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, 1936
Day of Week 1st » Odisha formerly known as Kalinga (India) named Kalinga or Utkal becomes a state in India.
Day of Week 3rd » Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Lindbergh kidnapping or Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh.
Day of Week 5th » Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: An Fujita scale known as F5 tornado kills 233 in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Day of Week 6th » Tupelo-Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
Day of Week 15th » First day of the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine called Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
15th » Aer Lingus (Aer Loingeas) is founded by the Irish government as the national airline of the Republic of Ireland.
Day of Week 18th » The first Champions Day is celebrated in Detroit, Michigan.
Day of Week 27th » The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1936
1st » Peter Collinson (film director) named Peter Collinson, English-American director and producer (d. 1980)
1st » Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Swiss politician (d. 1998)
1st » Tarun Gogoi, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Assam
1st » Abdul Qadeer Khan, Indian-Pakistani physicist, chemist, and engineer