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, 1860
Day of Week 3rd » The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
Day of Week 6th » The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints—later renamed Community of Christ—is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois
Day of Week 9th » On his phonautograph machine, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville makes the history of sound recording named oldest known recording of an audible human voice.
Day of Week 14th » The first Pony Express rider reaches San Francisco. The pony riders carried additionally, along with the mail, Pony Express Bible known as a small personal bible.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1860
3rd » Frederik van Eeden,Dutch psychiatrist and author (d. 1932)