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, 1889
Day of Week 22nd » At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma called Oklahoma City and Guthrie, Oklahoma called Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1889
1st » K. B. Hedgewar, Indian physician and activist (d. 1940)
3rd » Grigoraş Dinicu, Romanian violinist and composer (d. 1949)
4th » Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1968)
7th » Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and educator, Nobel Prize in Literature called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)