On this day: 1 April

Selected events and births on 1 April, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1293 – Robert Winchelsey left England for Rome to be consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury, but a papal vacancy delayed the ceremony. Read more: Robert Winchelsey Archbishop of Canterbury 1292–1294 papal election
• 1833 – Mexican Texans met at San Felipe de Austin to begin the Convention of 1833. Read more: Mexican Texas San Felipe, Texas Convention of 1833
• 1871 – The Duke of Buckingham opened the first section of the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network. Read more: Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos Brill Tramway
• 1879 – The Inland Customs Line, established by the British for the collection of the salt tax in India, was abandoned. Read more: Inland Customs Line History of the salt tax in British India
• 1922 – Under the South Seas Mandate, Japan set up a government in Koror, precipitating large-scale Japanese settlement in Palau. Read more: South Seas Mandate Koror Japanese settlement in Palau
• 1933 – English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual score in Test cricket of 336 not out during a match against New Zealand. Read more: Wally Hammond List of Test cricket records Test cricket
• 1952 – Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens. Read more: Israeli citizenship law
• 1963 – On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the tenth novel of Ian Fleming's James Bond series, was released in the United Kingdom. Read more: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel) Ian Fleming List of James Bond novels and short stories
• 1970 – U.S. president Richard Nixon signed the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring that a prominent warning by the surgeon general be placed on cigarette packages. Read more: Richard Nixon Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act Surgeon General of the United States
• 1970 – The American Motors Corporation introduced its Gremlin, promoted as America's first subcompact car. Read more: American Motors Corporation AMC Gremlin Subcompact car
• 1974 – A man ignited tires in the crater of Mount Edgecumbe, prompting a false eruption scare later revealed as an April Fools' hoax. Read more: Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska)
• 1976 – Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer, Inc. (first logo pictured). Read more: Steve Jobs Steve Wozniak Apple Inc.
• 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. Read more: Lockheed EP-3 Shenyang J-8 Hainan Island incident

Born on this day

• 1946 – Nikitas Kaklamanis, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Health and Social Security Read more: Nikitas Kaklamanis Ministry of Health (Greece)
• 1950 – Samuel Alito, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Read more: Samuel Alito Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• 1955 – Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistani politician, 5th Commerce Minister of Pakistan Read more: Humayun Akhtar Khan Ministry of Commerce (Pakistan)
• 1962 – Chris Grayling, English journalist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Read more: Chris Grayling Lord Chancellor
• 1967 – Nicola Roxon, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Attorney-General for Australia Read more: Nicola Roxon Attorney-General of Australia
• 1968 – Alexander Stubb, Finnish academic and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Finland and 13th President of Finland Read more: Alexander Stubb Prime Minister of Finland President of Finland
• 1968 – Mike Baird, Australian politician, 44th Premier of New South Wales Read more: Mike Baird Premier of New South Wales
• 1997 – Asa Butterfield, English actor Read more: Asa Butterfield
• 1998 – King Combs, American rapper Read more: King Combs
• 1998 – Mitchell Robinson, American basketball player Read more: Mitchell Robinson
• 1999 – Gabe Davis, American football player Read more: Gabe Davis
• 2000 – Rhian Brewster, English footballer Read more: Rhian Brewster

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / April 1 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.