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, 1918
Day of Week 1st » The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
Day of Week 9th » World War I: The Battle of the Lys (1918) named Battle of the Lys the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders.
9th » The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims Union of Bessarabia with Romania or union with the Kingdom of Romania.
Day of Week 20th » Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day.
Day of Week 21st » World War I: German Empire called German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in French Third Republic e.g France.
Day of Week 23rd » World War I: The Royal Navy British Royal Navy makes a Zeebrugge Raid raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgium Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
Day of Week 24th » First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IV tank called Mark IVs meet three Germany or German A7Vs.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1918
3rd » Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918) named Mary Anderson, American actress (d. 2014)
3rd » Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 2000)
4th » George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English soldier and politician (d. 2007)
6th » Alfredo Ovando Candía, Bolivian general and politician, 56th President of Bolivia (d. 1982)
6th » Big Walter Horton, American harmonica player (d. 1981)
7th » Bobby Doerr, American baseball player and coach
8th » Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald R. Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (d. 2011)
8th » Glendon Swarthout, American author (d. 1992)
9th » Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (d. 2008)