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, 1896
Day of Week 6th » In Athens, the opening of the 1896 Summer Olympics e.g first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
Day of Week 15th » Closing ceremony of the 1896 Summer Olympics called Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1896
4th » Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 1955)
7th » Frits Peutz, Dutch architect, designed the Glaspaleis (d. 1974)