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, 1953
Day of Week 10th » Warner Bros. premieres the first 3-D film from a major American studio, entitled 'House of Wax (1953 film) called House of Wax'.
Day of Week 13th » Central Intelligence Agency called CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program Project MKULTRA.
Day of Week 16th » Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II launches the Royal Yacht Ship HMY Britannia.
Day of Week 24th » Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen regnant called Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom e.g Elizabeth II.
Day of Week 25th » Francis Crick and James D. Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.
Day of Week 27th » Operation Moolah is initiated by U.S. General Mark W. Clark against Communist pilots in the Korean War.
Day of Week 29th » The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol (1950 TV series) or Space Patrol on Los Angeles American Broadcasting Company known as ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
Day of Week 30th » In Warner Robins, Georgia, an Fujita scale known as F4 tornado kills 18 people.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1953
1st » Barry Sonnenfeld, American director and producer
1st » Alberto Zaccheroni, Italian footballer and manager