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1 April 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2001 - Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands was legalized, making it the first country to do so.Anniversary
2001 - An American Lockheed EP-3 and a Chinese Shenyang J-8 collided in mid-air off Hainan, resulting in an international dispute between the two countries.Signals reconnaissance aircraft of the US Navy
Anniversary
1990 - The longest prison riot in British penal history began at Strangeways Prison in Manchester, lasting 25 days.25-day prison riot in Manchester, England
Anniversary
1976 - Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer, Inc. (first logo pictured).American businessman and investor (1955–2011)
Anniversary
1974 - A man ignited tires in the crater of Mount Edgecumbe, prompting a false eruption scare later revealed as an April Fools' hoax.Volcano in Alaska, United States
Historical events
History
2026 - The Artemis II lunar flyby mission launches, marking the first crewed flight above low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.2026 crewed flyby of the Moon
History
2016 - The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict begins along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact.April 2016 conflict in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh
History
2011 - 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 fourteen people, including seven UN workers.2010 burning of Qurans by Christian preacher Terry Jones in Gainesville, Florida, USA
History
2006 - Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013.Non-departmental public body of the UK government from 2006-13
History
2004 - Google launches its Email service Gmail.American multinational technology company
History
2001 - An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Chinese pilot ejected but is subsequently lost. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained.Signals reconnaissance aircraft of the US Navy
History
2001 - Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges.Head of state of SFR Yugoslavia (1953-80); only occupied by Josip Broz Tito
History
2001 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it.History
1999 - Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.Territory of Canada
Notable births
Born
1999 - Gabe Davis, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Mitchell Robinson, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1995 - Jofra Archer, Barbadian-English cricketerBarbadian and English cricketer (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)American singer-songwriter (1938–2025)
Died
2024 - Lou Conter, American naval commander (born 1921)American Navy lieutenant commander (1921–2024)
Died
2024 - Vontae Davis, American football player (born 1988)American football player (1988–2024)
Died
2024 - Joe Flaherty, American actor, writer, and comedian (born 1941)American actor (1941–2024)
Died
2024 - Sami Michael, Iraqi-born Israeli writer and human rights activist (born 1926)Iraqi-born Israeli author and human rights activist (1926–2024)
Died
2024 - Ed Piskor, American comic book artist (born 1982)American alternative comics artist (1982–2024)
Died
2024 - Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Iranian senior military officer (born 1960)Iranian military officer (1960–2024)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 22.1 days
Sun zodiac
Aries
12.25 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
4.36 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.