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, 1949
Day of Week 1st » Chinese Civil War: The Communist Party of China called Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Kuomintang or Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
1st » The Government of Canada repeals Japanese Canadian internment after seven years.
1st » The 26 counties of the Irish Free State become Republic of Ireland known as Ireland.
Day of Week 4th » Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the NATO named North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
5th » A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, kills 77 people and leads to nationwide fire code improvements in the United States.
Day of Week 18th » The keel for the aircraft carrier USS United States CVA-58 6 is laid down at Northrop Grumman Newport News Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding. However, construction is canceled five days later, resulting in the Revolt of the Admirals.
Day of Week 28th » Former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, 61, is assassinated while 'en route' to dedicate a hospital in memory of her Manuel L. Quezon or late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.
23rd » Paul Collier, English economist and academic
23rd » David Cross (musician) e.g David Cross, English violinist (King Crimson)
23rd » Joyce DeWitt, American actress
24th » Eddie Hart (athlete) called Eddie Hart, American sprinter
24th » James Paice, English politician
24th » Véronique Sanson, French singer-songwriter and producer
25th » Michael Brown (rock musician) known as Michael Brown, American keyboard player and songwriter (The Left Banke and Stories (band) called Stories)
25th » James Fenton, English poet and critic
25th » Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver
25th » Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician
26th » Carlos Bianchi, Argentinian footballer and manager
26th » Jerry Blackwell, American wrestler (d. 1995)
26th » Dominic Sena, American director and screenwriter