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, 1713
Day of Week 19th » With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Habsburg Monarchy or Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa of Austria (not actually born unt
Famous Birthdays on April in 1713
7th » Nicola Sala, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1801)
10th » John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (d. 1788)
12th » Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French author (d. 1796)