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, 1847
Day of Week 5th » Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park in Britain, is opened in Birkenhead.
Day of Week 16th » The accidental shooting of a Māori people named Māori by an England known as English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand land wars.
Day of Week 25th » The last survivors of the Donner Party are out of the wilderness.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1847
10th » Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American politician, journalist, and publisher, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (d. 1911)
16th » Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (d. 1906)
Famous Deaths for April 1847
30th » Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (b. 1771)