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, 1906
Day of Week 7th » Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
7th » The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
Day of Week 14th » The Azusa Street Revival opens and will launch Pentecostalism as a worldwide movement.
Day of Week 18th » 1906 San Francisco earthquake called An earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California.
Day of Week 22nd » The 1906 Summer Olympics, not now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1906
1st » Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian engineer, founded the Yakovlev named Yakovlev Design Bureau (d. 1989)
2nd » Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest and educator (d. 1970)
28th » Kurt Gödel, Czech-American mathematician (d. 1978)
28th » Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor (d. 1999)
Famous Deaths for April 1906
6th » Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author (b. 1849)
11th » James Anthony Bailey, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (b. 1847)
11th » Francis Pharcellus Church, American journalist and publisher, co-founded 'Armed Forces Journal' and 'The Galaxy (magazine) or The Galaxy Magazine' (b. 1839)
12th » Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)
18th » Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1846)
19th » Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
19th » Spencer Gore (sportsman) named Spencer Gore, English tennis player and cricketer (b. 1850)
25th » John Knowles Paine, American composer and educator (b. 1839)