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Month April 1868 Calendar

About Month of April Calendar

  • 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, 1868

  • Day of Week 10th » At Arogee in Ethiopia known as Abyssinia, British and Indian forces British Expedition to Abyssinia e.g defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
  • Day of Week 11th » Former Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
  • Day of Week 13th » The Abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Maqdala.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1868

  • 1st » Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (d. 1918)
  • 10th » George Arliss, English actor and playwright (d. 1946)
  • 12th » Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese admiral (d. 1918)
  • 12th » Ella Gaunt Smith, American businesswoman (d. 1932)
  • 14th » Peter Behrens, German architect, designed the AEG turbine factory (d. 1940)
  • 22nd » Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (d. 1924)
  • 25th » John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (d. 1910)
  • 28th » Lucy Booth, English songwriter (d. 1953)
  • 28th » Hélène de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (d. 1945)
  • 28th » Georgy Voronoy, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician (d. 1908)
  • 29th » Alice Keppel, English mistress of King Edward VII (d. 1947)

Famous Deaths for April 1868

  • 3rd » Franz Berwald, Swedish composer and surgeon (b. 1796)
  • 13th » Tewodros II of Ethiopia (b. 1818)

Calendar for the year 1868 and a calender for the month of April

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