April 1

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on April 1, include:

• April Fool's Day
• Assyrian New Year 
• Boomer Bonus Days
• Childhelp National Day of Hope - April 1, 2026 (First Wednesday in April)
• Edible Book Day 
• First Day of Passover - April 1, 2026
• Fossil Fools Day 
• Global Day of the Engineer - April 1, 2026 (First Wednesday in April)
• Holy Wednesday - April 1, 2026 (4 Days Before Easter)
• International Fun at Work Day - April 1, 2026 (April 1st, unless it falls on weekend, then the first Thursday in April)
• International Tatting Day 
• Library Snap Shot Day 
• Lupus Alert Day 
• Myles Day 
  
• National Atheist Day
• National Day of Hope - April 1, 2026 (First Wednesday in April)
• National Fun Day 
• National Jump in Muddy Puddles Day 
• National Love For Our Children Day 
• National One Cent Day 
• National Sourdough Bread Day
• National Trombone Players Day 
• National Walking Day - April 1, 2026 (First Wednesday in April)
• Paraprofessional Appreciation Day - April 1, 2026 (First Wednesday in April)
• Poetry & The Creative Mind Day 
• Reading is Funny Day 
• St. Stupid Day
• U.S. Air Force Academy Day 

2026  Weekly Holidays that include April 1, are:

• Info. to Come!

2026 Monthly Holidays that include April 1, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our April Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of April.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Info. to Come!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for April 1 is Aries.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for April are:

• Daisy - signifies innocence, loyal love, and purity
• Sweet Pea - signify blissful pleasure, but are also used to say good-bye.
  

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for April is the diamond, a symbol of enduring love.

Famous Birthdays

• 1885 – Clementine Churchill, Wife of Winston Churchill (d. 1977)
• 1932 – Debbie Reynolds, American actress
• 1939 – Ali MacGraw, American actress (Love Story)
  
• 1952 – Annette O'Toole, American actress (Smallville)
• 1986 – Hillary Scott, American singer (Lady Antebellum)

Famous Deaths

• 1984 – Marvin Gaye, American singer (The Moonglows) (b. 1939)
• 2010 – John Forsythe, American actor (Charlies Angels, Dynasty) (b. 1918)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1961 - Jim Bakker marries Tammy Faye
• 1993 - Stephane Powers weds Patrick de la Chenais

Quote of the Day

April 1st is National Fun Day!

I'm pretty sure that many of us, like myself could use some more fun in your life! Like many other things in our lives, fun isn't going to just drop in our laps. We need to make a conscious effort to plan for, and actually do things that are fun for us.  Figure out what you consider FUN, and then just do it! Put your worries and cares behind you, and just have FUN! 

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

April is Emotional Overeating Awareness Month! The Holidays and Observances Healthy Tip Habit of the Day for April 1, is to learn more about Emotional Eating. Kerry, at Healthy Diet Habits has about a 15 page section on her Healthy Diet Habits, devoted to Emotional Eating, the traits of an Emotional Eater, Types of Emotional Eating and lots of tips to control Emotional Eating.

Season

April 1st falls within the Spring Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Spring is one of the four seasons. It follows the Winter Season, and is before the Summer Season. The weather warms up from the dreary cold, rainy and snowy weather, and you can spend more time outside.

The land comes alive in Spring, with grass turning green and early flowers like daffodils, tulips and California poppy's and other wildflowers bringing beauty back into your life!

Check out our Spring Season page for information about Spring, Spring Dates, Major Spring Holidays and Observances, Major Spring Festivals, Fun Facts About Spring, Spring Food Tips, Spring Gardening, Spring Preparation, Spring Quotes, and Spring Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on Spring foods: 

• Spring Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Fall Season. 

• Fall Cooking

• Fall Foods

• Fall Snacks

• Fall Weight Loss Tips

This Day in History

• 1748 - Ruins of Pompeii, Italy found after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. and buried the City in volcanic ash
  
• 1850 - San Francisco County Government established
• 1853 - Cincinnati, Ohio became 1st US city to pay fire fighters a regular salary
• 1867 – Singapore becomes a British crown colony
• 1873 – The British steamer RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547
• 1889 - 1st dish washing machine marketed in Chicago
• 1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois
• 1924 – The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed
• 1929 - Louie Marx introduces Yo-Yo
• 1934 - Bonnie & Clyde kill 2 police officers
• 1937 – Aden becomes a British crown colony
• 1941 - US Navy takes over Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay
• 1946 – An 8.6 magnitude earthquake near the Aleutian Islands creates a tsunami that strikes the Hawaiian Islands killing 159
• 1946 - 400,000 US mine workers strike
• 1946 - Weight Watchers forms
• 1949 – The 26 counties of the Irish Free State become the Republic of Ireland
• 1954 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado
• 1963 - Soap opera General Hospital debuts on TV
• 1967 – The United States Department of Transportation begins operation
• 1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law
• 1976 – Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne
• 1979 – Iran becomes an Islamic Republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah Of Iran
• 1992 – Start of the Bosnian war
• 2001 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, which is the first country to allow it
• 2002 - The Netherlands legalizes euthanasia, becoming the first nation in the world to legalize it
  
• 2006 – The Serious Organised Crime Agency, is created in the United Kingdom

This Day in Music

• 1974 - Blue Suede's Hooked On A Feeling is at #1
  
• 1985 - David Lee Roth officially leaves Van Halen to begin a solo career

Hillary Scott, of Lady Antebellum, a Country music group, was born on this day in 1986.  Their song, Need You Now, above, is the first song of theirs that I heard.  She has an amazing voice, and they have great harmonies together.

This Day in Sports

• 1876 - 1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Phila-5)
• 1910 - Dumitru Dan, from Romania, completes a 62,137 mile walk
• 1916 - 1st US national women's swimming championships held
• 1931 - Jackie Mitchell became 1st female in professional baseball
• 1938 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, NY
• 1972 - Major league baseball players stages 1st collective strike

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!