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, 1780
Day of Week 16th » The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1780
4th » Edward Hicks, American painter and minister (d. 1849)
7th » William Ellery Channing, American preacher and theologian (d. 1842)
13th » Alexander Mitchell (engineer) known as Alexander Mitchell, Irish engineer, invented the Screw-pile lighthouse (d. 1868)