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, 1838
Day of Week 30th » Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1838
2nd » Léon Gambetta, French politician, 45th Prime Minister of France (d. 1882)
18th » Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, French chemist (d. 1912)
21st » John Muir, Scottish-American environmentalist and author (d. 1914)
28th » Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and scholar, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1913)
Famous Deaths for April 1838
3rd » François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (b. 1780)
6th » José Bonifácio de Andrada, Brazilian politician (b. 1763)