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, 1937
Day of Week 1st » Aden becomes a United Kingdom named British crown colony.
1st » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is Bombing of Jaén known as bombed by Nazi forces.
Day of Week 9th » The 'Kamikaze (1937 aircraft) named Kamikaze' arrives at Croydon Airport in London it is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
Day of Week 12th » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, Warwickshire e.g Rugby, England.
Day of Week 26th » Spanish Civil War: Bombing of Guernica Guernica (or Gernika in Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque), Spain is Bombing of Guernica bombed by Germany German Luftwaffe.