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Famous People & Celebrities Born on April 1st:
(1945) - The United States invaded Okinawa. (1957) - A British newscaster pulled off one of the world's most memorable April Fool's Day jokes. BBC-TV anchor Richard Dimbleby told viewers about the "spring spaghetti crop in Italy" while footage of spaghetti being "harvested" from a tree played on screen. Many British citizens fell for the phony report. (1960) - The U.S. launched the first weather satellite, Tiros 1. It sent back thousands of photos of clouds covering Earth. (1961) - Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye were married. (1963) - General Hospital premiered on ABC-TV. (1970) - As an April Fool's joke, John Lennon and Yoko Ono released a statement saying they were about to undergo side-by-side sex change operations. (1970) - President Nixon signed a bill that banned radio and TV cigarette advertising effective January 1, 1971. (1976) - The Rocky Horror Picture Show made its midnight premiere at New York City's Waverly Theatre. The audience reaction was overwhelming, and more theaters began midnight screenings of the cult film. (1984) - Singer Marvin Gaye died of a gunshot wound inflicted by his own father. Gaye died on what would have been his 45th birthday. MORE HISTORIC BIRTHS & EVENTS IN APRIL : |
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