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).
Historical Events for April, 1776
Day of Week 6th » American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their Battle of Block Island named attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
Day of Week 7th » John Barry (naval officer) Captain John Barry and the USS Lexington 1776 6 captures the 'Edward'.
Day of Week 12th » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Second Continental Congress known as Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Kingdom of Great Britain named Britain.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1776
1st » Sophie Germain, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1831)
25th » Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (d. 1857)
Famous Deaths for April 1776
19th » Jacob Emden, German rabbi and author (b. 1697)
29th » Edward Wortley Montagu, English explorer and author (b. 1713)