This is our day guide for Friday April 1st 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on April 1st 2016
Cyprus: National Day
Also known as 'EOKA Day', this holiday commemorates the start of the insurgence against the British in 1955Not a Public Holiday
India: Bank Holiday
All banks are closed on April 1 due to the customary annual closing of accountsRegional
India (regional): Odisha Day
Celebrated in Odisha to mark formation of the state as a separate province on 1 April 1936Not a Public Holiday
International: April Fools Day
The day is observed by trying to play a practical joke on a victim who becomes known as an April Fool. The practical jokes range from simple to elaborate.| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for April 1st 2016 | |
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| There are 4 public holidays today. | |
| Day 92 of 2016 | |
| 274 days left in 2016 | |
| Week 13 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2002 - The Netherlands legalises euthanasia, becoming the first nation in the world to do so. | |
| 1999 - 'Inukshuk', Nunavut is established as a part of land claim settlements. | |
| 1961 - George Harrison rejoins his band, The Beatles in Hamburg after previously being deported for working in nightclubs while still under age. | |
| 1957 - BBC series Panorama fools the nation with its legendary Growing Spaghetti joke. |
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