What Happened On April 1

What Happened On Apr 1 Timeline

1605 Apr 1 Alessandro Mediici (Leo XI) elected Pope
Pope Leo XI (2 June 1535 – 27 April 1605), born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was Pope from 1 April 1605 to 27 April of the same year. He was born in Florence: his mother, Francesca...
1854 Apr 1
to 1854 Aug 12
 Charles Dickens publishes Hard Times: For These Times
Hard Times - For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book is a condition-of-England novel, aimed at highlighting...
1865 Apr 1 Battle of Five Forks
The Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War. The battle, sometim...
1873 Apr 1 Sinking of the RMS Atlantic
On 20 March 1873 the Atlantic departed on her 19th voyage from Liverpool with 952 people onboard, of whom 835 were passengers. En route, the crew decided to make port at Halifax, Nova Sco...
1915 Apr 1 "A Jitney Elopement" (film) is Released
A Jitney Elopement was Charlie Chaplin's fifth film for Essanay Films. It starred Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance as lovers, with Edna wanting Charlie to take her away from an arranged...
1919 Apr 1 1919 Stanley Cup Finals Canceled
The 1919 Stanley Cup Final ice hockey play-off series to determine the 1919 Stanley Cup champion ended with no champion decided, being suspended after five games had been played due to an...
1920 Apr 1 Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup
The 1920 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Ottawa Senators and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans. The S...
1922 Apr 1 Charles Lindbergh Arrives at Nebraska Aircraft Corporation
Lindbergh dropped out of the engineering program in February 1922, and a month later headed to Lincoln, Nebraska, to enroll as a student at the flying school operated by the Nebraska Airc...
1924 Apr 1 Adolf Hitler is Sentenced to Five Years' Imprisonment at Landsberg Prison for Treason
Hitler fled to the home of Ernst Hanfstaengl and contemplated suicide. He was soon arrested for high treason. Alfred Rosenberg became temporary leader of the party. During Hitler's trial,...
1937 Apr 1
to 1937 Apr 4
 Byron Smith wins the 4th Masters Tournament
Byron Nelson made up six strokes on Ralph Guldahl over two holes the final day to win by two strokes. Compared to Guldahl's 5-6, Nelson played Nos. 12 and 13 2-3 respectively. The Nelson ...
1938 Apr 1
to 1938 Apr 4
 Henry Picard wins the 5th Masters Tournament
Henry Picard fired a final round 70 to defeat Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl by two strokes.The only scheduled Friday start. Play began, then was suspended due to adverse weather. Round 1...
1939 Apr 1 End of the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict that devastated Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939. It began after an attempted coup d'état against the government of the Second Spanish Re...
1940 Apr 1 'The Hamlet' Is Published
The Hamlet is the first of the "Snopes" trilogy, completed by The Town (1957), and The Mansion (1959). The novel follows the exploits of the Snopes family, beginning with Ab Snopes, wh...
1942 Apr 1 Japanese Forces Gain Control of Island of Borneo
The Battle of Borneo was a successful campaign by Japanese Imperial forces for control of Borneo island and concentrated mainly with the subjugation of Kingdom of Sarawak, North Borneo an...
1976 Apr 1 Apple Computer Founded
The Forgotten Founder The bigger story here is that the two Steves weren't alone in forming Apple. Just as Soviet propagandists doctored photos to remove party members who had fallen o...
1976 Apr 1 Rush release 2112
2112 (pronounced "twenty-one twelve") is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1976. The Toronto dates of the 2112 tour were recorded and released as All The Wor...
1981 Apr 1 Grateful Dead Releases Reckoning
Reckoning is a 1981 live double album by the Grateful Dead. It consists of acoustic material recorded live in September and October 1980. Some of the tracks are shortened versions of t...
1984 Apr 1 Marvin Gaye is murdered by his father
On March 31, 1984, Marvin's parents had a domestic argument over misplaced business documents while Marvin, ill from drug use, lay in bed. Upon hearing this, he woke up and told his dad t...
1985 Apr 1 Venom release Possessed
Possessed is the fourth album by heavy metal band Venom and the last before the departure of guitarist Jeffrey Dunn. At the time of its release, it did not get very good reviews, not even...
1985 Apr 1 Villanova Beats Georgetown in Final Four
The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1989 Apr 1
to 1989 Apr 8
 1989 International Special Olympics Winter Games
1-8 April 1989 The Fourth International Special Olympics Winter Games are held in Reno, Nevada, and Lake Tahoe, California. More than 1,000 athletes from 18 countries participate.
1990 Apr 1 WrestleMania VI
WrestleMania VI was the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) sixth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event and the first to be held outside of the U.S. It took place on April...
1991 Apr 1 Duke Beats Kansas in Final Four
The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1996 Apr 1 Kentucky Beats Syracuse in Final Four
The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
1998 Apr 1 Coretta Scott King Calls On Civil Rights Community to Join In Struggle Against Homophobia
"I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy," King told 600 people at...
1998 Apr 1 South Park Episode 201 - "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus"
The show starts off with the build up from last season's cliffhanger revolving around Cartman's paternal origins. However, just as it seems they are about to get on with the second half o...
1999 Apr 1 Google’s Dog
"Yoshka, our first “company” dog, comes to work with our senior vice president of operations, Urs Hoelzle." —Google
2000 Apr 1
to 2000 Apr 3
 Michigan State Spartans Win 2000 Final Four
The 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
2001 Apr 1 The Hainan Island Incident
On April 1, 2001, a mid-air collision between a United States Navy EP-3E ARIES II signals surveillance aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) J-8II interceptor fighter jet re...
2001 Apr 1 WrestleMania X-Seven
WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on April 1, 2001 at the Re...
2004 Apr 1 Kate Middleton and Prince William Confirmed to be in Serious Relationship
Wills and businessman’s daughter Kate, seen skiing in Klosters this week, have been trying to keep the romance secret. But a source said: “They’re an item.” Prince William’s pretty gir...
2004 Apr 1 Senator Robert Byrd Becomes First Senator to Cast 17,000 Roll Call Votes
A new milestone was reached Thursday in the U.S. Senate, when Sen. Robert Byrd -- already the record holder for casting the most ballots in the Senate -- voted for the 17,000th time. A...
2005 Apr 1 Anthrax announces that the "Among the Living" lineup will reform
On April 1, 2005, the official website announced that the Among the Living lineup of Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Dan Spitz, Joey Belladonna, and Frank Bello would be reforming. On solo-da...
2006 Apr 1
to 2006 Apr 3
 Florida Gators Win 2006 NCAA Final Four
The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college bas...
2007 Apr 1 Aretha Franklin Performs at WrestleMania 23
On April 1, 2007 Aretha sang "America the Beautiful" at WrestleMania 23.
2007 Apr 1 "Buffalo" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Buffalo is a live album by Frank Zappa, released in 2007 as a two-CD set. It is the second installment on the Vaulternative Records label that is dedicated to the posthumous release of co...
2007 Apr 1 WrestleMania 23
WrestleMania 23 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania event and took place on ...
2008 Apr 1 Anti-Flag releases The Bright Lights of America
The Bright Lights of America is the seventh studio album released by Anti-Flag on April 1, 2008. The first song released from the album was "Good 'N' Ready", featured on Fat Wreck Chords ...
2008 Apr 1 Boston Celtics defeat Chicago Bulls, 106-92
CHICAGO - With the Pistons more or less throwing in the regular-season towel, the Celtics got one step closer to clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. more stories l...
2008 Apr 1 Boston Red Sox defeat Oakland Athletics, 2-1
OAKLAND, Calif. - The homecoming dance was a disappointment. "It's something I can only say in hindsight," Daisuke Matsuzaka said last night, "but it would have been nice to pitch bett...
2008 Apr 1 The Rolling Stones Release 'Shine a Light'
Shine a Light is the soundtrack to The Rolling Stones concert film of the same name, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was released on 1 April 2008 in the United Kingdom by Polydor Records ...
2009 Apr 1 Albania And Croatia Join NATO
After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the organization became drawn into the Balkans while building better links with former potential enemies to the east, which culminated with seve...
2009 Apr 1 Boston Celtics defeat Charlotte Bobcats, 111-109
The Celtics consider the Charlotte Bobcats the definition of a nightmare first-round playoff opponent. Fortunately for the Celtics, they will not likely have to face the Bobcats again ...
2009 Apr 1 LTTE Leader's Son Charles Anthony Injured During Confrontation With Sri Lankan Forces
LTTE Leader's Son Charles Anthony Injured During Confrontation With Sri Lankan Forces Eldest Son of the LTTE Leader Valupillai Prabakaran , Charles Anthony(24) was Injured last weak du...
2009 Apr 1 South Park Episode 1304 - "Eat, Pray, Queef"
2009 Apr 1 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 18, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on April 1, 2009. The event w...
2010 Apr 1 John Forsythe Dies
John Forsythe, the debonair actor whose matinee-idol looks, confident charm and mellifluous voice helped make him the star of three hit television series, including ABC’s glamour soap “Dy...
2011 Apr 1 LIbyan Rebels Reach Oil Deal with Qatar
Libyan rebels reached a deal to sell oil via Qatar to help meet basic needs, including food, fuel, medicines and other supplies, a senior rebel official said. “The Qatari government ha...
2011 Apr 1 U.S. Labor Department Announces Decline of Jobless Rate to 8.8 Percent
The headline unemployment rate fell to 8.8 percent last month as the U.S. economy enjoyed a net gain of 216,000 new jobs, the Labor Department said Friday. Joblessness is at its lowes...