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, 1882
Day of Week 3rd » American Old West: Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford (outlaw) named Robert Ford.
Day of Week 25th » Tonkin Campaign: French Third Republic French and Nguyễn Dynasty Vietnamese troops clashed in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière (naval officer) Henri Rivière Battle of Hanoi (1882) seized the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
Day of Week 29th » The "Elektromote" forerunner of the trolleybus is tested by Ernst Werner von Siemens in Berlin.