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, 1910
Day of Week 12th » SMS or Zrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnoughts built by the Austro-Hungary e.g Austro-Hungarian Navy, is launched.
Day of Week 16th » The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Matthews Arena named Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
Day of Week 23rd » President of the United States e.g American President Theodore Roosevelt makes his "The Man in the Arena" speech.
Day of Week 28th » Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1910
1st » Harry Carney, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1974)
2nd » Paul Triquet, Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1980)
2nd » Chico Xavier, Brazilian spiritual medium (d. 2002)
4th » Dang Van Ngu, Vietnamese physician (d. 1967)
8th » George Musso, American football player (d. 2000)
9th » Abraham A. Ribicoff, American politician, 80th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1998)
10th » Margaret Clapp, American scholar and academic (d. 1974)
10th » Helenio Herrera, Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1997)
10th » Paul Sweezy, American economist and publisher, founded the 'Monthly Review' (d. 2004)
11th » António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician, 14th President of Portugal (d. 1996)
15th » Miguel Najdorf, Polish-Argentinian chess player (d. 1997)
16th » Berton Roueché, American journalist and author (d. 1994)
17th » Evangelos Averoff, Greek politician, List of defence ministers of Greece named Greek Minister of Defence (d. 1990)
17th » Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter and producer (d. 1999)
17th » Helenio Herrera, French footballer and manager (d. 1997)
22nd » Norman Steenrod, American mathematician (d. 1971)