^B{^#!16!1 April^N! All Fools' Day. Feast day of St Agilbert, St Gilbert of Caithness, St Tewdric, St Walaric, St Catharine of Palma, St Melito, St Valery, St Hugh of Bonnevaux, and St Hugh of Grenoble.
^B{1908^B} The British Territorial Army was founded. ^B{1918^B} The Royal Air Force was formed when the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps were merged. ^B{1947^B} Britain's school-leaving age was raised to 15. ^B{1948^B} The USSR began its blockade of Berlin. ^B{1960 ^B}The US launched the world's first weather satellite, Tiros I. ^B{1973^B} In Britain, Value Added Tax (VAT) replaced Purchase Tax and Selective Employment Tax.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}William Harvey, English physician who explained the circulation of the blood, ^B{1578^B}; Otto von Bismarck, first chancellor of the German Empire, ^B{1815^B}; Edmond Rostand, French playwright, author of Cyrano de Bergerac, ^B{1868^B}; Lon Chaney, US silent-film actor, ^B{1883^B}; Ali McGraw, US film actress, 1938; David Gower, English cricketer, ^B{1957^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of England and France, ^B{1204^B}; King Robert III of Scotland, ^B{1406^B}; Scott Joplin, US composer, ^B{1917^B}; Karl Franz Josef, emperor of Austria, ^B{1922^B}; Max Ernst, German Surrealist painter, ^B{1976^B}; Marvin Gaye, US singer, ^B{1984^B}.
