At A Glance

1 April 1943 at a glance

Day of the week
1 April 1943 was a Thursday.
Top Film of 1943
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1943 was For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 April 1943 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 April 1943 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 1 April

  • 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.
  • 1941 A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister.
  • 1945 World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.
  • 1946 The Malayan Union is established. Protests from locals led to the establishment of the Federation of Malaya two years later.
  • 1947 The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.

Famous people born on 1 April

  • Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016)
  • Bijou Phillips, American actress and model (born 1980)
  • Susan Boyle, Scottish singer (born 1961)
  • Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (1815–1898)

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Events of 1943 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1943 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 1 February – The Currency Commission is renamed the Central Bank of Ireland (under terms of the Central Bank Act 1942); it is not, however, given all the powers expected of a central bank.
  • 17 March – Éamon de Valera and his government celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a céilí in the Great Hall of Dublin Castle. de Valera makes the speech "The Ireland That We Dreamed Of", commonly called the "comely maidens" speech.
  • 17 March – A British military aircraft crashes at Templeport, Tullyhaw, County Cavan: the pilot and navigator survive.
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s

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Michael Gambon19 October 1940ActorView their day →Brenda Fricker17 February 1945ActressView their day →Gerry Adams6 October 1948Republican politicianView their day →Phil Lynott20 August 1949Rock musicianView their day →Sinéad Cusack18 February 1948ActressView their day →Rory Gallagher2 March 1948GuitaristView their day →Fionnula Flanagan10 December 1941ActressView their day →Gilbert O'Sullivan1 December 1946Singer-songwriterView their day →

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