On this day: April 1
Events
Founding of India PostApril 1, 1854 · Companies
Battle of Five ForksApril 1, 1865 · Wars & Conflicts
International Exposition 1867April 1, 1867 – November 3, 1867 · Culture
Founding of Wrigley CompanyApril 1, 1891 · Companies
Release of Safety Last!April 1, 1923 · Film
Francoist SpainApril 1, 1939 – November 20, 1975 · World History
Founding of Radio Televisyen MalaysiaApril 1, 1946 · Companies
Founding of Osaka Stock ExchangeApril 1, 1949 · Companies
Founding of POSCOApril 1, 1968 · Companies
Founding of Disney ExperiencesApril 1, 1971 · Companies
Founding of Apple Inc.April 1, 1976 · Companies- Release of 2112April 1, 1976 · Music
Founding of ASML HoldingApril 1, 1984 · Companies
Founding of NTT, Inc.April 1, 1985 · Companies
Founding of Japan TobaccoApril 1, 1985 · Companies- Release of The 1st AlbumApril 1, 1985 · Music
Founding of Red Bull GmbHApril 1, 1987 · Companies
Founding of East Japan Railway CompanyApril 1, 1987 · Companies
Founding of Central Japan Railway CompanyApril 1, 1987 · Companies
Founding of Australian Securities ExchangeApril 1, 1987 · Companies
Founding of Kyushu Railway CompanyApril 1, 1987 · Companies
Founding of ASUSApril 1, 1989 · Companies- Release of Headless CrossApril 1, 1989 · Music
Release of Daytona USAApril 1, 1995 · Gaming
Founding of Infineon TechnologiesApril 1, 1999 · Companies- Release of ElephantApril 1, 2003 · Music
- Release of Sleeping with GhostsApril 1, 2003 · Music
- Release of A Bittersweet LifeApril 1, 2005 · Film
Founding of Nokia NetworksApril 1, 2007 · Companies
Founding of ASCII Media WorksApril 1, 2008 · Companies
Release of Pirate RadioApril 1, 2009 · Film- Release of Goat SimulatorApril 1, 2014 · Gaming
2014 Iquique earthquakeApril 1, 2014 · Geography- Release of Major Grom: Plague DoctorApril 1, 2021 · Film
- Release of Unlimited LoveApril 1, 2022 · Music
Born on this day
Charles de Saint-ÉvremondApril 1, 1613 – September 29, 1703 · Culture
Salomon GessnerApril 1, 1730 – March 2, 1788 · Art
Hugo KołłątajApril 1, 1750 – February 28, 1812 · Culture
Joseph de MaistreApril 1, 1753 – February 26, 1821 · Culture
François-Xavier FabreApril 1, 1766 – March 16, 1837 · Art
Yuri LisyanskyApril 1, 1773 – February 22, 1837 · Exploration
Sophie GermainApril 1, 1776 – June 27, 1831 · Science- Carl Anton von MeyerApril 1, 1795 – February 24, 1855 · Exploration
Albert AnkerApril 1, 1831 – July 16, 1910 · Art
Edwin Austin AbbeyApril 1, 1852 – August 1, 1911 · Culture
Gaetano MoscaApril 1, 1858 – November 8, 1941 · Culture
Mary ProctorApril 1, 1862 – September 11, 1957 · Science
Carl Vilhelm Ludvig CharlierApril 1, 1862 – November 5, 1934 · Science
Richard Adolf ZsigmondyApril 1, 1865 – September 23, 1929 · Science
Ferruccio BusoniApril 1, 1866 – July 27, 1924 · Music
Albert ThibaudetApril 1, 1874 – April 16, 1936 · Culture
Edgar WallaceApril 1, 1875 – February 10, 1932 · Film
Jacoba van HeemskerckApril 1, 1876 – August 1923 · Art
Alexander AlexandrovApril 1, 1883 – July 8, 1946 · Music
Lon ChaneyApril 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930 · Film
Wallace BeeryApril 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949 · Film
William James SidisApril 1, 1898 – July 17, 1944 · Technology
Gaston EyskensApril 1, 1905 – January 3, 1988 · Art
O. W. FischerApril 1, 1915 – January 29, 2004 · Film- Ján KadárApril 1, 1918 – June 1, 1979 · Film
- Joseph MurrayApril 1, 1919 – November 26, 2012 · Science
Toshirō MifuneApril 1, 1920 – December 24, 1997 · Film- Alan PerlisApril 1, 1922 – February 7, 1990 · Science
Wojciech Jerzy HasApril 1, 1925 – October 3, 2000 · Film
Claude Cohen-TannoudjiApril 1, 1933 – present · Science- Dan FlavinApril 1, 1933 – November 29, 1996 · Art
Fernando del PasoApril 1, 1935 – November 14, 2018 · Art
Abdul Qadeer KhanApril 1, 1936 – October 10, 2021 · Science
Yılmaz GüneyApril 1, 1937 – September 9, 1984 · Film
Wangari Muta MaathaiApril 1, 1940 – September 25, 2011 · Politics
Mario BottaApril 1, 1943 – present · Culture
Ronnie LaneApril 1, 1946 – June 4, 1997 · Music
Alain ConnesApril 1, 1947 – present · Science
Gil Scott-HeronApril 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011 · Music
Johanna WankaApril 1, 1951 – present · Science
Bernard StieglerApril 1, 1952 – August 5, 2020 · Culture
Barry SonnenfeldApril 1, 1953 – present · Film
Liu XiaApril 1, 1961 – present · Art
Tomas AlfredsonApril 1, 1965 – present · Film
Nabil AyouchApril 1, 1969 – present · Film
Sergey VolkovApril 1, 1973 – present · Space
David OyelowoApril 1, 1976 – present · Film
Bijou PhillipsApril 1, 1980 – present · Music
Taran KillamApril 1, 1982 – present · Film
Kid InkApril 1, 1986 – present · Music
Mackenzie DavisApril 1, 1987 – present · Film
Abel AzconaApril 1, 1988 – present · Art