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, 1962
Day of Week 2nd » The first official panda crossing is opened outside London Waterloo station.
Day of Week 16th » Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the 'CBS Evening News', during which time he would become "the most trusted man in America".
Famous Birthdays on April in 1962
1st » Mark Shulman (author) named Mark Shulman, American author
1st » Chris Grayling, English politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
2nd » Billy Dean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
2nd » Clark Gregg, American actor, director, and screenwriter
3rd » Dave Miley, American baseball player and manager
3rd » Mike Ness, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Social Distortion)
3rd » Jaya Prada, Indian actress and politician
3rd » Jennifer Rubin (actress) e.g Jennifer Rubin, American actress
4th » Craig Adams (musician) Craig Adams, English bass player and songwriter (The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission (band) The Mission, The Alarm, Spear of Destiny (band) Spear of Destiny, and Theatre of Hate)
4th » Kailasho Devi, Indian social worker and politician
4th » Ava Fabian, American model and actress
4th » Marco Giovannetti, Italian cyclist
4th » Anita Renfroe, American comedian
5th » Charlie Adam (footballer born 1962) known as Charlie Adam, Scottish footballer (d. 2012)
5th » Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern
5th » Lana Clarkson, American actress (d. 2003)
5th » Gord Donnelly, Canadian ice hockey player
5th » Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Kalmyk businessman and politician, 1st Head of Kalmykia named President of Kalmykia
16th » Ian MacKaye, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fugazi (band) named Fugazi, Minor Threat, The Teen Idles, The Evens, and Embrace (American band) e.g Embrace)