Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion. Date: April 1, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1986 π On This Day (Today)
Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland. Date: April 1, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today)
NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki is killed in a plane crash near the Tri-Cities Regional Airport in Blountville, Tennessee. Date: April 1, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1993 π On This Day (Today)
Comet HaleβBopp is seen passing at perihelion. Date: April 1, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1997 π On This Day (Today)
Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories. Date: April 1, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 1999 π On This Day (Today)
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it. Date: April 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day (Today)
Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan MiloΕ‘eviΔ surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges. Date: April 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 2001 π On This Day (Today)
An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Chinese pilot ejected but is subsequently lost. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained. Date: April 1, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π …
Google launches its Email service Gmail. Date: April 1, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 2004 π On This Day (Today)
Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013. Date: April 1, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 1 π Events on this day in 2006 π On This Day (Today)