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Blurb | Reason |
---|---|
April Fools' Day; | refimprove section |
Assyrian New Year; | many unreliable sources |
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1572 –
Dutch Revolt: The
Geuzen
captured the undefended town of
Brielle from
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, providing the first foothold on land for the rebels.
|
refimprove section (CN tags) |
*
1789 –
Frederick Muhlenberg became the first
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
|
refimprove |
*
1854 –
Hard Times, the tenth novel by
Charles Dickens, was released.
|
unreferenced sections |
*
1924 –
Wrigley Jr. opened a company, packaging
chewing gum with each can of
baking powder.
|
unreferenced section |
*
1935 – The
Reserve Bank of India, the nation's
central bank, was founded during the
British Raj.
|
needs rewrite |
*
1996 – The government of
Nova Scotia
amalgamated the
City of Halifax and the over 200
communities around the area to create the
Halifax Regional Municipality.
|
refimprove section |
*
1999 – Canada's newest
territory
Nunavut came into being.
|
refimprove section |
*
2004 –
Google launched
Gmail, now the most widely used web mail system.
|
expansion |
*
2006 – Several
British policing agencies joined together to become the
Serious Organised Crime Agency.
|
refimprove section |
William Harvey (b. 1578) | refimprove section |
April 1: Iranian Islamic Republic Day; Edible Book Day
Aimery of Cyprus (d. 1205) · Giuditta Pasta (d. 1865) · Henri Cochet (d. 1987)
This is a list of selected April 1 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.
Blurb | Reason |
---|---|
April Fools' Day; | refimprove section |
Assyrian New Year; | many unreliable sources |
*
1572 –
Dutch Revolt: The
Geuzen
captured the undefended town of
Brielle from
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, providing the first foothold on land for the rebels.
|
refimprove section (CN tags) |
*
1789 –
Frederick Muhlenberg became the first
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
|
refimprove |
*
1854 –
Hard Times, the tenth novel by
Charles Dickens, was released.
|
unreferenced sections |
*
1924 –
Wrigley Jr. opened a company, packaging
chewing gum with each can of
baking powder.
|
unreferenced section |
*
1935 – The
Reserve Bank of India, the nation's
central bank, was founded during the
British Raj.
|
needs rewrite |
*
1996 – The government of
Nova Scotia
amalgamated the
City of Halifax and the over 200
communities around the area to create the
Halifax Regional Municipality.
|
refimprove section |
*
1999 – Canada's newest
territory
Nunavut came into being.
|
refimprove section |
*
2004 –
Google launched
Gmail, now the most widely used web mail system.
|
expansion |
*
2006 – Several
British policing agencies joined together to become the
Serious Organised Crime Agency.
|
refimprove section |
William Harvey (b. 1578) | refimprove section |
April 1: Iranian Islamic Republic Day; Edible Book Day
Aimery of Cyprus (d. 1205) · Giuditta Pasta (d. 1865) · Henri Cochet (d. 1987)