April 1st, 2012

Born on April 1st, 2012

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 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.

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

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

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

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

29

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-English cricketer

*April 1st, 1995, Bridgetown

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

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

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

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

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

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

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

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

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

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

29

Kadidiatou Diani

French association football player

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

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

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

76

Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

*April 1st, 1940, Buenos Aires †February 21st, 2017, Montevideo

47

Haimar Zubeldia

Road bicycle racer

*April 1st, 1977, Usurbil

55

Dean Windass

English association football player (born 1969)

*April 1st, 1969, Kingston upon Hull

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7

Grumpy Cat

Cat and Internet meme celebrity

*April 4th, 2012, Morristown †May 14th, 2019, Morristown

12

Blue Ivy Carter

American singer and daughter of Jay-Z and Beyoncé

*January 7th, 2012, New York City

12

Countess Athena of Monpezat

Danish former princess; daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark

*January 24th, 2012, Rigshospitalet

12

Norodom Jenna

Princess of Cambodia

*March 11th, 2012, Paris

12

Princess guacharaca de todos los tambores

Daughter of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland

*February 23rd, 2012, Karolinska University Hospital

11

Kim Ji-yoo

South Korean actress

*September 26th, 2012, South Korea

11

Tinsley Price

American actress

*August 4th, 2012, United States of America

12

Isla Phillips

Granddaughter of Anne, Princess Royal; great-granddaughter of Elizabeth II

*March 29th, 2012, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

11

Caoilinn Springall

American actress

*November 30th, 2012, California

11

Penelope Disick

Child of Kourtney Kardashian Scott Disick

*July 8th, 2012, Los Angeles

12

Julianna Gamiz

American actress

*January 3rd, 2012, Downey

12

Juju Journey Brener

American actress

*February 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

11

Everleigh McDonell

American actress

*August 31st, 2012, California

12

Logan Moreau

American actor and voice actor

*January 27th, 2012, Los Angeles

12

Lilah-Rose Rodriguez

American actress

*February 29th, 2012, Redwood City

11

Sebastian Benedict

Actor

*August 22nd, 2012, General Santos

11

Tucker Wilkerson

American actor and voice actor

*September 18th, 2012, Westport

3

Alan Kurdi

Three-year-old who died from capsized boat August 2015

*May 4th, 2012, Kobanî †September 2nd, 2015, Bodrum

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Public holidays on April 1st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 1st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on April 1st, 2012
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 2012 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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