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, 1992
Day of Week 2nd » In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
Day of Week 5th » Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, 1992 Peruvian constitutional crisis known as dissolves the Peruvian congress by military force.
5th » The Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serbs or Serb Paramilitary or paramilitaries murder peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić on the Vrbanja Bridge.
Day of Week 7th » Republika Srpska announces its independence.
Day of Week 8th » Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS, acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries.
Day of Week 9th » A United States federal courts called U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Day of Week 13th » The Great Chicago flood devastates much of Chicago Loop called central Chicago.
Day of Week 16th » The 'Katina P' runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
Day of Week 18th » General Abdul Rashid Dostum revolts against President of Afghanistan known as President Mohammad Najibullah of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and allies with Ahmed Shah Massoud to capture Kabul.
Day of Week 21st » The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Alexander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
Day of Week 22nd » In an 1992 explosion in Guadalajara called explosion in Guadalajara, Mexico, 206 people are killed, nearly 500 injured and 15,000 left homeless.
Day of Week 27th » The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.
27th » Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) Speaker of the United Kingdom British British House of Commons House of Commons in its 700-year history.
27th » The Russia Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet Union Soviet Republics of the Soviet Union republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Day of Week 29th » 1992 Los Angeles riots known as Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 53 people are killed and hundreds of build