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, 1964
Day of Week 4th » The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 known as 'Billboard' Hot 100 pop chart.
Day of Week 7th » International Business Machines e.g IBM announces the IBM System/360 called System/360.
Day of Week 8th » Gemini 1 (unamanned test flight) launched.
Day of Week 13th » At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Academy Award for Best Actor or Best Actor award for the 1963 film 'Lilies of the Field (1963 film) called Lilies of the Field'.
Day of Week 15th » The first Ford Mustang rolls off the show room floor, two days before it is set to go on sale nationwide.
Day of Week 17th » Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air.
17th » Ford Mustang is introduced to the North American market.
Day of Week 20th » BBC Two launches with a power cut because of the fire at Battersea Power Station.
Day of Week 21st » A Transit (satellite) Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, convert 2.1 lb of radioactive plutonium in its Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power Program SNAP Radioisotope thermoelectric generator RTG power sour
Day of Week 26th » Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge to form Tanzania.