April 1st, 1974

Born on April 1st, 1974

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What happened on April 1st, 1974?

April 1st, 1974

The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Government_Act_1972

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, 1974

50

Paolo Bettini

Italian cyclist

*April 1st, 1974, Cecina

50

René Andrle

Czech cyclist

*April 1st, 1974, Litoměřice

50

Tessa Mittelstaedt

German actress

*April 1st, 1974, Ulm

50

Kim Sasabone

Dutch singer and dancer from the group Vengaboys

*April 1st, 1974, Salvador

50

Sandra Völker

German swimmer

*April 1st, 1974, Lübeck

50

Ole Moe

Norwegian musician

*April 1st, 1974, Norway

50

Richard Christy

American drummer

*April 1st, 1974, Fort Scott

50

Vladimir Beschastnykh

Russian footballer and manager

*April 1st, 1974, Moscow

50

Cyril Raffaelli

French martial artist

*April 1st, 1974, Paris

50

Beatriz Batarda

Portuguese actress

*April 1st, 1974, London

50

Colby Donaldson

American television personality

*April 1st, 1974, Christoval

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

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

48

Clarence Seedorf

Dutch association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1976, Paramaribo

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

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

47

Haimar Zubeldia

Road bicycle racer

*April 1st, 1977, Usurbil

54

Per-Anders Kurenbach

German composer and record producer

*April 1st, 1970, Bochum

55

Dean Windass

English association football player (born 1969)

*April 1st, 1969, Kingston upon Hull

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

84

Debbie Reynolds

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

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

48

Troy Baker

American voice actor

*April 1st, 1976, Dallas

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

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

48

Daniele Gilardoni

Italian rower

*April 1st, 1976, Bellagio

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

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

29

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-English cricketer

*April 1st, 1995, Bridgetown

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

45

Ivano Balić

Croatian handball player

*April 1st, 1979, Split

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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