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, 1934
Day of Week 12th » The strongest surface wind gust in the world at 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington (New Hampshire) named Mount Washington, New Hampshire.
12th » The U.S. Auto-Lite Strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strike action or strikers and picketers.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1934
1st » Jim Ed Brown, American singer and guitarist (The Browns)
1st » Don Hastings, American actor, singer, and screenwriter
1st » Rod Kanehl, American baseball player (d. 2004)
1st » Marie Patterson, English union leader
1st » Vladimir Posner, French-American journalist
2nd » Paul Cohen (mathematician) called Paul Cohen, American mathematician (d. 2007)
2nd » Brian Glover, English wrestler and actor (d. 1997)
2nd » Carl Kasell, American journalist
3rd » Jane Goodall, English primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist
3rd » Jim Parker (American football) named Jim Parker, American football player (d. 2005)