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, 1941
Day of Week 1st » Fântâna Albă massacre: between 200 and 2,000 Romanians or Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Guards.
1st » The Blockade Runner Badge for the Germany called German navy is instituted.
Day of Week 6th » World War II: Nazi Germany launches Invasion of Yugoslavia called Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).
Day of Week 13th » A Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact e.g Pact of neutrality between the Soviet Union called USSR and Japan is signed.
Day of Week 14th » World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacks Siege of Tobruk called Tobruk.
Day of Week 15th » In the Belfast Blitz, two-hundred bombers of the German Luftwaffe attack Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom killing one thousand people.
Day of Week 16th » World War II: The Italian convoy 'Duisburg', directed to Tunisia, is attacked and destroyed by United Kingdom e.g British ships.
16th » World War II: The Ustaše, a Croatian far-right organization is put in charge of the Independent State of Croatia by the Axis Powers after the Axis Invasion of Yugoslavia named Operation 25 invasion.
16th » Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws the only Opening Day no-hitter in the history of Major League Baseball, beating the Chicago White Sox 1–0.
Day of Week 17th » World War II: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Nazi Germany known as Germany.
Day of Week 21st » Emmanouil Tsouderos becomes the 132nd Prime Minister of Greece.
Day of Week 23rd » World War II: The Greek government and George II of Greece known as King George II evacuate Athens before the invading Wehrmacht.
Day of Week 27th » World War II: Germany called German troops Axis occupation of Greece e.g enter Athens.
27th » World War II: The Communist Party of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Socialists, the left-wing Slovene Sokols (also known as "National Democrats") and a group of progressive intellectuals establish the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1941
1st » Gideon Gadot, Israeli journalist and politician (d. 2012)
1st » Guy Trottier, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2014)