Easter and April Fools' Day on the same date: the 'perfect storm birthday' in 2018 Last occurrence was all the way back in 1945
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One of the most famous media pranks for April Fools' Day was put together on British TV in 1957. Complete with film clips, Swiss workers were shown harvesting spaghetti threatened by an early frost. The "news report" generated both criticism for playing with the news and curiosity as spaghetti was not common in Britain at the time and some viewers wanted to know how to buy their own spaghetti bushes.
I was born on April Fools' Day 70+ years ago. I've endured decades of, "So, you're an April fool?" and "Do people pull a lot of pranks on you for your birthday?" remarks and questions. This year my birthday will also fall on Easter. That hasn't happened to me since 1956 when I was 12 years old, and I still recall the day fairly well. In my lifetime the two holidays fell on the same day once before, in 1945, when I was one year old. People who calculate future calendars say the next time April Fools' Day and Easter fall on the same day will be 2029, when I'll be 85 if still living, and then...
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