April 1 in history
Events on April 1
Notable events that happened on April 1 in past years.
- 2026
The Artemis II lunar flyby mission launches, marking the first crewed flight above low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Wikipedia article: Artemis II - 2004
Google launches its Email service Gmail.
Wikipedia article: Google - 1999
Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
Wikipedia article: Nunavut - 1986
Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
Wikipedia article: Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) - 1974
The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
Wikipedia article: Local Government Act 1972 - 1970
A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Berrechid, Morocco, killing 61.
Wikipedia article: Royal Air Maroc - 1955
The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
Wikipedia article: EOKA - 1948
Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
Wikipedia article: Faroe Islands - 1945
World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.
Wikipedia article: Tenth United States Army - 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.
Wikipedia article: Generalissimo - 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.
Wikipedia article: Nazism - 1918
The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
Wikipedia article: Royal Air Force - 1867
Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
Wikipedia article: Singapore - 1725
J. S. Bach's later Easter Oratorio in its first version is performed at the Nikolaikirche in Leipzig on Easter Sunday.
- 285
Roman emperor Diocletian names Maximian his co-emperor ("Augustus").
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