Page 5: Historical Events In April - 01
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1916 Gabrielle Petit, Belgian resistance fighter, executed on April - 01.
1917 Johnny Andrews, Boston, singer/host (Songs at Twilight) on this day in history.
1917 On this day in history scott Joplin, ragtime composer (Sting), dies at 48
1918 On this day in history england's Royal Flying Corps replaced by Royal Air Force
1918 On this day in history hMS Falcon, a Royal Navy 'C' Class destroyer sunk in collision in the North Sea with the trawler John Fitzgerald.
1918 On this day in history in Alberta government declares total prohibition of alcoholic beverages. "the demon RUM"
1918 In Britain, the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Force amalgamate to form the Royal Air Force on this day in history.
1918 On April - 01 karl Fritjof Valentin, composer, dies at 64
1919 Joseph Murray, American surgeon, Nobel laureate on April - 01.
1920 On April - 01 church disestablished in Wales
1920 On this day in history church disforms in Wales
1920 Joan Frances Will, actress on this day in history.
1921 On April - 01 k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #950 Ahrensa
1921 On this day in history douglas Allenbrook, composer
1922 On April - 01 william Manchester, Attleboro Mass, historian (Death of a President)
1922 On April - 01 charles I, emperor (Austria)/King of Hungary (Charles IV), dies
1923 Bobby Jordan, NY, actor (Bowery Champs, Kid Dynamite, Flying Wild) on this day in history.
1924 On this day in history crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co
1924 On April - 01 founding of the Royal Canadian Air Force as a separate service; RCAF previously founded by Billy Bishop in 1918 as a separate brigade.
1924 On April - 01 imperial Airways formed in Britain
1924 Gunther Becker, composer on this day in history.
1925 Hebrew University, Jerusalem dedicated [see May 9, 1925] on this day in history.
1925 1st transmission of Danish state radio on this day in history.
1925 Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1926 On this day in history halsteren Soccer team forms in Halsteren
1927 Automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice on April - 01.
1927 On this day in history the American Department of Labor puts immigration quota on Canadians looking for work in the USA.
1927 1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice on April - 01.
1928 On this day in history chiang Kai-shek's army crosses Yang-tse
1929 On April - 01 the birth of Milan Kundera, Czech writer
1929 On this day in history austrian govt of Ignaz Seipel falls
1930 On April - 01 zawditu first reigning female monarch of Ethiopia, dies
1930 "Blue Angel," starring unknown Marlene Dietrich, premieres in America on April - 01.
1930 Cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner, dies at 92 on April - 01.
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