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, 1922
Day of Week 1st » Six Irish Catholic civilians Arnon Street killings known as are shot and beaten to death by a gang of policemen in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Day of Week 3rd » Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Day of Week 5th » The American Birth Control League, forerunner of Planned Parenthood, is incorporated.
Day of Week 7th » Teapot Dome scandal: United States Secretary of the Interior leases Teapot Dome petroleum reserves in Wyoming.
Day of Week 15th » U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the Teapot Dome scandal.
Day of Week 16th » The Treaty of Rapallo, 1922 or Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Weimar Republic known as Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.
Day of Week 20th » The Soviet Union e.g Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR.
Day of Week 24th » The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1922
1st » Duke Jordan, American pianist and composer (d. 2006)
1st » William Manchester, American historian and author (d. 2004)