Life Starts Here

This day in History:

• Japan allows its citizens to own gold.
• Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Corbett National Park, India.
• Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Classic.
• John and Yoko form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence

Sources: brainyhistory.com, wikipedia.org

Holidays, observances:

• April Fool's Day
• Last day of Akitu, the Assyrian New Year celebration
• Veneralia - Ancient Roman festival of Venus Venticordia

Sources: wikipedia.org

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Celebrities born today:

• Finnegan, Christian - American comedian


• Fleming, Stephen - New Zealand cricketer


• Francis, Joe - American adult video producer


• Maddow, Rachel - American radio personality and political analyst


• Mahon, Mark - Irish film director, writer and producer


• Marshall, Kris - English Actor


• Moynihan, Christopher - American actor, producer (, imdb.com)


• Olofsson, Anna Carin - Swedish athlete


• Wilson, Kym - Australian actress

Sources: wikipedia.org, imdb.com, celebrity-link.com

Deaths:

• Lejeune, C.A. - Writer, Britain's first regular female film critic

Sources: imdb.com