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, 1902
Day of Week 2nd » Dmitry Sipyagin, MVD (Russia) named Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg.
2nd » "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
Day of Week 13th » James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Day of Week 18th » Quetzaltenango, the second largest city of Guatemala, is 1902 Guatemala earthquake e.g destroyed by an earthquake.
Day of Week 20th » Pierre Curie or Pierre and Maria Sklodowska-Curie known as Marie Curie refine radium chloride.