Every yearApril 1
Everything April 1 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for April 1 every year, and 6 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | April Fools' DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | Assyrian New Year | Community | |
| 03 | National Burrito Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Sourdough Bread Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Trombone Players Day | Music |
| 06 | Lupus Alert Day | Health | |
| 07 | International Fun at Work Day | Celebration | |
| 08 | Poetry and the Creative Mind Day | Books |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on April 1 in some years.
Good Wednesday — 2026
Easter Sunday — 2029
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day — 2033
Islamic New Year — 2033
National Walk to Work Day — 2033
Student Government Day — 2033
Born on April 1
Historic figures
- Otto von Bismarck1815–1898German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire
- Wangarĩ Maathai1940–2011Kenyan environmentalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
- Toshiro Mifune1920–1997Japanese actor
- Milan Kundera1929–2023Czech-French novelist, poet, and playwright
- Abraham Maslow1908–1970American psychologist and academic
- Ferenc Puskás1927–2006Hungarian footballer and manager
- William Harvey1578–1657English physician and academic
- Debbie Reynolds1932–2016American actress, singer, and dancer
- Joseph de Maistre1753–1821French philosopher, lawyer, and diplomat
- Sophie Germain1776–1831French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher
Celebrities & public figures
- Susan Boyleb. 1961Scottish singer
- Alexander Stubbb. 1968Finnish academic and politician
- Clarence Seedorfb. 1976Dutch-Brazilian footballer and manager
- Ali MacGrawb. 1939American model and actress
- Asa Butterfieldb. 1997English actor
- Randy Ortonb. 1980American wrestler
- Logan Paulb. 1995American YouTuber
- Rachel Maddowb. 1973American journalist and author
- David Oyelowob. 1976English actor
- Samuel Alitob. 1950American lawyer and jurist
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers April 1 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see April 1, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.