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, 1996
Day of Week 3rd » Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his cabin in Montana, United States.
3rd » A United States Air Force airplane carrying United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown (U.S. politician) e.g Ron Brown 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash e.g crashes in Croatia, killing all 35 on board.
Day of Week 4th » Comet Hyakutake is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous.
Day of Week 18th » In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are 1996 shelling of Qana known as killed when the Israel Defense Forces shell the United Nations compound at Quana where more than 800 civilians had taken refuge.
Day of Week 24th » In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.