April 1, 2024 April Fools' Day

April 1, 2024, was a Monday. It was 7 months and 20 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

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What happened on April 1, 2024?

Seven aid workers are killed by an Israeli airstrike in Palestine.

Facts

This date occurred 234 days ago. Approximately 8 months have passed. It was the 92nd day of 2024, in week 14. The decade was the 2020s. A baby that was born on this day is now 7 months old. The Earth has experienced 3 seasons of weather since then.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 1, 2024, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 is the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 4.
Native American Zodiac: April 1, 2024 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

Personality traits

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What happened around this time?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around April 1, 2024.

March 3, 2024: The United States carries out its first air drop of aid for Gaza.
March 4, 2024: The US Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump cannot be kicked off the Colorado ballot over his actions leading up to the January 6 attack.
March 5, 2024:
• Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users are logged out of the social network due to a technical issue.
• Bitcoin hits a new all-time high before falling by 8%.
March 6, 2024:
• Nikki Haley drops out of the Republican presidential race.
• Rust armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, is found guilty of Halyna Hutchins' death.
March 7, 2024:
• Sweden officially joins NATO.
• Boxing: It is announced that Jake Paul will be fighting Mike Tyson.
March 8, 2024: Boxing: Anthony Joshua knocks out Francis Ngannou in the second round.
March 10, 2024:
• Major photo agencies pull Kate Middleton's Mother's Day photo over "digital manipulation" concerns.
• Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer wins Best Picture, Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor, and Emma Stone wins Best Actress.
March 12, 2024: It is reported that Andrew and Tristan Tate will be extradited from Romania to the United Kingdom on rape and human trafficking allegations.
March 13, 2024: Actress Olivia Munn reveals that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
March 15, 2024: The movie "Dune: Part Two" is released.
March 16, 2024: Rugby: Ireland win the 2024 Six Nations Championship.
March 17, 2024: The documentary series "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" is released.
March 18, 2024:
• Where is Kate: TMZ publishes a video of Catherine Middleton and Prince William visiting a farm shop.
• Soccer: Nottingham Forest are docked four points for breaching Premier League financial rules.
March 19, 2024:
• Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez finalize their divorce.
• TV producer Dan Schneider apologizes after the miniseries "Quiet on Set" exposed his toxic workplace behavior at Nickelodeon.
• Artemas releases the song "I Like the Way You Kiss Me".
March 20, 2024:
• The first episode of the animated series "X-Men '97" is released on Disney+.
• Eight people are killed after a tanker capsizes off the coast of Japan.
• An appeals court freezes Texas' new SB4 immigration law.
• Irish politics: Leo Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael.
• Canada halts arms sales to Israel.
March 21, 2024: The film Road House, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor, is released in movie theaters.
March 22, 2024:
• Kate Middleton announces that she is being treated for cancer.
• 137 people are killed after gunmen open fire at a concert hall in Moscow, Russia.
• Hozier releases the song "Two Sweet".
March 25, 2024:
• The authorities raid two homes belonging to P Diddy as part of a sex-trafficking inquiry.
• Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada says that his regime will resume stoning women to death in public.
March 26, 2024:
• Six construction workers are presumed dead after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after a cargo ship collides with one of its support pillars.
• Streamer Ninja reveals that he has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
March 28, 2024:
• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy to launder money.
• 48 people are killed after a bus falls from a bridge in Limpopo, South Africa.
March 29, 2024:
• UK politics: DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigns after being charged with historical sexual offences.
• Actor Louis Gossett Jr. passes away at the age of 87.
• Actress Tori Spelling files for divorce from Dean McDermott after 18 years of marriage.
• Actor Chance Perdomo (27) is killed in a motorcycle accident.
• The film "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" is released.
• Beyoncé releases her album "Cowboy Carter".
March 30, 2024:
• Several people are taken hostage at a nightclub in the Dutch town of Ede.
• Volodymyr Zelensky warns that Ukraine forces will have to retreat if US military aid does not arrive soon enough.
This date: April 1, 2024
April 3, 2024: 10 people die after a 7.4 earthquake strikes the eastern coast of Taiwan.
April 5, 2024:
• McDonald's says that it will buy back all of its Israeli franchises following a boycott of the brand.
• A rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake hits New York.
• Ecuadorian police raid the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador.
April 6, 2024: WrestleMania XL: Night 1: The Bloodline (The Rock and Roman Reigns) defeat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins.
April 7, 2024:
• WrestleMania XL: Night 2: Cody Rhodes defeats Roman Reigns.
• Soccer manager Joe Kinnear dies at the age of 77.
April 8, 2024:
• A solar eclipse is visible across North America.
• Soccer: Everton are handed a two-point deduction for breaching the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules.
• Country music singer Morgan Wallen is arrested for throwing a chair off the rooftop of a bar in Nashville.
• Actor Jonathan Majors is sentenced to probation for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
April 9, 2024:
• Simon Harris becomes Ireland's new Taoiseach.
• The parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley are sentenced to 10–15 years in prison for manslaughter.
April 10, 2024:
• OJ Simpson dies from cancer at the age of 76.
• The TV series "Fallout" premieres on Amazon Prime Video.
April 11, 2024:
• The miniseries "Baby Reindeer" is released on Netflix.
• Sabrina Carpenter releases the song "Espresso".
April 12, 2024:
• Shaboozey releases the song "A Bar Song (Tipsy)".
• The dystopian thriller film "Civil War" is released.
April 13, 2024:
• Six people are killed during a stabbing attack at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia.
• Iran launches approximately 300 drones and missiles at Israel.
• UFC 300: Alex Pereira defeats Jamahal Hill, Weili Zhang defeats Yan Xiaonan, and Max Holloway defeats Justin Gaethje.
April 14, 2024:
• Soccer: Bayer Leverkusen win the Bundesliga for the first time in their history.
• Several countries in the Persian Gulf are severely impacted by heavy rain and flooding.
April 15, 2024:
• Rust movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed is sentenced to 18 months in prison for the 2021 involuntary manslaughter of Halyna Hutchins.
• The criminal trial of former US President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records begins in New York.
April 19, 2024:
• The 2024 Bitcoin halving occurs.
• A man sets himself on fire outside the courthouse where Donald Trump's trial is taking place.
• Israel launches a series of retaliatory strikes against Iranian military sites.
• Taylor Swift and Post Malone release the song "Fortnight".
• Drake releases the diss track "Push Ups".
April 20, 2024: Boxing: Ryan Garcia defeats Devin Haney.
April 23, 2024:
• The US Senate passes a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
• The FTC bans non-compete agreements.
• The US Senate passes a bill that could ban TikTok.
April 25, 2024:
• Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction is overturned in New York.
• Soccer: Barcelona announces that its manager, Xavi, will stay with the club.
• More than 100 protesters are arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment at Emerson College in Boston.
April 26, 2024:
• The romantic sports film "Challengers" is released in movie theaters.
• TikTok ban: TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, states that it has no plans to sell the app.
• Soccer: Liverpool and Feyenoord agree a compensation package that allows Arne Slot to become the next Liverpool manager.
April 29, 2024:
• Four police officers are killed in a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• Opening statements begin in Karen Read's murder trial.
April 30, 2024: A 14-year-old is killed during a sword attack in Hainault, London.
May 1, 2024: Boxing: It is reported that Ryan Garcia tested positive for performance-enhancing steroids before his fight against Devin Haney.

Television shows in April 2024

Television shows that people were watching in April 2024:

The Family Stallone

The Night Agent

The Last of Us

House of the Dragon

The Bear

The Kardashians

Severance

The Wheel of Time

Only Murders in the Building

The White Lotus

Cobra Kai

Bridgerton

Cartoons and children's TV shows in April 2024

Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:

Rock Paper Scissors

Pretty Freekin Scary

Transformers: EarthSpark

Monster High

The Tiny Chef Show

Chibiverse

Face's Music Party

The Villains of Valley View

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

The Adventures of Paddington

Toys in 2024

Children were playing with the following toys and games:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in April 2024.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III

Alan Wake 2

Cities: Skylines II

Spider-Man 2 (2023)

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Assassin's Creed Mirage

EA Sports FC 24

Starfield

Baldur's Gate 3

Diablo IV

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 1.

Otto von Bismarck

President of Prussia Deceased
Born on April 1, 1815
He was not alive on this date.

Susan Boyle

Singer
Born on April 1, 1961
She turned 63 on this day in 2024.

Phillip Schofield

TV presenter
Born on April 1, 1962
He turned 62 on this day in 2024.

Rachel Maddow

TV host
Born on April 1, 1973
She turned 51 on this day in 2024.

Randy Orton

Wrestler
Born on April 1, 1980
He turned 44 on this day in 2024.

Sean Taylor

American football player Deceased
Born on April 1, 1983
He was not alive on this date.

Jonny May

Rugby player
Born on April 1, 1990
He turned 34 on this day in 2024.

Logan Paul

Youtuber
Born on April 1, 1995
He turned 29 on this day in 2024.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on April 1:

April Fools' Day
Islamic Republic Day (Iran)

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on April 1, 2024.

UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on April 1, 2024 was most likely conceived around July 10, 2023.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 1, 2024 is close to December 23, 2024.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 1, 2024:

234 days have passed since this date.
33 weeks have passed.
20,221,200 seconds have passed since April 1, 2024.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 23,591,400 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 10,434,139,200 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 3,370,200 times.
You have taken approximately 1,739,023 steps. That's roughly 773 miles.
242,654 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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