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, 1927
Day of Week 7th » First long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
Day of Week 12th » April 12 Incident: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Communist Party of China members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front (China) named First United Front.
Day of Week 14th » The first Volvo automobile e.g car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Day of Week 15th » The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the most destructive river flood in U.S. history, begins.
Day of Week 19th » Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play 'Sex (play) called Sex'.
Day of Week 23rd » Cardiff City defeat Arsenal F.C. called Arsenal in the 1927 FA Cup Final e.g FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
Day of Week 27th » Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmery) are created.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1927
1st » Walter Bahr, American soccer player, coach, and manager
1st » Peter Cundall, English-Australian soldier, horticulturist, and author
1st » Amos Milburn, American singer and pianist (d. 1980)
1st » Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2006)