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, 1814
Day of Week 4th » Napoleon I of France known as Napoleon abdicates for the first time and names his son Napoleon II as Emperor of the French.
Day of Week 6th » Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
Day of Week 11th » The Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) known as Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1814
2nd » Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. 1879)
3rd » Lorenzo Snow, American religious leader, 5th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1901)
14th » Dimitri Kipiani, Georgian publicist and author (d. 1887)
17th » Josif Pančić, Serbian botanist and academic (d. 1888)
19th » Louis Amédée Achard, French author (d. 1875)
21st » Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, English art collector and philanthropist (d. 1906)
Famous Deaths for April 1814
12th » Charles Burney, English historian (b. 1726)