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April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 274 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

  • 285Roman emperor Diocletian names Maximian his co-emperor ("Augustus").[1]
  • 527Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne.[2]
  • 1081Alexios I Komnenos overthrows the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates,[3] and, after his troops spend three days extensively looting Constantinople, is formally crowned on April 4.[4]
  • 1572 – In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.[5]

1601–1900

  • 1725J. S. Bach's later Easter Oratorio in its first version is performed at the Nikolaikirche in Leipzig on Easter Sunday.[6]
  • 1789 – In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.[7]
  • 1833 – 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.[8]
  • 1865American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line during the Siege of Petersburg.[9]
  • 1867Singapore becomes a British crown colony.[10]
  • 1873 – The White Star steamer SS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.[11]
  • 1900Prince George becomes absolute monarch of the Cretan State.[12]

1901–present

  • 1908 – The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.[13]
  • 1918 – The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.[14]
  • 1922 – In newly formed Northern Ireland, six Catholics are murdered in the Arnon Street killings, one week after six others were killed in the McMahon killings.[15]
  • 1924Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.[16]
  • 1924 – The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.[17]
  • 1933 – 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.[18]
  • 1935 – India's central banking institution, the Reserve Bank of India, is formed.[19]
  • 1937Aden becomes a British crown colony.
  • 1937 – The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.[20]
  • 1939 – 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.[21]
  • 1941Fântâna Albă massacre: Between two hundred and two thousand Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.[22]
  • 1941 – A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister.[23]
  • 1944World War II: Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.[24]
  • 1945 – World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.[25]
  • 1946 – The 8.6 MwAleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.[26]
  • 1946 – The Malayan Union is established. Protests from locals led to the establishment of the Federation of Malaya two years later.[27]
  • 1947 – The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.[28]
  • 1948Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin.[29]
  • 1948 – Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.[30]
  • 1949Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
  • 1949 – The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.[31]
  • 1954 – United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[32]
  • 1955 – The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.[33]
  • 1960 – The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space.[34]
  • 1964 – The British Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry are replaced by a unified Defence Council of the United Kingdom.[35]
  • 1969 – The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.[36]
  • 1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law.[37]
  • 1970 – A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Berrechid, Morocco, killing 61.[38]
  • 1971Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre more than a thousand people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
  • 1973Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
  • 1974 – The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.[39]
  • 1976Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc.[40]
  • 1979Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.[41]
  • 1984 – Singer Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father in his home in Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, California.[42]
  • 1986Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.[43]
  • 1989Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland.[44]
  • 1993NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki is killed in a plane crash near the Tri-Cities Regional Airport in Blountville, Tennessee.[45]
  • 1997Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.[46]
  • 1999Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.[47]
  • 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.[48]
  • 2001 – Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges.[49]
  • 2001 – Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it.[50]
  • 2004Google launches its Email service Gmail.[51]
  • 2006Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013.
  • 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.[52]
  • 2016 – The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict begins along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact.[53]
  • 2026 – The Artemis II lunar flyby mission launches, marking the first crewed deep-space mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.[54]

Births

Pre-1600

  • 1220Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (died 1272)
  • 1282Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1347)
  • 1328Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans (died 1382)
  • 1543François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières (died 1626)
  • 1578William Harvey, English physician and academic (died 1657)[55]

1601–1900

  • 1610Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier and critic (died 1703)
  • 1629Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, French organist and composer (died 1691)
  • 1640Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and academic (died 1697)
  • 1647John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet and courtier (died 1680)
  • 1697Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator (died 1763)[56]
  • 1721Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch-English organist, violinist, and composer (died 1799)
  • 1741George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (died 1825)
  • 1753Joseph de Maistre, French philosopher, lawyer, and diplomat (died 1821)
  • 1765Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher (died 1810)
  • 1776Sophie Germain, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (died 1831)[57]
  • 1786William Mulready, Irish genre painter (died 1863)
  • 1815Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (died 1898)[58]
  • 1815 – Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (died 1880)
  • 1823Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Kentucky (died 1891)
  • 1824Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (died 1901)
  • 1834James Fisk, American businessman (died 1872)[59]
  • 1852Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (died 1911)
  • 1858Columba Marmion, Irish Benedictine abbot (died 1923)[60]
  • 1865Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1929)
  • 1866William Blomfield, New Zealand cartoonist and politician (died 1938)
  • 1866 – Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1924)
  • 1866 – Ève Lavallière, French actress (died 1929)[61]
  • 1868Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (died 1918)
  • 1868 – Walter Mead, English cricketer (died 1954)
  • 1871F. Melius Christiansen, Norwegian-American violinist and conductor (died 1955)
  • 1873Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1943)
  • 1874Ernest Barnes, English mathematician and theologian (died 1953)
  • 1874 – Prince Karl of Bavaria (died 1927)
  • 1875Edgar Wallace, English journalist, author, and playwright (died 1932)
  • 1878C. Ganesha Iyer, Ceylon Tamil philologist (died 1958)
  • 1879Stanislaus Zbyszko, Polish wrestler and strongman (died 1967)
  • 1881Octavian Goga, Romanian Prime Minister (died 1938)
  • 1883Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1930)
  • 1883 – Edvard Drabløs, Norwegian actor and director (died 1976)
  • 1883 – Laurette Taylor, Irish-American actress (died 1946)
  • 1885Wallace Beery, American actor (died 1949)
  • 1885 – Clementine Churchill, English wife of Winston Churchill (died 1977)
  • 1889K. B. Hedgewar, Indian physician and activist (died 1940)
  • 1893Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-English actress (died 1980)
  • 1895Alberta Hunter, African-American singer-songwriter and nurse (died 1984)
  • 1898William James Sidis, Ukrainian-Russian Jewish American mathematician, anthropologist, and historian (died 1944)
  • 1899Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian academic and politician (died 1968)
  • 1900Stefanie Clausen, Danish Olympic diver (died 1981)[62]

1901–present

  • 1901Whittaker Chambers, American journalist and spy (died 1961)
  • 1902Maria Polydouri, Greek poet (died 1930)[63]
  • 1905Gaston Eyskens, Belgian economist and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 1988)
  • 1905 – Paul Hasluck, Australian historian, poet, and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia (died 1993)
  • 1906Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian engineer, founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau (died 1989)
  • 1907Shivakumara Swami, Indian religious leader and philanthropist (died 2019)
  • 1908Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (died 1970)
  • 1908 – Harlow Rothert, American shot putter, lawyer, and academic (died 1997)
  • 1909Abner Biberman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1977)
  • 1909 – Eddy Duchin, American pianist and bandleader (died 1951)
  • 1910Harry Carney, American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 1974)
  • 1910 – Bob Van Osdel, American high jumper and soldier (died 1987)
  • 1911Augusta Braxton Baker, African American librarian (died 1998)[64]
  • 1913Memos Makris, Greek sculptor (died 1993)
  • 1915O. W. Fischer, Austrian-Swiss actor and director (died 2004)
  • 1916Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (died 2002)[65]
  • 1917Sydney Newman, Canadian screenwriter and producer, co-created Doctor Who (died 1997)
  • 1917 – Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)
  • 1919Joseph Murray, American surgeon and soldier, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)
  • 1920Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor (died 1997)
  • 1921William Bergsma, American composer and educator (died 1994)
  • 1921 – Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (died 2014)
  • 1922Duke Jordan, American pianist and composer (died 2006)
  • 1922 – William Manchester, American historian and author (died 2004)
  • 1924Brendan Byrne, American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey (died 2018)
  • 1926Anne McCaffrey, American-Irish author (died 2011)
  • 1927Walter Bahr, American soccer player, coach, and manager (died 2018)
  • 1927 – Amos Milburn, American R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1980)
  • 1927 – Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2006)[66]
  • 1929Jonathan Haze, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and production manager (died 2024)
  • 1929 – Milan Kundera, Czech-French novelist, poet, and playwright (died 2023)[67]
  • 1929 – Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and director (died 2010)
  • 1929 – Jane Powell, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2021)
  • 1930Grace Lee Whitney, American actress and singer (died 2015)[68]
  • 1930 – Ásta Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic writer and visual artist (died 1971)[69]
  • 1931George Baker, Bulgarian-English actor and screenwriter (died 2011)
  • 1931 – Rolf Hochhuth, German author and playwright (died 2020)
  • 1932Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2016)[70]
  • 1933Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Algerian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1933 – Dan Flavin, American sculptor and educator (died 1996)
  • 1933 – Bengt Holbek, Danish folklorist (died 1992)[71]
  • 1934Vladimir Posner, French-American journalist and radio host
  • 1935Cyril Karabus, South African paediatric oncologist[72]
  • 1935 – Larry McDonald, American physician and politician (died 1983)
  • 1936Peter Collinson, English-American director and producer (died 1980)
  • 1936 – Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Swiss politician, 80th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1998)
  • 1936 – Tarun Gogoi, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Assam (died 2020)
  • 1936 – Abdul Qadeer Khan, Indian-Pakistani physicist, chemist, and engineer (died 2021)
  • 1937Jordan Charney, American actor[73]
  • 1937 – Yılmaz Güney, Palme d'Or award-winning Kurdish film director, scenarist, actor, novelist and activist (died 1984)[74]
  • 1937 – Lynn Garrison, Canadian aviator, political advisor, and mercenary[75]
  • 1939Ali MacGraw, American model and actress
  • 1939 – Phil Niekro, American baseball player and manager (died 2020)
  • 1940Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
  • 1941Gideon Gadot, Israeli journalist and politician (died 2012)
  • 1941 – Ajit Wadekar, Indian cricketer, coach, and manager (died 2018)
  • 1942Samuel R. Delany, American author and critic
  • 1942 – Richard D. Wolff, American economist and academic
  • 1943Dafydd Wigley, Welsh academic and politician
  • 1943 – Titina Silá, Bissau-Guinean revolutionary (died 1973)[76]
  • 1946Nikitas Kaklamanis, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Health and Social Security
  • 1946 – Ronnie Lane, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 1997)
  • 1946 – Arrigo Sacchi, Italian footballer, coach, and manager[77]
  • 1947Alain Connes, French mathematician and academic
  • 1948 – Javier Irureta, Spanish footballer and manager
  • 1948 – Peter Law, Welsh politician and independent Member of Parliament (died 2006)[78]
  • 1949Gérard Mestrallet, French businessman
  • 1949 – Paul Manafort, American lobbyist, political consultant, and convicted felon[79]
  • 1949 – Sammy Nelson, Northern Irish footballer and coach
  • 1949 – Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and author (died 2011)
  • 1950Samuel Alito, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • 1950 – Loris Kessel, Swiss racing driver (died 2010)
  • 1950 – Daniel Paillé, Canadian academic and politician
  • 1951John Abizaid, American general
  • 1952Annette O'Toole, American actress
  • 1952 – Bernard Stiegler, French philosopher and academic (died 2020)
  • 1953Barry Sonnenfeld, American cinematographer, director, and producer
  • 1953 – Alberto Zaccheroni, Italian footballer and manager
  • 1954Jeff Porcaro, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 1992)
  • 1955Don Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster
  • 1955 – Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistani politician, 5th Commerce Minister of Pakistan
  • 1957John Farragher, Australian rugby league player (died 2025)[80]
  • 1957 – David Gower, English cricketer and sportscaster
  • 1957 – Denise Nickerson, American actress (died 2019)
  • 1958D. Boon, American singer and musician (died 1985)
  • 1959Helmut Duckadam, Romanian footballer (died 2024)
  • 1961Susan Boyle, Scottish singer
  • 1961 – Sergio Scariolo, Italian professional basketball head coach
  • 1961 – Mark White, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1962 – Mark Shulman, American author
  • 1962Chris Grayling, English journalist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
  • 1962 – Samboy Lim, Filipino basketball player and manager (died 2023)
  • 1962 – Phillip Schofield, English television host
  • 1963Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (died 1988)
  • 1963 – Aprille Ericsson-Jackson, American aerospace engineer
  • 1964Erik Breukink, Dutch cyclist and manager
  • 1964 – Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (died 2008)
  • 1964 – John Morris, English cricketer
  • 1964 – José Rodrigues dos Santos, Portuguese journalist, author, and educator
  • 1965Jane Adams, American film, television, and stage actress
  • 1965 – Mark Jackson, American basketball player and coach
  • 1966Chris Evans, English radio and television host
  • 1966 – Mehmet Özdilek, Turkish footballer and manager
  • 1967Nicola Roxon, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Attorney-General for Australia
  • 1968Mike Baird, Australian politician, 44th Premier of New South Wales
  • 1968 – Andreas Schnaas, German actor and director
  • 1968 – Alexander Stubb, Finnish academic and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Finland and 13th President of Finland
  • 1969Lev Lobodin, Ukrainian-Russian decathlete
  • 1969 – Andrew Vlahov, Australian basketball player
  • 1969 – Dean Windass, English footballer and manager
  • 1970Brad Meltzer, American author, screenwriter, and producer
  • 1971Sonia Bisset, Cuban javelin thrower[81]
  • 1971 – Shinji Nakano, Japanese racing driver
  • 1972Darren McCarty, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
  • 1972 – Jesse Tobias, American guitarist and songwriter
  • 1973Christian Finnegan, American comedian and actor
  • 1973 – Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricketer and coach
  • 1973 – Rachel Maddow, American journalist and author
  • 1974Hugo Ibarra, Argentinian footballer and manager
  • 1975John Butler, American-Australian singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1975 – Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player
  • 1976Hazem El Masri, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and educator
  • 1976 – David Gilliland, American race car driver
  • 1976 – Gábor Király, Hungarian footballer[82]
  • 1976 – David Oyelowo, English actor
  • 1976 – Clarence Seedorf, Dutch-Brazilian footballer and manager
  • 1976 – Yuka Yoshida, Japanese tennis player
  • 1977Vitor Belfort, Brazilian-American boxer and mixed martial artist
  • 1977 – Haimar Zubeldia, Spanish cyclist
  • 1978Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (died 2009)
  • 1978 – Mirka Federer, Slovak-Swiss tennis player
  • 1978 – Anamaria Marinca, Romanian-English actress
  • 1978 – Etan Thomas, American basketball player
  • 1979Ruth Beitia, Spanish high jumper
  • 1980Dennis Kruppke, German footballer
  • 1980 – Randy Orton, American wrestler
  • 1980 – Bijou Phillips, American actress and model
  • 1981Antonis Fotsis, Greek basketball player
  • 1981 – Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumper
  • 1982Taran Killam, American actor, voice artist, comedian, and writer
  • 1982 – Andreas Thorkildsen, Norwegian javelin thrower
  • 1983Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic footballer
  • 1983 – Sean Taylor, American football player (died 2007)
  • 1984Gilberto Macena, Brazilian footballer
  • 1985Daniel Murphy, American baseball player
  • 1985 – Beth Tweddle, English gymnast[83]
  • 1986Nikolaos Kourtidis, Greek weightlifter[84]
  • 1986 – Hillary Scott, American country singer-songwriter
  • 1987Vitorino Antunes, Portuguese footballer[85]
  • 1987 – Ding Junhui, Chinese professional snooker player
  • 1987 – Gianluca Musacci, Italian footballer
  • 1987 – Oliver Turvey, English racing driver
  • 1988Brook Lopez, American basketball player[86]
  • 1988 – Robin Lopez, American basketball player[87]
  • 1989Jan Blokhuijsen, Dutch speed skater[88]
  • 1989 – David Ngog, French footballer
  • 1989 – Christian Vietoris, German racing driver
  • 1990Julia Fischer, German discus thrower
  • 1991Duván Zapata, Colombian footballer[89]
  • 1992Deng Linlin, Chinese gymnast
  • 1995Jofra Archer, Barbadian-English cricketer[90]
  • 1995 – Logan Paul, American YouTuber, actor and wrestler
  • 1996Sophia Hutchins, American socialite[91]
  • 1997Asa Butterfield, English actor[92]
  • 1997 – Álex Palou, Spanish racing driver[93]
  • 1998King Combs, American rapper[94]
  • 1998 – Mitchell Robinson, American basketball player[95]
  • 1999Gabe Davis, American football player[96]
  • 2000Rhian Brewster, English footballer[97]

Deaths

Pre-1600

  • 996John XV, pope of the Catholic Church
  • 1085Shen Zong, Chinese emperor (born 1048)
  • 1132Hugh of Châteauneuf, French bishop (born 1053)[98]
  • 1204Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of France and England (born 1122)[99]
  • 1205Amalric II, king of Cyprus and Jerusalem[100]
  • 1282Abaqa Khan, ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate (born 1234)
  • 1431Nuno Álvares Pereira, Portuguese general (born 1360)
  • 1441Blanche I, queen of Navarre and Sicily (born 1387)
  • 1455Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Polish cardinal and statesman (born 1389)[101]
  • 1528Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer (born 1470)[102]
  • 1548Sigismund I, king of Poland (born 1467)[103]
  • 1580Alonso Mudarra, Spanish guitarist and composer (born 1510)

1601–1900

  • 1621Cristofano Allori, Italian painter and educator (born 1577)[104]
  • 1682Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian bishop (born 1625)[105]
  • 1787Floyer Sydenham, English scholar and academic (born 1710)[106]
  • 1839Benjamin Pierce, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of New Hampshire (born 1757)[107]
  • 1865Antonios Kriezis, Greek Navy officer and Prime Minister of Greece (born 1796)[108]
  • 1865 – Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (born 1797)[109]
  • 1872Frederick Denison Maurice, English theologian and academic (born 1805)[110]
  • 1878John C.W. Daly, English-Canadian soldier and politician (born 1796)[111]
  • 1890David Wilber, American politician (born 1820)[112]
  • 1890 – Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier, pilot, and engineer (born 1825)

1901–present

  • 1914Rube Waddell, American baseball player (born 1876)[113]
  • 1914 – Charles Wells, English founder of Charles Wells Ltd (born 1842)
  • 1917Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer (born 1868)[114]
  • 1920Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (born 1857)
  • 1922Charles I, emperor of Austria (born 1887)[115]
  • 1924Jacob Bolotin, American physician (born 1888)[116]
  • 1924 – Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (born 1870)[117]
  • 1924 – Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (born 1876)[118]
  • 1946Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (born 1882)[119]
  • 1947George II, king of Greece (born 1890)[120]
  • 1950Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (born 1904)[121]
  • 1950 – Recep Peker, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1889)[122]
  • 1962Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish captain and businessman (born 1910)
  • 1963Agnes Mowinckel, Norwegian actress (born 1875)[123]
  • 1965Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (born 1870)[124]
  • 1966Brian O'Nolan, Irish author (born 1911)[125]
  • 1968Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1908)[126]
  • 1971Kathleen Lonsdale, Irish crystallographer and prison reformer (born 1903)[127]
  • 1976Max Ernst, German painter and sculptor (born 1891)[128]
  • 1981Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer-songwriter and bandleader (born 1910)
  • 1984Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (born 1939)[42]
  • 1984 – Elizabeth Goudge, English author (born 1900)[129]
  • 1986Erik Bruhn, Danish actor, director, and choreographer (born 1928)[130]
  • 1986 – Edwin Boston, English clergyman, author, and railway preservationist[131]
  • 1987Henri Cochet, French tennis player (born 1901)[132]
  • 1991Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (born 1894)[133]
  • 1991 – Jaime Guzmán, Chilean lawyer and politician (born 1946)[134]
  • 1992Michael Havers, Baron Havers, English lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1923)[135]
  • 1993Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver (born 1954)[136]
  • 1994Robert Doisneau, French photographer (born 1912)[137]
  • 1995H. Adams Carter, American mountaineer, journalist, and educator (born 1914)[138]
  • 1995 – Francisco Moncion, Dominican American ballet dancer, choreographer, charter member of the New York City Ballet (born 1918)[139]
  • 1995 – Lucie Rie, Austrian-English potter (born 1902)[140]
  • 1996Mário Viegas, Portuguese actor and poetry reciter (born 1948)[141]
  • 1997Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1912)
  • 1998Rozz Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1963)[142]
  • 1999Jesse Stone, American pianist, songwriter, and producer (born 1901)[143]
  • 2001Trịnh Công Sơn, Vietnamese guitarist and composer (born 1939)[144]
  • 2002Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (born 1905)[145]
  • 2003Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (born 1956)[146]
  • 2004Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (born 1952)[147]
  • 2004 – Carrie Snodgress, American actress (born 1945)[148]
  • 2005Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (b 1925)[149]
  • 2005 – Robert Coldwell Wood, American political scientist and academic (born 1923)[150]
  • 2006In Tam, Cambodian general and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Cambodia (born 1916)[151]
  • 2010John Forsythe, American actor (born 1918)[152]
  • 2010 – Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1927)[153]
  • 2012Lionel Bowen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (born 1922)[154]
  • 2012 – Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian-American soccer player and radio host (born 1947)[155]
  • 2012 – Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican banker, academic, and politician, 52nd President of Mexico (born 1934)[156]
  • 2013Moses Blah, Liberian general and politician, 23rd President of Liberia (born 1947)[157]
  • 2013 – Karen Muir, South African swimmer and physician (born 1952)[158]
  • 2014King Fleming, American pianist and bandleader (born 1922)[159]
  • 2014 – Jacques Le Goff, French historian and author (born 1924)[160]
  • 2014 – Rolf Rendtorff, German theologian and academic (born 1925)[161]
  • 2015Nicolae Rainea, Romanian footballer and referee (born 1933)[162]
  • 2017Lonnie Brooks, American blues singer and guitarist (born 1933)[163]
  • 2017 – Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Soviet and Russian poet and writer (born 1932)[164]
  • 2018Steven Bochco, American television writer and producer (born 1943)[165]
  • 2019Vonda N. McIntyre, American science fiction author (born 1948)[166]
  • 2024Lou Conter, American naval commander (born 1921)[167]
  • 2024 – Vontae Davis, American football player (born 1988)[168]
  • 2024 – Joe Flaherty, American actor, writer, and comedian (born 1941)[169]
  • 2024 – Sami Michael, Iraqi-born Israeli writer and human rights activist (born 1926)[170]
  • 2024 – Ed Piskor, American comic book artist (born 1982)[171]
  • 2024 – Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Iranian senior military officer (born 1960)[172]
  • 2025Val Kilmer, American actor (born 1959)[173]
  • 2025 – Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)[174]

Holidays and observances

  • Christian feast day:
    • Cellach of Armagh[175]
    • Hugh of Grenoble[176]
    • Frederick Denison Maurice (Church of England)[177]
    • Mary of Egypt[178]
    • Melito of Sardis[179]
    • Tewdrig[180]
    • Theodora[181]
    • Walric, abbot of Leuconay[182]
    • April 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • April Fools' Day[183]
  • Odisha Day (Odisha, India)[184]
  • Arbor Day (Tanzania)[185]
  • Civil Service Day (Thailand)[186]
  • Cyprus National Day (Cyprus)[187]
  • Edible Book Day[188]
  • Fossil Fools Day[189]
  • Kha b-Nisan, the Assyrian New Year (Assyrian people)[190]

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