Historical Events on April 1

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Historical Events on April 1:

International Events:

• 1578: William Harvey of England discovered blood circulation.
• 1850: San Francisco County Government established
• 1867: International Exhibition opened in Paris.
• 1889: First dishwashing machine marketed in Chicago.
• 1900: First edition of Dutch newspaper ""The People"" was published.
• 1924: The Royal Canadian Air Force was formed.
• 1960: The TIROS-1 satellite transmitted the first television picture from space.

National Events:

• 1878: Calcutta Museum was opened.
• 1882: Savings Bank Postal system was introduced.
• 1895: Indian Army was established.
• 1912: The capital of India was moved from Calcutta to New Delhi.
• 1933: Indian Air Force was established.
• 1935: The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank of India.
• 1936: Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.
• 1962: Maharashtra State Finance Corporation was started.
• 1969: India's first Atomic Energy Reactor was started in Tarapore.
• 1976: Doordarshan Corporation was established.
• 1987: Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to the Indian Standards Institution.
• 1993: National Aeronautical Laboratory became the National Aerospace Laboratories.
• 1995: Airports Authority of India was established.

Days Observed on Apri 1:

• National Civil Service Day: Thailand