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01 Apr 0286
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Emperor Diocletian elevates his general Maximian to co-emperor with the rank of Augustus and gives him control over the Western regions of the Roman Empire. |
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01 Apr 0325
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Crown Prince Jin Chengdi, age 4, succeeds his father Jin Mingdi as emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty. |
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01 Apr 0374
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Comet 1P / 374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth
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01 Apr 0457
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Majorian is acclaimed emperor by the Roman army. |
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01 Apr 0527
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Justinianus becomes compassionate Emperor of Byzantium
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01 Apr 0527
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Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. |
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01 Apr 0528
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The daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei was made the "Emperor" as a male heir of the late emperor by Empress Dowager Hu, deposed and replaced by Yuan Zhao the next day; she was the first female monarch in the History of China, but not widely recognised. |
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01 Apr 0705
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Greek Pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI
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01 Apr 1064
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Body of Bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik
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01 Apr 1293
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Robert Winchelsey leaves England for Rome, to be consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. |
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01 Apr 1318
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Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured by the Scottish from England. |
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01 Apr 1340
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Niels Ebbesen kills Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg in his bedroom, ending the 1332-1340 interregnum in Denmark. |
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01 Apr 1504
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English guilds / corp goes under state control
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01 Apr 1545
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Potosí is founded after the discovery of major silver deposits in the area. |
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01 Apr 1572
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Bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle
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01 Apr 1572
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In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Spaniards, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic. |
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01 Apr 1578
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William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation
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01 Apr 1581
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Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II
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01 Apr 1625
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A combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet of 52 ships commences the recapture of Bahia from the Dutch during the Dutch–Portuguese War. |
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01 Apr 1663
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Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty)
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01 Apr 1724
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Henry Pelham becomes English Minister of War
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01 Apr 1748
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Ruins of Pompeii found
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01 Apr 1778
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Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol
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01 Apr 1789
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House of Reps 1st full meeting, NYC, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker
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01 Apr 1789
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In New York City, the United States House of Representatives holds its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker. |
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01 Apr 1793
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Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,000
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01 Apr 1803
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French law rules the use of intention
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01 Apr 1826
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Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine. |
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01 Apr 1833
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The Convention of 1833, a political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas to help draft a series of petitions to the Mexican government, begins in San Felipe de Austin |
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01 Apr 1836
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Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Cocos Islands
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01 Apr 1850
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San Francisco County Government established
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01 Apr 1853
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Cincinnati became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary
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01 Apr 1854
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Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times begins serialisation in his magazine Household Words. |
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01 Apr 1863
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1st wartime conscription law in US goes into effect
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01 Apr 1865
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American Civil War: Battle of Five Forks. Union Army led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeated Confederate States Army led by George Pickett, leading to Breakthrough at Petersburg and Appomattox Campaign. |
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01 Apr 1866
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US Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights in US
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01 Apr 1867
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Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama
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01 Apr 1867
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International Exhibition opens in Paris
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01 Apr 1867
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Singapore, Penang and Malakka become British crown colonies
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01 Apr 1867
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Singapore becomes a British crown colony. |
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01 Apr 1868
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Hampton Institute opens
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01 Apr 1871
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The first stage of the Brill Tramway opens. |
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01 Apr 1872
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1st edition of The Standard
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01 Apr 1873
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British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die
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01 Apr 1873
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Mehmed Kemals play "Vatan" premeres in Constantinople
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01 Apr 1873
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The White Star steamer RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in the worst marine disaster of the 19th century. |
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01 Apr 1876
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1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5)
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01 Apr 1881
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Anti-Jewish riots in Jerusalem
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01 Apr 1881
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Kingdom post office in the Netherlands opens
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01 Apr 1887
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Mumbai Fire Brigade is established. |
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01 Apr 1888
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Soccer team Sparta forms in Rotterdam
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01 Apr 1889
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1st dishwashing machine marketed (Chicago)
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01 Apr 1891
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London-Paris telephone connection opens
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01 Apr 1891
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Painter Gauguin leaves Marseille for Tahiti
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01 Apr 1891
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The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois. |
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01 Apr 1893
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The rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established. |
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01 Apr 1899
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NC Mutual opens doors for business
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01 Apr 1900
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1st edition of Dutch newspaper "The People"
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01 Apr 1905
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British East African Protectorate becomes colony of Kenya
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01 Apr 1908
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The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army. |
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01 Apr 1910
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Dumitru Dan (Romania) completes a 62,137 mile (100,000 m) walk
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01 Apr 1914
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UVS Soccer team forms in Lead
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01 Apr 1918
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The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. |
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01 Apr 1919
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The Staatliches Bauhaus school is founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar. |
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01 Apr 1920
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Church disforms in Wales
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01 Apr 1920
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Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle (PCHA), 3 games to 2
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01 Apr 1922
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Six Irish Catholic civilians are shot and beaten to death by a gang of policemen in Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
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01 Apr 1924
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Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Company
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01 Apr 1924
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Hitler sentenced to 5 years labor but General Ludendorff acquitted
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01 Apr 1924
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Imperial Airways forms in Britain
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01 Apr 1924
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The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed. |
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01 Apr 1924
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Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch". However, he spends only nine months in jail, during which he writes Mein Kampf. |
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01 Apr 1925
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1st transmission of Danish state radio
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01 Apr 1925
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Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated
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01 Apr 1926
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Halsteren Soccer team forms in Halsteren
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01 Apr 1929
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Austrian government of Ignaz Seipel falls
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01 Apr 1929
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Louie Marx introduces Yo-Yo
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01 Apr 1929
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Morehouse College, Spellman College and Atlanta University affiliate
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01 Apr 1930
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"Blue Angel, " starring unknown Marlene Dietrich, premieres in America
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01 Apr 1931
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Earthquake devastate Managua Nicaragua, kills 2,000
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01 Apr 1931
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Jackie Mitchell became 1st female in professional baseball
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01 Apr 1933
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Heinrich Himmler becomes Police Commander of Germany
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01 Apr 1933
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Nazi Germany begins persecution of Jews boycotting Jewish businesses
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01 Apr 1933
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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. |
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01 Apr 1934
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Bonnie and Clyde kill 2 police officers
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01 Apr 1935
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1st radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, New York
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01 Apr 1935
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India's central banking institution, The Reserve Bank of India is formed. |
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01 Apr 1936
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Orissa constituted a province of British India
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01 Apr 1936
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Odisha formerly known as Kalinga or Utkal becomes a state in India. |
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01 Apr 1937
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Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by Nazi forces. |
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01 Apr 1938
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Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York
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01 Apr 1938
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Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
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01 Apr 1939
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Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender. |
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01 Apr 1941
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Navy takes over Treasure Island (SF Bay)
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01 Apr 1941
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Pro-German Rashid Ali al-Ghailani grabs power in Iraq
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01 Apr 1941
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A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister. |
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01 Apr 1941
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The Blockade Runner Badge for the German navy is instituted. |
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01 Apr 1941
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Fântâna Albă massacre: Between 200 and 2,000 Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops. |
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01 Apr 1942
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Allied air raid on harbor city Kupang Timor
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01 Apr 1944
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German Abwehr ends England spiel, after 132 killed
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01 Apr 1944
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Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India
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01 Apr 1944
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Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen. |
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01 Apr 1945
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1st edition of Indonesia Merdeka publishes
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01 Apr 1945
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Canadian troop free Doetinchem, Enschede, Borculo and Eibergen
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01 Apr 1945
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Ruhrgebied sealed off by US 1st and 9th army
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01 Apr 1945
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Sons of Elburger Soccer team forms in Elburg
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01 Apr 1945
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US forces invade Okinawa during WWII
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01 Apr 1945
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World War II: Operation Iceberg: United States troops land on Okinawa in the last major campaign of the war. |
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01 Apr 1946
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400,000 US mine workers strike
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01 Apr 1946
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Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo Hawaii
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01 Apr 1946
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Van Acker forms Belgian government (without CVP)
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01 Apr 1946
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Weight Watchers forms
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01 Apr 1946
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Formation of the Malayan Union. |
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01 Apr 1946
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Aleutian Islands earthquake: An 8.6 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands creates a tsunami that strikes the Hawaiian Islands killing 159, mostly in Hilo. |
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01 Apr 1947
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1st Jewish immigrants to Israel disembark at Port of Eilat
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01 Apr 1947
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Paul becomes king of Greece, on the death of his childless elder brother, George II. |
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01 Apr 1948
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H H H Johnson bowls WI to win vs. England 10-96 match on debut
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01 Apr 1948
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Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark. |
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01 Apr 1948
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Cold War: Berlin Airlift: Military forces, under direction of the Soviet-controlled government in East Germany, set-up a land blockade of West Berlin. |
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01 Apr 1949
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The 26 counties of the Irish Free State become Ireland. |
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01 Apr 1949
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The Government of Canada repeals Japanese Canadian internment after seven years. |
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01 Apr 1949
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Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting. |
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01 Apr 1952
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Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe and Gamow
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01 Apr 1953
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J van Bale appointed Governor of New Guinea
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01 Apr 1953
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KXMC TV channel 13 in Minot, ND (CBS / ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Apr 1953
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Walcott Worrell and Weekes all make centuries in innings vs. India
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01 Apr 1954
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1st army helicopter battalion forms, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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01 Apr 1954
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1st Dutch motorway, Amsterdam-Utrecht, opens
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01 Apr 1954
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Earthquake / tsunami ravage Aleutians, 200 killed
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01 Apr 1954
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US Air Force Academy forms
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01 Apr 1954
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WQED TV channel 13 in Pittsburgh, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Apr 1954
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United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. |
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01 Apr 1955
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Armed military action taken against bureaucratic strike in Amsterdam
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01 Apr 1955
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EOKA-bomb attacks against British government buildings in Cyprus
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01 Apr 1955
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WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St Petersburg, Florida (CBS) 1st broadcast
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01 Apr 1955
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The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of obtaining the desired unification ("enosis") with Greece. |
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01 Apr 1956
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10th Tony Awards: Diary of Anne Frank and Damn Yankees win
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01 Apr 1956
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KPIC TV channel 4 in Roseburg, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Apr 1956
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Violent clashes in Algeria, kills at least 380
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01 Apr 1957
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Trial begins in Budapest against participants october uprising
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01 Apr 1957
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WYES TV channel 12 in New Orleans, LA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Apr 1957
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The BBC broadcasts the spaghetti-tree hoax on its current affairs programme Panorama. |
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01 Apr 1958
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KVIQ TV channel 6 in Eureka, CA (NBC / ABC / CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Apr 1958
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Marshal Boelganin becomes Director of Russian Staatsbank
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01 Apr 1959
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Iakovos is enthroned as Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America. |
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01 Apr 1960
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2nd French atom bomb explodes (Sahara)
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01 Apr 1960
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Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee
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01 Apr 1960
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U Nu elected Premier of Burma
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01 Apr 1960
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Dr. Martens released its first boots, the model 1460. |
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01 Apr 1960
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The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space. |
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01 Apr 1961
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Jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye
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01 Apr 1963
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New York Mets purchase Duke Snider from the Dodgers for $40,000
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01 Apr 1963
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Soap operas "General Hospital" and"Doctors" Premier on TV
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01 Apr 1964
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John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years
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01 Apr 1965
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Syncom 3, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, passes from civilian to military control
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01 Apr 1966
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1st world festival of black art (Dakar Senegal)
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01 Apr 1966
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China Premier Tsjoe en-Lai starts "Cultural revolution"
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01 Apr 1967
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1st British ombudsman sir Edward Compton begins work
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01 Apr 1967
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The United States Department of Transportation begins operation. |
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01 Apr 1968
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KEMO (now KOFY) TV channel 20 in San Francisco, CA (IND) 1st broadcast
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01 Apr 1969
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Royal Canadian Mint formally forms as a Crown Corp
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01 Apr 1969
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Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to Royals
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01 Apr 1969
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The Hawker Siddeley Harrier enters service with the Royal Air Force. |
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01 Apr 1970
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Bud Selig becomes CEO of Milwaukee Brewers
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01 Apr 1970
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John andYoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations
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01 Apr 1970
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President Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements on 1 / 1 / 71
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01 Apr 1970
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President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertising on television and radio in the United States, starting on January 1, 1971. |
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01 Apr 1971
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United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership
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01 Apr 1971
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US / Canada ISIS 2 launched to study ionosphere
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01 Apr 1971
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Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre over 1,000 people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh. |
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01 Apr 1972
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30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
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01 Apr 1972
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Major league baseball players stages 1st collective strike
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01 Apr 1973
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Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Classic
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01 Apr 1973
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Japan allows its citizens to own gold
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01 Apr 1973
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John andYoko form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence
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01 Apr 1973
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Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India. |
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01 Apr 1974
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Ayatollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran
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01 Apr 1974
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Pioneer Hall opens
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01 Apr 1974
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Yourdon, Inc forms
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01 Apr 1974
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The metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England come into being. |
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01 Apr 1975
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Cambodia President Lon Nol flees for Red Khmer
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01 Apr 1976
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Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs founded Apple Computer
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01 Apr 1976
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The Jovian–Plutonian gravitational effect, soon revealed as an April Fools' Day hoax, is first reported by British astronomer Patrick Moore. |
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01 Apr 1976
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Conrail takes over operations from six bankrupt railroads in the Northeastern U.S.. |
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01 Apr 1976
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Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. |
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01 Apr 1977
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Attempt for Moslem state in Chad fails
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01 Apr 1977
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NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games
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01 Apr 1978
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The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. |
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01 Apr 1979
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Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah
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01 Apr 1979
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Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah. |
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01 Apr 1980
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Failed assassination attempt on Iraqi Vice Premier Tariq Aziz
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01 Apr 1981
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CNN airs a videotape that shows that Tamara Rand predicted that Reagan is in danger from someone named Jack Humley (a hoax)
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01 Apr 1982
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Anguilla (dependent territory of the UK) adopts constitution
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01 Apr 1983
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Anti-nuke demonstrators link arms in 14-mile human chain in England
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01 Apr 1983
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New York Isle Mike Bossy becomes 1st to score 60 goals in 3 cons seasons
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01 Apr 1984
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14th Easter Seal Telethon raises $24,600,000
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01 Apr 1984
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3rd NCAA Womens Basketball Championship: Southern California beats Tenn 72-61
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01 Apr 1984
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8 men record longest distance (13 miles) rowed in 24 hours
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01 Apr 1986
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Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 to win Ranji Trophy
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01 Apr 1986
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US sub Nathaniel Green runs aground in Irish Sea
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01 Apr 1986
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World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel
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01 Apr 1986
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Sector Kanda: Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attacks a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion. |
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01 Apr 1989
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1st New York Met-NY Yankee game in NYC since 1983, Yanks win 4-3
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01 Apr 1989
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A Bartlett Giamatti replaces Ueberroth as 7th commissioner of baseball
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01 Apr 1989
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Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland. |
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01 Apr 1990
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19th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King
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01 Apr 1990
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2nd Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus wins
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01 Apr 1990
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CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger
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01 Apr 1990
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Jack Nicklaus wins 1st start on Senior PGA tour
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01 Apr 1990
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Wrestlemania VI, 67,678 in Toronto, Ultimate Warrior beats Hulk Hogan
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01 Apr 1990
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"Ha!" comedy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting
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01 Apr 1991
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53rd NCAA Mens Basketball Champion: Duke Bluedevils beats Kansas 72-65
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01 Apr 1991
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Dwight Goodin signs $5.15 million 3 year contract with New York Mets
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01 Apr 1991
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Iran releases British hostage Roger Cooper after 5 years
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01 Apr 1991
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US minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour
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01 Apr 1991
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Warsaw Pact officially dissolves
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01 Apr 1992
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5th Largest wrestling crowd (64,287 - Toronto SkyDome)
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01 Apr 1992
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Battleship USS Missouri (on which, Japan surrendered) decommissioned
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01 Apr 1992
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Last defendant in St. John sex assault case sentenced to 3 yrs probation
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01 Apr 1992
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NFL decides to stay with 17 week sched instead of expanded 18 games
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01 Apr 1992
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NHL players begin 1st strike in 75-year history
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01 Apr 1992
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Rocker Billy Idol fined $2,000 for hitting a woman
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01 Apr 1992
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WA beat NSW by 44 runs to win the Sheffield Shield Final
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01 Apr 1993
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Stephane Powers weds Patrick de la Chenais
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01 Apr 1994
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Bob Feller Statue on Indians Plaza, dedicated
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01 Apr 1995
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Agency begins charging $15 service fee
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01 Apr 1996
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Boston MA on WBCN 104.1 FM (morn)
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01 Apr 1997
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69 year old Gordie Howe begins playing AHL game with Syracuse Crunch
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01 Apr 1997
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Comet Hale-Bopp Perihelion (0.914 AU)
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01 Apr 1997
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Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion. |
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01 Apr 1998
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World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Minnesota
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01 Apr 1999
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Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories. |
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01 Apr 2001
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Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it. |
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01 Apr 2001
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Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges. |
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01 Apr 2001
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An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained. |
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01 Apr 2004
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Korea Train Express was opened to traffic from Seoul to –Dongdaegu. |
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01 Apr 2004
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Google announces Gmail to the public. |
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01 Apr 2006
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The Serious Organised Crime Agency, dubbed the "British FBI", is created in the United Kingdom. |
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01 Apr 2009
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Croatia and Albania join NATO. |
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01 Apr 2011
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After protests against the burning of the Quran turn violent, a mob attacks a United Nations compound in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of thirteen people, including eight foreign workers. |
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