The April Birthstone is the Diamond. Diamonds are associated with desire and connection. Symbolizing everlasting love diamonds were once thought to bring courage. Diamond is called the traditional birthstone of April. Crystal quartz is considered the secondary birthstone for April.
April Zodiac Signs
Month of April Zodiac Signs are Aries(until April 20) and Taurus(April 21 onwards).
Aries (March 21 - April 19) Aries have an amazing inner drive and don't shy away from hard work if that is what it takes to get what they want. Having a great deal of drive and ambition is their trademark. Being very social and having a great sence of humor by nature makes it easy for Aroies to blend in anywhere. Creative with a very strong will. These individuals don't like to share their emotions or feelings with others. But this can change once you get to know them better. Aries are compatible with: Gemini, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Capricorn and Pisces.
Taurus (April 20 - May 19) The Taurus has great strength in physical and mental capacities. Maybe this is why stubbornness or being a stuborn bull is often associated with this star sign. Work wise being able to teac to others is one of their strengths, at least on some level due to the fact that they are sympathetic and loving. Taurus is compatible with: Libra, Taurus, Cancer, Capricorn, Virgo and Pisces.
April Birth Flowers
Month of April is associated with Sweet Pea(also withDaisy) flower which bloom in a wide range of soft colors as well as two tone colours. It is said to symbolise pleasure or good-bye. In the Victorian era, these birth flowers formed a part of the bouquet which was sent to someone to convey gratefulness. It is also a flower given between friends to keep a secret.
Love, youth and purity. April Birth Flower Daisy conveys innocence and there are five common types.
2nd » American Civil War: The Siege of Petersburg is broken United States called Union troops Third Battle of Petersburg known as capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat.
2nd » American Civil War: President of the Confederate States known as Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet (government) named Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
3rd » American Civil War: Union (American Civil War) or Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
4th » American Civil War: A day after United States known as Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate States of America known as Confederate capital.
9th » American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the war.
12th » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union (American Civil War) called Union Army.
14th » United States Secretary of State e.g U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked in his home by Lewis Powell (assassin) called Lewis Powell.
15th » Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth.
26th » American Civil War: Confederate States of America Confederate General officers in the Confederate States Army General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders his army to General (United States) General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Place near Durham, Nort
26th » Union (American Civil War) named Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln assassination called assassin of President Lincoln, in Virginia.
27th » The steamboat ss Sultana , carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700, most of whom are Union (American Civil War) Union survivors of the Andersonville Prison Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1865
1st » Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1929)