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, 1956
Day of Week 2nd » 'As the World Turns' and 'The Edge of Night' premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
Day of Week 3rd » Hudsonville-Standale Tornado of April 1956 named Hudsonville-Standale Tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly Fujita scale e.g F5 tornado.
Day of Week 5th » Fidel Castro declares himself at war with President of Cuba called Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
5th » In Sri Lanka, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna win the general elections in a landslide and Solomon Bandaranaike e.g S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike is sworn in as the Prime Minister.
Day of Week 7th » Spain relinquishes its Spanish Morocco called protectorate in Morocco.
Day of Week 14th » In Chicago, Quadruplex videotape named videotape is first demonstrated.
Day of Week 19th » Actress Grace Kelly marries Rainier III, Prince of Monaco known as Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Day of Week 30th » Former Vice President and Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia. He collapses after proclaiming "I would rather be a servant in the house of the lord than sit in the seats of the mighty."
Famous Birthdays on April in 1956
1st » Jeffrey Beecroft, American production designer
3rd » Miguel Bosé, Spanish-Italian singer and actor
3rd » Ray Combs, American actor and game show host (d. 1996)
3rd » Kalle Kulbok, Estonian politician
3rd » Boris Miljković, Serbian director and producer