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On April the 1st
2004 
Google's webmail service, Gmail, was launched.
2002 
Euthanasia was legalized in the Netherlands.
2001 
The first legal same-sex marriage in the world takes place in the Netherlands.
1984 
American singer, Marvin Gaye, died after having been shot by his father.
1947 
King George II of Greece died from a heart attack at the age of 57.
1929 
Czech writer, Milan Kundera, was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He is best known for his book "The Unbearable Lightness of Being".
1924 
Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch". He spent nine months in prison, during which he wrote his autobiographical book, Mein Kampf.
1891 
The worlds most famous chewing gum company, Wrigley Company, was founded in Chicago, Illinois.
1873 
Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff was born in Semyonovo, Russia. His music was banned in the Soviet Union for many years.
1867 
Singapore becomes British colony. It became a sovereign nation almost 100 hundred years later.
1815 
German politician, Otto von Bismarck, was born Schonhausen, Prussia. He was one of the most influential political figures of 19th century Europe.
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