, 1963, Brooklyn

61

Gabriele Renate Homey

German philanthropist

*April 1st, 1963, Frankfurt

61

Carolina Perpetuo

Actress, model, and host from Venezuela

*April 1st, 1963, Caracas

25

Teodoro de Villa Diaz

Filipino musician

*April 1st, 1963, Manila †August 21st, 1988, Quezon City

61

Bruce Dow

American actor

*April 1st, 1963, Seattle

61

Keith Behrman

Film director

*April 1st, 1963, Shaunavon

51

Vera Kottek

Swiss table tennis player (1963-2015)

*April 1st, 1963, Korneuburg †January 18th, 2015

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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

60

Erik Breukink

Dutch cyclist

*April 1st, 1964, Rheden

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

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

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

63

Susan Boyle

Scottish singer

*April 1st, 1961, Blackburn

62

Chris Grayling

British politician (born 1962)

*April 1st, 1962, London

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

55

Dean Windass

English association football player (born 1969)

*April 1st, 1969, Kingston upon Hull

59

Jane Adams

American actress (born 1965)

*April 1st, 1965, Washington, D.C.

84

Debbie Reynolds

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

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

54

Per-Anders Kurenbach

German composer and record producer

*April 1st, 1970, Bochum

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

56

Alexander Stubb

Finnish politician and the 13th President of Finland (2024–)

*April 1st, 1968, Helsinki

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

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

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

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

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Born in 1963

61

Xuxa

Brazilian television presenter, actress, singer and former model and Wiggles member

*March 27th, 1963, Santa Rosa

61

Martin Brygmann

Danish composer, comedian and actor

*January 25th, 1963, Kølvrå

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

60

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

61

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

60

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

53

Mika Vainio

Finnish electronic musician

*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

60

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

48

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

60

Grete Mogensen

Badminton player

*May 15th, 1963, Skive

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

60

Si-An Deng

Badminton player

*June 25th, 1963, Shanghai

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

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No: With 365 days 1963 is a normal year and no leap year.

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