April 1st, 1969

Born on April 1st, 1969

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What happened on April 1st, 1969?

April 1st, 1969

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier

April 1st, 1969

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier

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, 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, 1969

55

Dean Windass

English association football player (born 1969)

*April 1st, 1969, Kingston upon Hull

55

April Stewart

American voice actress

*April 1st, 1969, Truckee

55

Nabil Ayouch

Moroccan film director

*April 1st, 1969, Paris

55

Fadel Chaker

Palestinian-Lebanese singer

*April 1st, 1969, Sidon

55

Jean-Michel Bayle

French motorcycle racer

*April 1st, 1969, Manosque

55

Manfred Weber-Wien

Austrian painter

*April 1st, 1969, Villach

55

Urs Lehmann

Swiss alpine skier

*April 1st, 1969, Rudolfstetten-Friedlisberg

55

Daniel Garnero

Argentine footballer and manager

*April 1st, 1969, Lomas de Zamora

55

Andrew Vlahov

Australian basketball player

*April 1st, 1969, Perth

55

Lev Lobodin

Athletics competitor

*April 1st, 1969, Rossosh

55

Keith St John

American singer

*April 1st, 1969, Brooklyn

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

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

54

Per-Anders Kurenbach

German composer and record producer

*April 1st, 1970, Bochum

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

56

Alexander Stubb

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

*April 1st, 1968, Helsinki

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

60

Erik Breukink

Dutch cyclist

*April 1st, 1964, Rheden

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

47

Haimar Zubeldia

Road bicycle racer

*April 1st, 1977, Usurbil

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

48

Clarence Seedorf

Dutch association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1976, Paramaribo

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

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

59

Jane Adams

American actress (born 1965)

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

56

Mahsun Kırmızıgül

Actor, singer, musician, director, screenwriter of Zaza descent

*April 1st, 1968, Diyarbakır

63

Susan Boyle

Scottish singer

*April 1st, 1961, Blackburn

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

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

Same year
Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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