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: Day of the Week
was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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: This Day in History
April 1 is most notable in many countries for being April Fools’ Day.
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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.
The British steamer RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547.
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.
The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
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.
Aleutian Island earthquake: A 7.8 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands creates a tsunami that strikes the Hawaiian Islands killing 159, mostly in Hilo.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
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, People’s Republic of China and is detained.
Who were born on ?
Edgar Wallace, English writer (d. 1932)
Lon Chaney, Sr., American actor (d. 1930)
William James Sidis, American mathematician and child prodigy (d. 1944)
Don Hastings, American actor
Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 2011)
Gil Scott-Heron, American musician and composer (d. 2011)
Julia Boutros, Lebanese singer
Rachel Maddow, American radio personality and political analyst
Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricketer
Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (d. 2009)
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