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, 1965
Day of Week 4th » The first model of the new Saab Viggen fighter aircraft is unveiled.
Day of Week 6th » Launch of Intelsat I named Early Bird, the first communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
6th » The British Government announces the cancellation of the BAC TSR-2 e.g TSR-2 aircraft project.
Day of Week 9th » Astrodome opens. First indoor baseball game is played.
Day of Week 11th » The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965: Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people.
Day of Week 25th » Teenage sniper Highway 101 Snipe attack -1965 or Michael Andrew Clark kills three and wounds six others shooting from a hilltop along Highway 101 just south of Santa Maria, California.
Day of Week 26th » A Rolling Stones concert in London, Ontario is shut down by police after 15 minutes due to rioting.
Day of Week 28th » 1965 United States occupation of the Dominican Republic named United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate United States Army na
Famous Birthdays on April in 1965
1st » Tomas Alfredson, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter
1st » Mark Jackson (basketball) e.g Mark Jackson, American basketball player and coach
1st » Robert Steadman, English composer
1st » Simona Ventura, Italian television host
2nd » Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (d. 2012)
14th » Kirk Windstein, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Crowbar (American band) e.g Crowbar, Down (band) or Down, Valume Nob, and Kingdom of Sorrow)
15th » Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (4 Non Blondes)
16th » Yves-François Blanchet, Canadian politician
16th » Jon Cryer, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
16th » Martin Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
16th » Michael Wong (actor) known as Michael Wong, American-Hong Kong actor and director