{ 46 } April 1, is not a Fool"s Day

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April 1, is not a Fool's Day. It's a day when so many important incidents are glorified.


1:    April 1 is the birthday of French gastronome Jean Brillat-Savarin. He is famous for his book  "Physiologie du gout, a witty meditation on food. To commemorate his birthday an "International Edible Book Festival" is held.

2: April 1,1935, an entity began with 100 shares owned by private shareholders and was later nationalized.  Former P.M. Manmohan  Singh was the only person to have led this institution called "The Reserve Bank of India."


3: GMAIL- a free advertising-supported service was launched on April 1, 2004.

4:    On April 1,1778, Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, created the symbol-The dollar sign $ 
          

5:   On April 1, 1973, "Project Tiger" was launched by the then P.M., Indira Gandhi to save an endangered animal from illegal hunting. 

6:   On April 1, 1946, Singapore became a separate Crown Colony and in 1959 became self-governing. 

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