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, 1987
Day of Week 8th » Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over Racism or racially charged remarks he had made while on 'Nightline (US news program) known as Nightline'.
Day of Week 11th » The Peres-Hussein London Agreement named London Agreement is secretly signed between Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Shimon Peres and King Hussein of Jordan.
Day of Week 19th » 'The Simpsons' premieres as a short cartoon on 'The Tracey Ullman Show'.
Day of Week 21st » The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam called Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
Day of Week 27th » The United States Department of Justice or U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim from entering the United States, saying he had aided in the deportation and execution of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer duri
Day of Week 28th » American engineer Ben Linder is killed in an ambush by U.S.-funded Contra (guerrillas) called Contras in northern Nicaragua.