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, 1894
Day of Week 14th » The first ever commercial film e.g motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
Day of Week 21st » Norway formally adopts the Krag-Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1894
6th » Gertrude Baines, American super-centenarian (d. 2009)
10th » Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian businessman (d. 1983)
12th » Francisco Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 13th President of Portugal (d. 1964)
13th » Arthur Fadden, Australian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1973)
15th » Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician, 7th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1971)
15th » Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (d. 1937)