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, 2005
Day of Week 6th » Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
Day of Week 8th » Over four million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
Day of Week 14th » The Oregon Supreme Court nullifies marriage licenses issued to gay couples a year earlier by Multnomah County, Oregon or Multnomah County.
Day of Week 24th » Cardinal (Catholicism) known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is Papal Inauguration named inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
Day of Week 25th » The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
25th » Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.
25th » One hundred seven people die in Amagasaki rail crash in Japan.
Day of Week 26th » Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
Day of Week 27th » The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France.
Day of Week 29th » Syria completes withdrawal from Lebanon, ending Syrian occupation of Lebanon named 29 years of occupation.