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, 1957
Day of Week 1st » The BBC broadcasts the spaghetti tree hoax on its current affairs programme 'Panorama (TV series) or Panorama'.
Day of Week 5th » In India, Communist Party of India or Communists win the first elections in united Kerala and E.M.S. Namboodiripad is sworn in as the first chief minister.
Day of Week 6th » Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
Day of Week 9th » The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping.
Day of Week 10th » The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
Day of Week 11th » United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean Self-governance of Singapore named self-rule.
Day of Week 15th » White Rock, British Columbia officially separates from Surrey, British Columbia and is municipal incorporation called incorporated as a new city.
Day of Week 24th » Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of United Nations Emergency Force named UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
24th » The BBC first broadcast The Sky at Night presented by Patrick Moore
19th » Tony Martin (British singer) Tony Martin, English singer-songwriter (Black Sabbath, Giuntini Project (band) Giuntini Project, and Empire (band) Empire)