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, 1960
Day of Week 1st » The Television Infrared Observation Satellite known as TIROS-1 satellite transmits the :File:TIROS-1-Earth.png known as first television picture from space. Dr. Martens released its first boots, the model 1460.
Day of Week 4th » France agrees to grant independence to the Mali Federation, a union of Senegal and French Sudan.
Day of Week 8th » The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of Dutch annexation of German territory after World War II e.g German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.
Day of Week 9th » Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa and architect of apartheid, narrowly survives an assassination attempt by a white farmer called David Pratt (assassin) known as David Pratt in Johannesburg.
Day of Week 15th » At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) or Afr
Day of Week 19th » Students in South Korea hold April Revolution named a nationwide pro-democracy protest against president of South Korea or president Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign.
Day of Week 25th » The United States Navy U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton SSRN-586 6 completes the Operation Sandblast first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
Day of Week 26th » Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after twelve years of dictatorial rule.
Day of Week 27th » Togo gains independence from France called French-administered United Nations Trust Territories e.g UN trusteeship.
4th » Scott Miller (California musician) named Scott Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Game Theory (band) or Game Theory and The Loud Family) (d. 2013)
4th » Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-Australian actor
5th » Asteris Koutoulas, Romanian-German record producer, manager, and author
5th » Greg Mathis, American judge and television host
5th » Larry McCray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
5th » Ian Redford, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)