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, 1792
Day of Week 2nd » The Coinage Act of 1792 known as Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
Day of Week 5th » President of the United States named U.S. President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
Day of Week 20th » France declares war against the "Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor called King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of French Revolutionary Wars.
Day of Week 25th » Highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier e.g Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
25th » 'La Marseillaise' (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
Day of Week 28th » France invades the Austrian Netherlands Austrian Netherlands e.g Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium), beginning the French Revolutionary War.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1792
2nd » Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (d. 1840)
4th » Thaddeus Stevens, American lawyer and politician (d. 1868)
12th » John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, English politician, Lord Privy Seal (d. 1840)
23rd » John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882)