April 1

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[edit] Events

• 1572 - In the Eighty Years War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Spaniards, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
• 1924 - Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the "Munich Putsch." However, he spends only nine months in jail, during which he writes the book Mein Kampf.
• 1933 - The recently elected NSDAP under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany.
• 1976 - Apple Computer is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
• 2001 - Same-sex marriage comes into force in the Netherlands, which is the first country to allow it.

[edit] Births

• 1282 - Louis IV of Bavaria, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1347)
• 1815 - Otto von Bismarck, 1st Chancellor of Germany (d. 1898)
• 1936 - A. Q. Khan, Pakistani scientist
• 1955 - Terry Nichols, accomplice in the Oklahoma City bombing

[edit] Deaths

• 1930 - Cosima Wagner, daughter of Franz Liszt and wife of Richard Wagner (b. 1837)
• 1955 - Robert R. McCormick, newspaper publisher and isolationist (b. 1880)
• 1994 - Léon Degrelle, Belgian National Socialist politician and military leader (b. 1906)