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, 1892
Day of Week 15th » The General Electric General Electric Company is formed. Image:Titanic-New York Herald front page.jpeg right thumb RMS Titanic disaster.
Day of Week 19th » Charles Duryea claims to have driven the first automobile in the United States, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1892
6th » Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (d. 1981)
6th » Lowell Thomas, American journalist (d. 1981)
8th » Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (d. 1970)
8th » Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, co-founded United Artists (d. 1979)
12th » Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (d. 1940)
13th » Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, English marshal (d. 1984)
13th » Robert Watson-Watt, Scottish engineer, invented the Radar (d. 1973)
14th » Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1962)
14th » V. Gordon Childe, Australian archaeologist and philologist (d. 1957)