April 1st, 1976

Born on April 1st, 1976

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What happened on April 1st, 1976?

April 1st, 1976

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc.

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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 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, 1976

48

Clarence Seedorf

Dutch association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1976, Paramaribo

48

Troy Baker

American voice actor

*April 1st, 1976, Dallas

48

Daniele Gilardoni

Italian rower

*April 1st, 1976, Bellagio

48

David Oyelowo

British actor

*April 1st, 1976, Oxford

48

David Gilliland

American racing driver

*April 1st, 1976, Riverside

48

Hazem El Masri

Australian rugby league footballer

*April 1st, 1976, Tripoli

48

Tobias Mehler

Canadian actor

*April 1st, 1976, Yellowknife

48

Gábor Király

Hungarian association football player

*April 1st, 1976, Szombathely

48

Mário Custódio Nazaré

Brazilian footballer

*April 1st, 1976, Santos

48

Jafet Soto Molina

Costa Rican footballer

*April 1st, 1976, San José

48

John Elkann

Italian businessman

*April 1st, 1976, New York City

48

Miss Bolivia

Argentine singer and psychologist

*April 1st, 1976, Buenos Aires

48

Yuka Yoshida

Japanese tennis player

*April 1st, 1976, Tottori Prefecture

48

Evan Jones

American actor

*April 1st, 1976, College Station

48

Kosai Khauli

Syrian actor

*April 1st, 1976, Tartus Governorate

48

Fletcher Humphrys

Australian actor

*April 1st, 1976, Australia

48

Aaron Goodwin

American basketball player

*April 1st, 1976, Portland

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51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

47

Haimar Zubeldia

Road bicycle racer

*April 1st, 1977, Usurbil

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

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

50

Paolo Bettini

Italian cyclist

*April 1st, 1974, Cecina

54

Per-Anders Kurenbach

German composer and record producer

*April 1st, 1970, Bochum

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

45

Ivano Balić

Croatian handball player

*April 1st, 1979, Split

44

Jazz Smollett

American actress

*April 1st, 1980, California

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

29

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-English cricketer

*April 1st, 1995, Bridgetown

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

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

44

Randy Orton

American professional wrestler

*April 1st, 1980, Knoxville

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

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

41

Sergey Lazarev

Russian singer and stage actor

*April 1st, 1983, Moscow

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47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Yes: 1976 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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