About April 1
April 1, 2025 is the 91st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 274 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
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Aries is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 322 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
April 1: More About This Day
April 1 is most notable in many countries for being April Fools’ Day.
What Happened On April 1
- 1318 –Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from England.
- 1867 –Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
- 1871 –The first stage of the Brill Tramway opened.
- 1924 –The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
- 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.
- 1933 –The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
- 1944 –Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.
- 1954 –President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
- 1959 –Iakovos is enthroned as Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America.
- 1967 –The United States Department of Transportation begins operation.
- 1969 –The Hawker Siddeley Harrier enters service with the Royal Air Force.
- 1974 –In the United Kingdom, the Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties come into being.
- 1976 –Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
- 1976 –The Jovian–Plutonian gravitational effect hoax is first reported by British astronomer Patrick Moore.
- 1979 –Iran becomes an Islamic Republic by a 98% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
- 1989 –Margaret Thatcher’s new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the “poll tax”), is introduced in Scotland.
- 1997 –Comet Hale-Bopp is seen passing over perihelion.
- 1999 –Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
- 2001 –Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first country to allow it.
- 2009 –Croatia and Albania join NATO.
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