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Bill Murray

Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin. It stars Bill Murray (pictured), Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott. Murray portrays Phil Connors, a cynical television weatherman who becomes trapped in a time loop forcing him to relive the same day over and over. The film is a comedy directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin. It stars Bill Murray (pictured), Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott. Murray portrays Phil Connors, a cynical television weatherman who becomes trapped in a time loop forcing him to relive the same day over and over. The film is a comedy directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin. It stars Bill Murray (pictured), Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott. Murray portrays Phil Connors, a cynical television weatherman who becomes trapped in a time loop forcing him to relive the same day over and over.^{[April Fools!]} (Full article...)

Cthulhu during the 2016 campaign

• ... that cosmic horror Cthulhu has run for President of the United States (2016 campaign pictured) in every election since 1996?
• ... that having sex at different times may produce new species?
• ... that Michigan governor William Milliken gave the homily at a funeral for frozen cheese and mushroom pizzas?
• ... that Johnny Dickshot was captain of the All-Ugly team?
• ... that Leonard Bernstein wrote "I hate music"?
• ... that 14 April is Cake and Cunnilingus Day?
• ... that Mr Bean attempted to kill the Queen with a tobacco-loaded gun?
• ... that the United States once sued a golden cock but cried fowl when the cock won?
• ... that in 1941, a Trinidadian king was crowned with the assistance of Adolf Hitler?

Didier Ratsiraka

• Dozens of civilians are killed and 35,000 others displaced after Islamist rebels seize the city of Palma in Mozambique.
• Former President of Madagascar Didier Ratsiraka (pictured) dies at the age of 84.
• The cargo ship Ever Given is freed after it had run aground, blocking the Suez Canal for six days and resulting in a traffic jam of more than 350 vessels.

April 1: Paschal Triduum begins (Western Christianity, 2021); Iranian Islamic Republic Day (1979); Edible Book Day

First locomotive used on the Brill Tramway

• 1340 – A band of warriors led by Niels Ebbesen killed Count Gerhard III, ending Holstein rule in Denmark.
• 1871 – The Duke of Buckingham opened the Brill Tramway (locomotive pictured), a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
• 1933 – English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual Test score in Test cricket of 336 not out during a match against New Zealand.
• 2001 – An American Lockheed EP-3 and a Chinese Shenyang J-8 collided in mid-air off the island of Hainan, resulting in an international dispute between the two countries.