April 01 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 01 Calendar
April 1st Daily Holidays include:
- April Fool’s Day
- Assyrian New Year
- Boomer Bonus Days
- Edible Book Day
- Every Day is Tag Day – April 1, 2023 (First Saturday in April)
- Fossil Fools Day
- International Firewalk Day – April 1, 2023 (First Saturday in April)
- International Pillow Fight Day – April 1, 2023 (First Saturday in April)
- International Tatting Day
- Library Snap Shot Day
- Lupus Alert Day
- Myles Day
- National Atheist Day
- National Birding Day – April 1, 2023 (First Saturday of April)
- National DIY Day – April 1, 2023 (First Saturday in April)
- National Fun Day
- National Jump in Muddy Puddles Day
- National Love For Our Children Day
- National Love Our Children Day – April 1, 2023 (First Saturday of April)
- National One Cent Day
- National Play Outside Day – April 1, 2023 (First Saturday of Every Month)
- National Sourdough Bread Day
- National Trombone Players Day
- Poetry & The Creative Mind Day
- Reading is Funny Day
- St. Stupid Day
- Take Your Parents to the Playground Day – April 1, 2023 (8 Days before Easter)
- Tangible Karma Day – April 1, 2023 (First Saturday of April)
- U.S. Air Force Academy Day
April 01: Famous Birthdays
- April 01, 1885 – Clementine Churchill, Wife of Winston Churchill (d. 1977)
- April 01, 1932 – Debbie Reynolds, American actress
- April 01, 1939 – Ali MacGraw, American actress (Love Story)
- April 01, 1952 – Annette O’Toole, American actress (Smallville)
- April 01, 1986 – Hillary Scott, American singer (Lady Antebellum)
April 01: Historical Events
- April 01, 1748 – Ruins of Pompeii, Italy found after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. and buried the City in volcanic ash
- April 01, 1850 – San Francisco County Government established
- April 01, 1853 – Cincinnati, Ohio became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary
- April 01, 1867 – Singapore becomes a British crown colony
- April 01, 1873 – The British steamer RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547
- April 01, 1889 – 1st dish washing machine marketed in Chicago
- April 01, 1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois
- April 01, 1924 – The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed
- April 01, 1929 – Louie Marx introduces Yo-Yo
- April 01, 1934 – Bonnie & Clyde kill 2 police officers
- April 01, 1937 – Aden becomes a British crown colony
- April 01, 1941 – US Navy takes over Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay
- April 01, 1946 – An 8.6 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands creates a tsunami that strikes the Hawaiian Islands killing 159
- April 01, 1946 – 400,000 US mine workers strike
- April 01, 1946 – Weight Watchers forms
- April 01, 1949 – The 26 counties of the Irish Free State become the Republic of Ireland
- April 01, 1954 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado
- April 01, 1963 – Soap opera General Hospital debuts on TV
- April 01, 1967 – The United States Department of Transportation begins operation
- April 01, 1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law
- April 01, 1976 – Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne
- April 01, 1979 – Iran becomes an Islamic Republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah Of Iran
- April 01, 1992 – Start of the Bosnian war
- April 01, 2001 – Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, which is the first country to allow it
- April 01, 2002 – The Netherlands legalizes euthanasia, becoming the first nation in the world to legalize it
- April 01, 2006 – The Serious Organised Crime Agency, is created in the United Kingdom
April 01: Music Events
- April 01, 1974 – Blue Suede’s Hooked On A Feeling is at #1
- April 01, 1985 – David Lee Roth officially leaves Van Halen to begin a solo career
April 01: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 01 is Taurus.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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