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, 1893
Day of Week 1st » The rank of Chief Petty Officer United States or Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy is established.
Day of Week 6th » Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1893
1st » Cicely Courtneidge, English actress (d. 1980)
3rd » Leslie Howard (actor) named Leslie Howard, English actor, director, and producer (d. 1943)
3rd » Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk (d. 1945)
5th » Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (d. 1973)
7th » Allen Dulles, American lawyer and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1969)
9th » Victor Gollancz, English publisher, founded Victor Gollancz Ltd (d. 1967)
9th » Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian historian and author (d. 1963)
11th » Dean Acheson, American lawyer and politician, 51st United States Secretary of State (d. 1971)
16th » Germaine Guèvremont, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1968)
18th » Violette Morris, French shot putter and discus thrower (d. 1944)
20th » Harold Lloyd, American actor and producer (d. 1971)
20th » Joan Miró, Spanish painter (d. 1983)
20th » Edna Parker, American super-centenarian (d. 2008)
23rd » Frank Borzage, American actor and director (d. 1952)
27th » Draža Mihailović, Serbian general (d. 1946)
27th » Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1939)
29th » Harold Urey, American chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
30th » Joachim von Ribbentrop, German politician, 14th Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany) called German Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 1946)
Famous Deaths for April 1893
19th » Martin Körber, Estonian-German pastor, composer, and conductor (b. 1817)
22nd » Chaim Aronson, Lithuanian businessman and author (b. 1825)