April 1st, 1977

Born on April 1st, 1977

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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, 1963

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the tenth novel of Ian Fleming's James Bond series, was released in the United Kingdom.

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, 1977

47

Haimar Zubeldia

Road bicycle racer

*April 1st, 1977, Usurbil

47

Vitor Belfort

Brazilian mixed martial artist

*April 1st, 1977, Rio de Janeiro

47

Jon Gosselin

American television personality

*April 1st, 1977, Wyomissing

47

Vincent Doukantie

French and Malian footballer

*April 1st, 1977, Clichy

47

Eric Steelberg

American cinematographer

*April 1st, 1977, Northridge

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

48

Clarence Seedorf

Dutch association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1976, Paramaribo

50

Paolo Bettini

Italian cyclist

*April 1st, 1974, Cecina

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

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

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

48

Troy Baker

American voice actor

*April 1st, 1976, Dallas

45

Ivano Balić

Croatian handball player

*April 1st, 1979, Split

48

Daniele Gilardoni

Italian rower

*April 1st, 1976, Bellagio

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

44

Jazz Smollett

American actress

*April 1st, 1980, California

48

David Oyelowo

British actor

*April 1st, 1976, Oxford

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

44

Randy Orton

American professional wrestler

*April 1st, 1980, Knoxville

56

Alexander Stubb

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

*April 1st, 1968, Helsinki

29

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-English cricketer

*April 1st, 1995, Bridgetown

41

Sergey Lazarev

Russian singer

*April 1st, 1983, Moscow

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Born in 1977

47

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

46

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

47

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

47

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

46

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

46

Fally Ipupa

Congolese singer

*December 14th, 1977, Kinshasa

47

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

46

Vanessa Trump

American model and actress

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

46

Ji Xinpeng

Chinese badminton player

*December 30th, 1977, Shashi District

46

Gong Zhichao

Badminton player

*December 15th, 1977, Anhua County

47

Paul Kalkbrenner

German electronic musician

*June 11th, 1977, Leipzig

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

47

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

47

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress (born 1977)

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

47

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

46

Dave McCullen

Musician, music producer

*December 28th, 1977, Bonheiden

47

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil

Danish politician

*January 17th, 1977, Zealand

47

Claudia Hiersche

German actress

*February 22nd, 1977, Frankfurt (Oder)

47

Sverre Rotevatn

Norwegian Nordic combined skier

*January 17th, 1977, Lillehammer Municipality

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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