Friday April 01, 2011: on this day

April 01, 2011 was a Friday and it was the 91st day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 01, 2011 can also be written as 4/1/2011 in the US and as 1/4/2011 in UK and Europe.

April 01, 2011 in April 2011 calendar

Here's what happened on April 01, 2011:

• Protests against the burning quran became violent. a mob attacked the un compound in mazar-i-sharif (afghanistan) and killed 13 people, eight of them foreign workers.
• 2011 libyan civil war: reports say that muammar gaddafi's envoy was seen chatting with officials while on a trip to london, england. (bbc). more people are leaving gaddafi's inner circle, including ali treki who was his choice to be the united nations ambassador. (al jazeera). the attack on misrata by forces loyal to gaddafi goes on. (al arabiya). after a firefight, the wife of former minister for foreign affairs moussa koussa is captured by gaddafi's loyal forces.
• According to reports, muammar gaddafi's envoy was seen gossiping with officials during a visit to london.
• People are leaving the gaddafi inner circle, including ali treki who was his choice to be the united nations ambassador.
• Gaddafi loyal forces continue to attack misrata.
• After a fierce firefight, gaddafi's forces captured moussa koussa, the wife of the former minister of foreign affairs.
• 2011 bahraini protests. authorities release mahmood al-yousif, a prominent blogger. however, they detain several other people in a series arrests.
• 2011 syrian protests: after friday prayers, anti-regime demonstrations break out across the country. many people are killed in protests.
• After friday prayers, anti-regime demonstrations broke out in cities all over the country.
• Protests result in many deaths.
• Yemeni 2011 protests: thousands demonstrate in sana'a to support the government amid concerns of confrontation.
• 2011 jordanian protests - police attempt to seperate pro and antigovernment rallies in amman.
• 2011 omani protests, police shoot dead protestor in sohar at large demonstration.
• Protests in saudi arabia 2011: demonstrations take place in the east of the country in support of antigovernment rallies held in bahrain and to demand political freedoms for saudi arabia.
• 2010-2011 ivorian crisis: heavy fighting continues in abidjan, the largest city in the ivory coast between forces loyal to current president of the ivory coast laurent gbagbo and internationally-recognised claimant alassane ouattara.
• Seven pkk rebels from syria were killed by the turkish army.
• A protest against the burning of koran in mazar-i-sharif has resulted in at least 12 deaths, with at least eight being united nations personnel.
• Since tuesday, more than 1.5 million websites around the globe have been infected with the lizamoon sql injection virus spread by scareware.
• Knut's brain had swelled considerably before his death.
• Penelope cruz is the first spanish actress to be awarded a star on the hollywood walk of fame
• The irish government has agreed to bailout number five for banks, which is valued at eur24billion. senior bondholders are not forced into burden-sharing.
• It was revealed that mike aynsley, the chief executive of the nationalized anglo irish bank, received eur1 million, which included a "housing allowance", for his second home in australia. the bank also admitted last year that billions had been lost in the largest corporate loss in its history.
• Microsoft filed an antitrust complaint against google at the european commission.
• The 216,000 new jobs have helped to reduce unemployment in the united states to 8.8% percent.
• In an attempt to stop a planned merger of nyse euronext with deutsche borse, nasdaq and intercontinental exchange bid $11.3 billion for nyse euronext.
• Ten people are swept away by an avalanche in southwestern swiss alps. three deaths have been reported.
• Japan self-defense forces, along with the united states armed forces, search for those still missing following the 2011 tohoku earthquake/tsunami.
• Japan experiences a surge in radioactivity.
• Off the coast of connemara, in the west of ireland, efforts are underway to refloat the german-danish consortium owned steel vessel.
• Crete is struck by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake.
• Southwest airlines flight 812, a boeing 737 en-route from phoenix, arizona, to sacramento, california, has a 6 foot hole. the plane lands safely at yuma, arizona.
• The south african development community calls for an end to political violence in zimbabwe amid tensions within the unity government.
• According to the us national highway traffic safety administration, the number of traffic fatalities has dropped to 32,788 in 2010. this is the lowest level since 1949.
• David drumm, the former chief executive of anglo irish bank nationalized, is interrogated about debts of the bank and his declaring bankruptcy in massachusetts. drumm prohibits journalists from attending.
• The international court of justice in the hague dismissed by 10-6 georgia the accusation that russia, south ossetia's separatist rebels were involved in ethnic cleansing.
• In daylight, a female chinese national exchange student studying in sweden in orebro was found murdered.
• In a vote against confidence, oscar temaru, the opposition leader, removes french polynesian president gaston tong sang. temaru is elected president of french polynesia again for the fifth consecutive time.
• Senator steve fielding will launch his campaign to ban lies on april 1. he is fighting against those who play practical jokes on intelligent australians.
• Mohammad-ali najafi, the leader of iranian executives of construction party, is elected to replace gholamhossein karabaschi.
• The standoff with parliament led to the resignation of nasser al sabah, the head of the government of kuwait. this could allow for early elections.
• Geoid models are used by scientists to show the effect of gravity on earth, based on data from the goce satellite.
• Fifa has suspended bosnia and herzegovina's participation in international football following its failure to remove a rotating presidential system that was between a muslim and a serb, which is very similar to the country’s complex political system.
• After protests against the burning of the quran turn violent, a mob attacks a united nations compound in mazar-i-sharif, afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of thirteen people, including eight foreign workers.

April 01, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on April 01, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $84.72
• Apple AAPL: opens at $351.11
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.53
• General Electric GE: opens at $20.14
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $163.70

Exchange Rates on April 01, 2011:

• 1 USD = 84.05 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9631 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9235 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.5487 CNY
• 1 EUR = 119.65 JPY

April 01, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)

• St Pauli - Schalke 04 : 0 - 2

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Bielefeld - Augsburg : 0 - 2
• Cottbus - Ingolstadt : 1 - 2
• Karlsruhe - Osnabruck : 2 - 2

La Liga Segunda Division - Football (Spain)

• Las Palmas - Elche : 2 - 1

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Ajaccio - Chateauroux : 1 - 1
• Evian Thonon Gaillard - Nimes : 1 - 0
• Laval - Clermont : 1 - 1
• Le Havre - Istres : 1 - 2
• Le Mans - Angers : 0 - 0

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 1st is Aries.

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April 01, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 01, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on April 01, 2011 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 01, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on April 01, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 0% full, rising at 05:25 am and setting at 06:48 pm.

The previous full moon was on Mar 19, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Apr 18, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on April 01, 2011

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Whose famous birthday is on April 1st?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on April 1st:

• Logan Paul

  Logan paul is a social media influencer and youtuber known for his controversial content and stunts.

• Toshirô Mifune

  Toshirô mifune was a japanese actor known for his collaborations with director akira kurosawa, particularly in films like seven samurai and...

• Mirjana Karanovic

  Renowned Serbian actress known for her versatile performances in film and theater.

• Ali MacGraw

  Ali macgraw is an american actress and model, best known for her role in the film 'love story'.

• Randy Orton

  American professional wrestler.

• Debbie Reynolds

  American actress, dancer and stage entertainer.

• Asa Butterfield

  Asa butterfield is an english actor known for his roles in movies such as 'hugo' and 'ender's game'.

• Hannah Spearritt

  Hannah spearritt is a british pop singer known for being a member of the pop group s club 7..

• William Daniels

  William daniels is an american actor known for his roles as mr.

• Milan Kundera

  Czech republic's most well-known living writer.

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You are 13 years and 17 days old,

or 156 months and 17 days old,

or 680 weeks and 6 days old,

or 4766 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 01, 2011?

There are 348 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday April 1st 2025.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 01, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on April 01, 2011.

Famous people died on April 01, 2011:

• Manning Marable

  Renowned historian known for his work on African American history.

• Achille Boroli
• Annarosa Taddei
• Dante Cruicchi
• Varkey Vithayathil

What famous deaths happened on April 1st?

Famous deaths on April 1st:

• Marvin Gaye

  American singer, keyboard player, drummer and songwriter.

• Leslie Cheung

  Hong Kong singer and actor who achieved fame in Asia and internationally.

• John Forsythe

  American actor, singer, and producer (d.2010).

• Noah Beery

  Jr.

• Jim Jordan

  Actor fibber mcgee, who was born 1896, dies of a blod lump at the age of 91.

• Barbara Luddy

  American actress (born in 1908).

• Elanore of Aquitaine

  Elanore of Aquitaine was a powerful and influential medieval queen who ruled as the Duchess of Aquitaine and later as the Queen of France...

• Liyla Landau

  Soviet physicist known for his contributions to condensed matter physics.

• Kathleen Lonsdale

  Kathleen Lonsdale was a pioneering British crystallographer who made significant contributions to the understanding of the structure of...

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Holidays on April 01, 2011:

• Orissa - a state in eastern India celebrates "Utkal Divas", its statehood day.
• India - Start of financial year.
• Canada - Beginning of government's fiscal year.
• Japan - The official start of school years in most universities and schools. Also, the official First Day of Work at companies and offices for new university graduates hires, marked by welcoming ceremonies and speeches.
• April 1 is known as April Fool's Day or All Fools' Day in many countries.
• Roman Empire - Veneralia celebrated to honor Venus.
• In San Marino, two Captains Regent, elected by Parliament, take office for six months.
• Last day of the Assyrian New Year Celebration
• International Day of the Birds.
• In England and Wales, local government reorganisations traditionally happen on April 1.

Saints celebrated on April 01, 2011:

• Saint Waleric
• Saint Hugh of Grenoble
• Saint Jacoba

April 01, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on April 01, 2011 was Born This Way by Lady GaGa, according to the music chart for the week March 28th and April 3rd.

April 01, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on April 01, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week March 28th and April 3rd. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Lady GaGa - Born This Way
2. Katy Perry - E.T.
3. Rihanna - S&M
4. Cee Lo Green - F**K You (Forget You)
5. The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough

April 01, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on April 01, 2011 was Look At Me Now by Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, according to the R&B music chart for the week March 28th and April 3rd.

April 01, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on April 01, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week March 28th and April 3rd. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now
2. Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake - Moment 4 Life
3. Trey Songz - Love Faces
4. Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz - 6 Foot 7 Foot
5. Kanye West - All Of The Lights

April 01, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on April 01, 2011 was Lluvia Al Corazon by Mana, according to the Latin music chart for the week March 28th and April 3rd.

April 01, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on April 01, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week March 28th and April 3rd. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Mana - Lluvia Al Corazon
2. Prince Royce - Corazon Sin Cara
3. Fidel Rueda - Me Encantaria
4. Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro
5. Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin & Yandel - No Me Digas Que No