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, 1963
Day of Week 10th » One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher SSN-593 6 sinks at sea.
Day of Week 11th » Pope John XXIII issues 'Pacem in Terris', the first encyclical addressed to all instead of to Catholics alone.
Day of Week 12th » The Soviet Union Soviet nuclear-powered submarine Soviet submarine K-33 K-33 collides with the Finland Finnish merchant vessel M/S 'Finnclipper' in the Denmark Danish straits.
Day of Week 16th » Martin Luther King, Jr. or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pens his Letter from Birmingham Jail while incarcerated in Birmingham, Alabama for protesting against segregation.
Day of Week 24th » Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy named Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
Day of Week 26th » In Libya, amendments to the constitution transform Libya (United Kingdom of Libya) into one national unity (Kingdom of Libya) and allows for female participation in elections.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1963
1st » Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (The Dawn (band) or The Dawn) (d. 1988)
2nd » Shane Barbi, American model, author, and activist
2nd » Sia Barbi, American model, author, and activist
2nd » Karl Beattie, English director and producer
2nd » Mike Gascoyne, English engineer
2nd » Tim Hodge, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter
2nd » Michael Panes, American actor and singer
3rd » Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter (Savatage) (d. 1993)
3rd » Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese guitarist and songwriter (The Black Mages)
4th » A. Michael Baldwin, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
4th » Jack Del Rio, American football player and coach
4th » Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
4th » Jane McDonald, English singer and actress
4th » Graham Norton, Irish actor and talk show host
6th » Rafael Correa, Ecuadorian politician, 54th President of Ecuador
7th » Jaime de Marichalar, Spanish husband of Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
7th » Nick Herbert, English politician, Minister for Policing
7th » Paul Michael Robinson, American model, actor, and photographer
8th » Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter, actor, and photographer
8th » Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
8th » Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (L7 (band) called L7)
8th » Alec Stewart, English cricketer
8th » Seth Tobias, American businessman (d. 2007)
9th » Marc Jacobs, American-French fashion designer
9th » Joe Scarborough, American journalist, lawyer, and politician
10th » Warren DeMartini, American guitarist and songwriter (Ratt)
10th » Jeff Gray (1980s pitcher) known as Jeff Gray, American baseball player and coach
10th » Doris Leuthard, Swiss lawyer and politician
11th » Billy Bowden, New Zealand cricketer and umpire
11th » Chris Ferguson, American poker player
11th » Waldemar Fornalik, Polish footballer and manager
11th » Nigel Pulsford, English guitarist (Bush (band) called Bush)
18th » Mike Mangini, American drummer (Dream Theater, Annihilator (band) Annihilator, Extreme (band) Extreme, and Tribe of Judah (band) Tribe of Judah)
18th » Eric McCormack, Canadian-American actor and producer
18th » Peter Van Loan, Canadian politician
20th » Aubrey de Grey, English gerontologist and author
20th » Maurício Gugelmin, Brazilian race car driver
20th » Rachel Whiteread, English sculptor
21st » Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (d. 2004)
21st » Roy Dupuis, Canadian actor
21st » John Cameron Mitchell, American actor, director, and screenwriter
24th » Paula Frazer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Tarnation (band) known as Tarnation, Faith No More, and Frightwig)
24th » Billy Gould, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Faith No More, Harmful, Fear and the Nervous System, and Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine)
24th » Mano Solo, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2010)
24th » Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian singer-songwriter (Vennaskond and J.M.K.E.)
24th » Joey Vera,American bass player (Fates Warning and Armored Saint)
25th » Joy Covey, American businesswoman (d. 2013)
25th » Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, French actress
25th » David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager
25th » Bernd Müller (footballer, born 1963) known as Bernd Müller, German footballer and manager
25th » Paul Wassif, British guitar player
26th » Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist, actor, and producer
26th » Colin Scotts, Australian-American football player
26th » Mark Serwotka, British General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)
27th » Russell T Davies, Welsh screenwriter and producer