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, 1903
Day of Week 19th » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
Day of Week 29th » A 30 million cubic-metre Frank Slide e.g landslide kills 70 in Frank, Alberta named Frank, North-West Territories, Canada.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1903
2nd » Lionel Chevrier, Canadian politician (d. 1987)
6th » Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (d. 1962)
6th » Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (d. 1990)
7th » M. Balasundaram, Ceylon Tamil politician (d. 1965)