April 1st, 1997

Born on April 1st, 1997

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What happened on April 1st, 1997?

April 1st, 1997

Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.

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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, 1997

27

Asa Butterfield

English actor

*April 1st, 1997, Islington

27

Álex Palou

Spanish racing driver

*April 1st, 1997, Sant Antoni de Vilamajor

27

Katharina Liensberger

Austrian female alpine skier

*April 1st, 1997, Feldkirch

27

Morten Behrens

German football player

*April 1st, 1997, Bad Segeberg

27

Liudmyla Babak

Ukrainian female canoeist

*April 1st, 1997, Ukraine

27

Kike Barja

Spanish footballer

*April 1st, 1997, Noáin

27

Igor Vinícius de Souza

Brazilian association football player

*April 1st, 1997, Sinop

27

Andrea Cistana

Association football player

*April 1st, 1997, Brescia

27

Abu Kamara

Association football player

*April 1st, 1997, Monrovia

27

José Giménez Zapiola

Argentine actor

*April 1st, 1997, Palermo

27

Islom Kobilov

Association football player

*April 1st, 1997, Uzbekistan

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

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

29

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-English cricketer

*April 1st, 1995, Bridgetown

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

29

Kadidiatou Diani

French association football player

*April 1st, 1995, Ivry-sur-Seine

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

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

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

29

Logan Paul

American YouTuber and Internet personality (born 1995)

*April 1st, 1995, Westlake

33

Marco Haller

Austrian road bicycle racer

*April 1st, 1991, Sankt Veit an der Glan

34

Tess Haubrich

Australian actress and model

*April 1st, 1990, Sydney

25

Matthieu Osch

Luxembourgian alpine ski racer

*April 1st, 1999, Luxembourg

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

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

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

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

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

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

*April 1st, 1815, Schönhausen †July 30th, 1898, Friedrichsruh

30

Ella Eyre

English singer and songwriter

*April 1st, 1994, London

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

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

Same year
Born in 1997

26

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

27

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

27

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

27

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

26

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

27

Li Yinhui

Chinese badminton player

*March 11th, 1997, Wuhan

27

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

26

Leony

German pop singer

*June 25th, 1997, Chammünster

26

Yuta Watanabe

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1997, Suginami-ku

27

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

27

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality (born 1997)

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

26

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

26

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

26

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

26

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

26

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

26

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

26

Fabian Reese

German association football player

*November 29th, 1997, Kiel

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No: With 365 days 1997 is a normal year and no leap year.

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