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, 1777
Day of Week 13th » American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
Day of Week 27th » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A Great Britain called British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1777
12th » Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State (d. 1852)
30th » Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1855)