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, 1969
Day of Week 1st » The Hawker Siddeley Harrier enters service with the Royal Air Force.
Day of Week 3rd » Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamization known as Vietnamize" the war effort.
Day of Week 4th » Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
Day of Week 5th » Vietnam War: Massive Opposition to the Vietnam War known as antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
Day of Week 9th » The "Chicago Eight" plead not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
9th » The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.
Day of Week 14th » At the U.S. Academy Awards there is a tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand.
Day of Week 15th » The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
Day of Week 17th » Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
17th » Czechoslovakian Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.
Day of Week 22nd » British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race called 'Sunday Times' Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
Day of Week 28th » Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.