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April 1: April Fools' Day; Iranian Islamic Republic Day (1979)

Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos

1871 – The Duke of Buckingham (pictured) opened the first section of the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
1952 – Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens.
1969 – The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force.
2001 – Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands was legalised, with the country becoming the first to do so.

Aimery of Cyprus (d. 1205)
Sophie Germain (b. 1776)
Shivakumara Swami (b. 1907)
Scott Joplin (d. 1917)

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