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 Kundera19th Century1 event
cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics — six cycling events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome
20th Century14 events
Adana massacre — massacre of Armenian Christians by Ottoman Muslims
sinking of the RMS Titanic — maritime disaster in the North Atlantic Ocean on the night of 14–15 April 1912
Easter Rising — armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916
ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics — overview of the ice hockey played during the 1920 Olympic Games
figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics — 1920 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Games
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine — nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine
Battle of Greece — WWII German invasion of Greece and Allied resistance, April 1941
Bataan Death March — forced transfer of American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1942
1964 Brazilian military regime — March-April 1964 military regime in Brazil
1990 United States Census — determined the resident population of the United States on 1 April 1990
2000 United States Census — 22nd census, which determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000
21st Century25 events
2001 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One race held at the Interlagos Circuit
Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse — 2004 American military atrocity during the Iraq War
2010 United States Census — national census of the United States taken in 2010
2020 Nova Scotia shooting — series of shootings in Nova Scotia, Canada
2020 United States Census — 24th national census of the United States, taken on April 1, 2020