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, 1954
Day of Week 1st » President of the United States e.g President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Day of Week 7th » President of the United States called President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference.
Day of Week 8th » A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair T-6 Texan called Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.
8th » South African Airways Flight 201 A De Havilland Comet known as de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
Day of Week 19th » The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan recognises Urdu and Bengali language or Bengali as the national languages of Pakistan.
Day of Week 22nd » Second Red Scare called Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
Day of Week 25th » The first practical Solar cell History of solar cells e.g solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Labs named Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Day of Week 26th » The Geneva Conference (1954) called Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1954
1st » Üllar Kerde, Estonian basketball player and coach
1st » Jeff Porcaro, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Toto (band) or Toto and Clover (band) e.g Clover) (d. 1992)
1st » Arnold Sidebottom, English footballer and cricketer
2nd » Gregory Abbott, American singer-songwriter and producer
2nd » Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese singer-songwriter (P-Model)
23rd » Tony Atlas, American bodybuilder and wrestler
23rd » Stephen Dalton, English air marshal
23rd » Michael Moore, American director, producer, and activist
24th » Mumia Abu-Jamal, American journalist and murderer
24th » Jack Blades, American bass player and songwriter (Night Ranger, Rubicon (US band) called Rubicon, Damn Yankees (band) called Damn Yankees, and Tak Matsumoto Group)
24th » Captain Sensible, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Damned (band) or The Damned and Dead Men Walking)