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, 1986
Day of Week 1st » Sector Kanda: Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attacks a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
Day of Week 2nd » Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist most widely known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.
Day of Week 5th » Three people are killed in the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing or bombing of the La Belle (discotheque) called La Belle Discothèque in West Berlin, Germany.
Day of Week 14th » In retaliation for the April 5 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing e.g bombing in West Berlin that killed two U.S. servicemen, U.S. president Ronald Reagan orders Operation El Dorado Canyon or major bombing raids against Libya, killing 60 people.
14th » The heaviest hailstones ever recorded (convert 1 kg lb) fall on the Gopalganj District (Bangladesh) Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.
Day of Week 20th » Pianist Vladimir Horowitz performs in his native Russia for the first time in 61 years.
Day of Week 25th » Mswati III of Swaziland Mswati III is crowned List of kings of Swaziland King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II of Swaziland Sobhuza II.
Day of Week 27th » The City of Prypiat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl Disaster
Day of Week 28th » The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise CVN-65 6 becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea CV-43 6.
28th » High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident.
Day of Week 29th » A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
29th » Chernobyl disaster known as The Chernobyl Disaster: American and European Spy Satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant
Famous Birthdays on April in 1986
1st » Shunichi Miyamoto, Japanese voice actor and singer
1st » Viktor Sanikidze, Geprgian basketball player
1st » Hillary Scott (singer) or Hillary Scott, American singer-songwriter (Lady Antebellum)