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, 1821
Day of Week 10th » Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman Empire e.g Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
Day of Week 21st » Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire; he remains in power for only nine days before being sent into exile.İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, 'Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı', Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971, p. 72. T
Famous Birthdays on April in 1821
3rd » Thomas Pelham Dale, English clergyman (d. 1892)
4th » Linus Yale, Jr., American engineer and businessman (d. 1868)
9th » Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (d. 1867)
16th » Ford Madox Brown, French-English painter (d. 1893)
Famous Deaths for April 1821
10th » Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople (b. 1746)