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Historical Events on April 1

40 notable historical events happened on April 1 throughout history.

9 famous birthdays on April 1 — including Toshirō Mifune, Ferenc Puskás, Milan Kundera

19th Century1 event

1896
sports

cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics — six cycling events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome

20th Century14 events

1909
general

Adana massacre — massacre of Armenian Christians by Ottoman Muslims

1912
disaster

sinking of the RMS Titanic — maritime disaster in the North Atlantic Ocean on the night of 14–15 April 1912

1916
general

Easter Rising — armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916

1920
sports

ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics — overview of the ice hockey played during the 1920 Olympic Games

1920
sports

figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics — 1920 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Games

1936
general

1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine — nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine

1941
war

Battle of Greece — WWII German invasion of Greece and Allied resistance, April 1941

1941
general

1941 Iraqi coup d'état — coup d'état

1941
war

Greek Resistance — World War II resistance movement

1942
war

Bataan Death March — forced transfer of American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1942

1943
general

Operation Mincemeat — 1943 British deception operation

1964
war

1964 Brazilian military regime — March-April 1964 military regime in Brazil

1990
general

1990 United States Census — determined the resident population of the United States on 1 April 1990

2000
general

2000 United States Census — 22nd census, which determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000

21st Century25 events

2001
general

2001 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One race held at the Interlagos Circuit

2001
general

WrestleMania X-Seven — WWE's 2001 WrestleMania pay-per-view

2004
war

Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse — 2004 American military atrocity during the Iraq War

2005
general

April 2005 — month of 2005

2005
general

2005 conclave — conclave

2007
general

April 2007 — month of 2007

2007
general

WrestleMania 23 — WWE's 2007 WrestleMania pay-per-view

2008
general

April 2008 — month of 2008

2010
general

April 2010 — month of 2010

2010
general

2010 United States Census — national census of the United States taken in 2010

2012
general

April 2012 — month of 2012

2013
general

April 2013 — month of 2013

2014
general

April 2014 — month of 2014

2015
general

April 2015 — month of 2015

2016
general

April 2016 — month of 2016

2016
disaster

2016 Kumamoto earthquakes — natural disaster in Japan

2017
general

April 2017 — month of 2017

2018
general

April 2018 — month of 2018

2019
general

April 2019 — month of 2019

2020
general

April 2020 — month of 2020

2020
general

2020 Nova Scotia shooting — series of shootings in Nova Scotia, Canada

2020
general

2020 United States Census — 24th national census of the United States, taken on April 1, 2020

2021
general

April 2021 — month of 2021

2022
general

April 2022 — month of 2022

2023
general

April 2023 — month of 2023