April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, the fifth in the early Julian and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in parts of the Northern hemisphere and autumn in parts of the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.
April symbols: The birthstone for April is the diamond. The birth flower is typically listed as either the Daisy (Bellis perennis) or the Sweet Pea. The zodiac signs for the month of April are Aries (until April 20) and Taurus (April 21 onwards).
5th » Æthelburh of Kent known as Ethelburga of Lyminge
5th » Saint Derfel or Derfel Gadarn
5th » Gerald of Sauve-Majeure
5th » Juliana of Liège
5th » Maria Crescentia Höss
5th » Pandita Mary Ramabai (Episcopal Church (USA))
5th » Ruadán of Lorrha
5th » Vincent Ferrer
5th » April 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
5th » Cold Food Festival, held on April 4 if it is a Leap year (China); and its related observances:
6th » Birth of Jesus according to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
6th » Public holidays in Thailand known as Chakri Day, commemorating the reign of the Chakri Dynasty. (Thailand)
6th » Christian Feast Day:
6th » Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Cranach the Elder known as Lucas Cranach (Calendar of Saints (Lutheran) named Lutheran Church).
6th » Brychan
6th » Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople or Eutychius of Constantinople (Byzantine Church)
6th » Saint Marcellinus of Carthage e.g Marcellinus of Carthage
6th » Pope Celestine I (Roman Catholic Church)
6th » Pope Sixtus I
6th » April 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
7th » Christian Calendar of saints named feast days:
7th » April 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
7th » Alexander Rawlins called Blessed Alexander Rawlins
7th » Edward Oldcorne named Blessed Edward Oldcorne and Ralph Ashley called Blessed Ralph Ashley
7th » Notker the Stammerer called Blessed Notker the Stammerer
7th » Aibert or Saint Aibert of Crespin
7th » Brynach e.g Saint Brynach
7th » Hegesippus (chronicler) named Saint Hegesippus
7th » Henry Walpole or Saint Henry Walpole
7th » Hermann Joseph or Saint Hermann Joseph
7th » Jean-Baptiste de La Salle or Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
7th » Tikhon of Moscow (Episcopalian observance)
7th » Bird Day International Bird Migration Day called International Bird Migration Day in Costa Rica
7th » Public holidays in Rwanda known as Genocide Memorial Day (Rwanda)
7th » Public holidays in Tanzania called Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day (Tanzania)
8th » Birkat Hachama (observed once every 28 years), last in 2009 and next in 2037 (Hebrew)
8th » Christian Feast Day:
8th » Anne Ayres (Episcopal Church (USA))
8th » Constantina
8th » Saint Julie Billiart of Namur named Julie Billiart of Namur
8th » Saint Perpetuus known as Perpetuus
8th » Saint Walter of Pontoise called Walter of Pontoise
8th » William Augustus Muhlenberg (Episcopal Church (USA))
8th » April 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
8th » Middle date on which Easter Sunday can fall
8th » DABDay Draw A Bird Day (International)
8th » Earliest day on which Public holidays in Liberia named Fast and Prayer Day can fall, while April 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Friday in April (Liberia)
9th » Bataan Day or 'Araw ng Kagitingan' (Philippines)
9th » Christian Feast Day:
9th » Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Anglicanism, Lutheranism)
9th » Saint Gaucherius named Gaucherius
9th » Saint Materiana known as Materiana
9th » Waltrude
9th » April 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
9th » Public holidays in Kosovo known as Constitution Day (Kosovo)
9th » Public holidays in Georgia called Day of National Unity (Georgia (country) known as Georgia)
9th » Mikael Agricola Agricola as a rector and an ordinarius named Day of the Finnish Language (Finland)
9th » Public holidays in Denmark known as Occupation of Denmark (Denmark)
9th » Vimy Ridge Day, commemorating the Battle of Vimy Ridge. (Canada)
14th » Christian Calendar of saints known as Feast Day:
14th » Saints Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus
14th » Bénézet
14th » Henry Beard Delany (Episcopal Church (USA))
14th » Domnina of Terni
14th » Lidwina
14th » Peter González
14th » April 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
14th » Maldivian language Dhivehi Language Day named Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)
14th » 1978 Georgian demonstrations or Day of the Georgian language (Georgia (country) or Georgia)
14th » Mologa e.g Day of Mologa (Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)
14th » New Year festivals in Southern Asia or South and Southeast Asian cultures, celebrated on the sidereal year called sidereal vernal equinox:
14th » Burmese culture known as Burmese New Year, or Thingyan (Burma)
14th » Khmer people e.g Khmer New Year, or Cambodian New Year known as Chol Chnam Thmey, most commonly celebrated on April 13 (Cambodia)
14th » Lao culture Lao New Year, or Lao New Year Songkan / Pi Mai Lao, generally celebrated from 13 April 13 to 15 April (Laos)
14th » Nepali New Year, or Bikram Samwat / Vaishak Ek (Nepal)
14th » Sinhalese people or Sinhalese New Year, or Sinhala new year known as Aluth Avurudhu (Sri Lanka)
14th » Thai culture Thai New Year, or Songkran (Thailand) Songkran, celebrated from 13 April 13 to 15 April (Thailand)
14th » The first day of Takayama Festival known as Takayama Spring Festival (Takayama, Gifu, Japan)
14th » Vaisakhi (Punjab region)
15th » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
15th » Abbo II of Metz
15th » Father Damien and Sister Marianne Cope (Episcopal Church (USA))
15th » Hunna
15th » Paternus e.g Paternus of Avranches
15th » April 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
15th » Father Damien e.g Father Damien Day (Hawaii)
15th » Earliest day on which Sechseläuten can fall, while April 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in April. (Zurich)
15th » Fordicidia (Roman Empire)
15th » Hillsborough Disaster Memorial (Anfield at Liverpool)
15th » Jackie Robinson Day (Major League Baseball)
15th » Latest day on which New Year festivals in Southern Asia called South and Southeast Asian cultures can fall. (see April 14)
15th » Tax Day, the official deadline for filing an individual Tax return (United States) or tax return (or requesting an extension). (United States, Philippines)
16th » Public holidays in Denmark known as Birthday of Queen Margrethe II (Denmark)
16th » Christian Feast Day:
16th » Benedict Joseph Labre
16th » Molly Brant known as Molly Brant (Konwatsijayenni) (Anglican Church of Canada, Episcopal Church (USA))
16th » Saint Drogo or Drogo
16th » Fructuosus of Braga
16th » Isabella Gilmore (Church of England)
16th » Bernadette Soubirous
16th » Turibius of Astorga
16th » Martyrs of Zaragoza
16th » April 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
16th » Emancipation Day Washington.2C D.C. e.g Emancipation Day (Washington, D.C.)
17th » Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
17th » Benedict Joseph Labre
17th » Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada)
17th » Stephen Harding
17th » April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
17th » Earliest day on which Store Bededag or General Prayer Day can fall, while May 13 is the latest; observed on the 4th Friday after Easter. (Denmark)
17th » Evacuation Day (Syria) called Evacuation Day, celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.
17th » Public holidays in Iraq named FAO Day (Iraq)
17th » National Day called Flag Day (American Samoa)
18th » Christian Calendar of saints known as feast day:
18th » Corebus
18th » Eleutherius and Antia
18th » Galdino della Sala
18th » Molaise of Leighlin
18th » Perfectus
18th » Plato of Sakkoudion
18th » April 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
18th » Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Zimbabwe from United Kingdom in 1980.
18th » International Day For Monuments and Sites (International)
19th » Public holidays in Venezuela called Beginning of the Independence Movement (Venezuela)
19th » Bicycle Day
19th » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
19th » Ælfheah of Canterbury a/k/a Alphege, Archbishop, Martyr, 1012 CE (Anglican, Catholic)
19th » Emma of Lesum
19th » Expeditus
19th » Patriarch George of Antioch or George of Antioch
19th » Pope Leo IX
19th » Olaus Petri known as Olaus and Laurentius Petri (Lutheran)
19th » April 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
19th » Dutch American Dutch-American Friendship Day or Dutch-American Friendship Day (United States)
19th » Earliest day on which First Day of Summer or 'Sumardagurinn fyrsti' can fall, while April 25 is the latest; celebrated on the first Thursday after April 18. (Iceland)
19th » Landing of the 33 (Uruguay)
19th » Public holidays in Kiribati called National Health Day (Kiribati)
24th » Wilfrid (pre-1969 Catholic or Church of England)
24th » April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
24th » Public holidays in Niger or Concord Day (Niger)
24th » 2006 democracy movement in Nepal Reinstitution of Parliament or Democracy Day (Nepal)
24th » Earliest day on which Arbor Day United States known as National Arbor Day can fall, while April 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Friday in April. (United States)
24th » Earliest day on which Public holidays in Turkmenistan named Turkmen Racing Horse Festival can fall, while April 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Sunday in April. (Turkmenistan)
24th » Genocide Remembrance Day(Armenia, Episcopal Church (USA))
24th » Battle of Kapyong called Kapyong Day (Australia)
28th » Vitalis of Milan or Vitalis and Valeria of Milan
28th » April 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
28th » National Day of Mourning (Canada) known as National Day of Mourning, to commemorate workers killed, injured, or suffering illness from occupational hazards and accidents. (Canada)
28th » Workers Memorial Day (International observance or International)
28th » World Day for Safety and Health at Work (International observance known as International)
28th » National Heroes Day (Barbados)
28th » National Day (Sardinia)
28th » Restoration of Sovereignty Day (Japan)
29th » Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
29th » Catherine of Siena (Roman Catholicism e.g Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Anglicanism called Anglican Church)
29th » Saint Endelienta or Endelienta
29th » Hugh of Cluny
29th » Robert of Molesme
29th » Torpes of Pisa
29th » April 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
29th » International Dance Day (International observance named International)
29th » Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (International observance called International)
29th » Shōwa Day, traditionally the start of the Golden Week (Japan) called Golden Week holiday period. (Japan)
29th » The beginning of Arita, Saga named Arita Ceramic Fair (Arita, Saga, Japan)
30th » Armed Forces Day (Georgia (country) named Georgia)
30th » Flag days in Sweden called Birthday of the King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden called Carl XVI Gustaf, one of the official flag days of Sweden.
30th » Battle of Camarón or Camarón Day (French Foreign Legion)
30th » Christian feast day:
30th » Adjutor
30th » Aimo
30th » Martyrs of Córdoba Amator, Peter and Louis called Amator, Peter and Louis
30th » Blessed Miles Gerard
30th » Eutropius of Saintes
30th » Marie Guyart (Anglican Church of Canada)
30th » Sarah Josepha Hale (Episcopal Church (USA))
30th » Maximus of Rome
30th » Pomponius of Naples
30th » Quirinus of Neuss
30th » Suitbert the Younger
30th » Saint Pope Pius V
30th » April 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
30th » Public holidays in Thailand named Consumer Protection Day (Thailand)
30th » Earliest day on which Ascension Day can fall, while June 3 is the latest; celebrated 40 days after Easter (Christianity), and its related observances:
30th » Day of Prayer Global Day of Prayer named Global Day of Prayer (Western Christianity)
30th » International Jazz Day (UNESCO)
30th » May Eve, the eve of the first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere '(see May 1)':
30th » Beltane Fire Festival (Calton Hill, Edinburgh)
30th » Carodejnice (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
30th » Beltane begins at sunset in the Northern hemisphere, Samhain begins at sunset in the Southern hemisphere. (Neo-Druidism named Neo-Druidic Wheel of the Year)
30th » Walpurgis Night (Central and Northern Europe)
30th » Persian Gulf naming dispute National Persian Gulf Day e.g National Persian Gulf Day (Iran)