Today is Monday, April 1st, the 92nd day of the year. There are 274
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Humor Month,
International Guitar Month, Keep America Beautiful Month,
Lawn and Garden Month, National Poetry Month, Stress
Awareness Month, Sexual assault Awareness Month,
Library Week, International Fun at Work Day, International
Tatting Day, April Fool’s Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Rudolph Isley, 85, singer (Isley Bros.)
Norm Van Lier, 77, basketball player
Jimmy Cliff, 76, singer
Rey Robinson, 72, sprinter
Jim Jeffcoat, 63, football player
Kevin Duckworth, 60, basketball player
Mark Jackson, 59, basketball player/coach
David Oyelowo, 49, actor
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Alberta Hunter, 129, singer (d. 1984)
Gil Scott-Heron, 75, singer (d. 2011)
Sean Taylor, 41, football player (d. 2007)
DEATHS
Robert the Hermit,1832, ex-slave/hermit
Scott Joplin, 1917, composer (b. 1869)
Dr. Charles R. Drew, 1950, developer of blood bank concept
Marvin Gaye, 1984, singer ( b. 1939)
Jesse Stone, 1999, singer/producer (b. 1901)
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1867 – Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
1938 – Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 rounds for the heavyweight
boxing title.
1963 – The soap opera, “General Hospital” premieres on TV.
1966 – The 1st world festival of black art is held in Dakar, Senegal.
1970 – The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act is signed into law
requiring the Surgeon General’s warnings on tobacco and banning
cigarette advertisements from television and radio.
1976 – Apple Inc. is formed.
1984 – Singer, Marvin Gaye is shot to death in LA by his father,
Marvin Gaye Sr.
1991 – Dwight Gooden signs $5.15 million, 3-year contract with
the N.Y. Mets.
2004 – Google introduces G-mail: the launch is met with skepticism
on account of the launch date (April Fool’s Day).
HOROSCOPE
Being an Aries born on April 1st, your ambition and vigor are amongst your most defining qualities. In all matters of life, you are ambitious and hard working. This quality is reflected in your current success, but more so, is a testament to the levels of success that you wish to reach in the future. Those closest to you have witnessed your ability to motivate yourself and put in an endless amount of energy to reach your goals. You would be surprised as to how many admirers your hard work has earned you.