Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 1
This is a list of selected April 1 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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The Curragh plain, County Kildare, Ireland
Ineligible
| Blurb | Reason |
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| ; National Day in Iran (1979) | insufficient context |
| 1854 – Hard times began in England. | unreferenced section |
| 1924 – Wrigley Jr. opens a company, packaging chewing gum with each can of baking powder. | Tagged with {{refimprove}} |
| 1924 – Adolf Hitler was placed in a cage | unreferenced section |
* 1997 – The Netherlands legalised same-sex marriage.
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lead too short |
* 2004 – Google launched Gmail, now the most widely used web mail system.
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expansion |
Eligible: normal versions
- 528 – The unnamed daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei, first empress regnant in Chinese history (disputed), ascended the throne and was dethroned on the same day.
- 1293 – Robert Winchelsey left England for Rome to be consecrated by the Pope, only to find that he could not be consecrated immediately because of a papal vacancy.
- 1572 – Dutch Revolt: The Geuzen captured the undefended town of Brielle from Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, providing the first foothold on land for the rebels.
- 1833 – Mexican Texans met at San Felipe de Austin to begin the Convention of 1833.
- 1865 – American Civil War: The Union Army inflicted over 1,000 casualties on the Confederates led by George Pickett (pictured) and took between 2,400 and 4,000 prisoners in the Battle of Five Forks.
- 1918 – Britain's Royal Air Force was founded.
- 1933 – English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual Test innings of 336 not out, during a Test match against New Zealand.
- 1935 – The Reserve Bank of India, the nation's central bank, was founded during the British Raj.
- 1947 – The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy began.
- 1969 – The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force.
- 1970 – The first of over 670,000 AMC Gremlins were released into North America to compete with foreign imported cars.
- 1970 – U.S. President Richard Nixon signed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, prominently putting a warning from the Surgeon General on cigarette packages.
- 1978 – By presidential decree, the Philippine College of Commerce was converted to a chartered state university and renamed the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
- 1996 – The government of Nova Scotia amalgamated the City of Halifax and the over 200 communities around the area to create the Halifax Regional Municipality.
- 1999 – Canada's newest territory Nunavut came into being.
Eligible: joke versions
- 528 – The daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of China's Northern Wei dynasty underwent a sex change and was installed as Emperor for a single day.
- 1293 – Robert Winchelsey left England for Rome to be consecrated by the Pope, only to find that there wasn't one.
- 1572 – Spanish general and governor Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba lost his glasses in the town of Brielle, enabling sea beggars to move in.
- 1833 – Mexican Texans met at San Felipe de Austin to combat evil.
- 1865 – Ordered to hold five forks, Confederate General George Pickett (pictured) instead lost almost 3,000.
- 1918 – The British Armed Forces started to grant personnel the power to fly.
- 1933 – Wally was found in Eden Park having run 336 times, more than anyone else in recorded history at the time.
- 1935 – India decided it wanted to control all the money in the country.
- 1947 – Over 20% of the Royal New Zealand Navy took the day off.
- 1969 – The British-born model Hawker Siddeley Harrier was introduced at a Royal Air Force event, becoming the only one in the 1960s to successfully perform on a short runway.
- 1970 – The first of over 670,000 gremlins were released into North America to crush imported machines.
- 1970 – U.S. President Richard Nixon signed a law putting a U.S. General on each cigarette package sold in the United States.
- 1978 – The President of the Philippines ordered that the Philippine College of Commerce become a pup.
- 1996 – The government of Nova Scotia ordered the people of the City of Halifax to mate with over 200 partners around the area.
- 1999 – Under the terms of two laws passed by the Canadian Parliament in 1993, the Northwest Territories carved all of their inhabitants into two pieces.
Notes
- Federation of Stoke-on-Trent appears on March 31, so Halifax should not appear in the same year
April 1: April Fools' Day; Assyrian New Year; Edible Book Day
Assembled Apple Computer "do-it-yourself" kit
- 1234 – Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, was defeated by knights loyal to King Henry III of England in the Battle of the Curragh in Ireland.
- 1789 – Frederick Muhlenberg became the first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
- 1976 – Apple Computer was originally founded to sell the Apple I, an early personal computer that was sold as kits (example of a completed kit pictured).
- 2006 – Several British policing agencies joined together to become the Serious Organised Crime Agency.