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, 1999
Day of Week 1st » Nunavut is established as a Canada or Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
Day of Week 5th » Two History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi e.g Libyans suspected of bringing down Pan Am flight 103 in 1988 are handed over for eventual trial in the Netherlands.
Day of Week 7th » The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas.
Day of Week 8th » Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress.
Day of Week 9th » Battle of Košare begins, part of Kosovo War.
Day of Week 12th » US President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.
Day of Week 14th » NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees Federal Republic of Yugoslavia known as Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed.
14th » A 1999 Sydney hailstorm or severe hailstorm strikes Sydney, Australia causing Australian dollar or A$2.3 billion in insured damages, the most costly natural disaster in Australian history.
Day of Week 19th » The Germany e.g German Bundestag returns to Berlin, the first German parliamentary body to meet there since the Reichstag (Weimar Republic) e.g Reichstag was dissolved in 1933.
Day of Week 20th » Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 people and injured 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.
Day of Week 29th » The Avala TV Tower near Belgrade is destroyed in the 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia named NATO bombing of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia named Yugoslavia.
Famous Birthdays on April in 1999
5th » Sharlene San Pedro, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer
25th » Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author (b. 1914)
25th » Larry Troutman, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Zapp (band) called Zapp) (b. 1944)
25th » Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (Zapp (band) named Zapp) (b. 1951)
26th » Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Sound (band) e.g The Sound and The Outsiders (British band) known as The Outsiders) (b. 1957)
26th » Jill Dando, English journalist (b. 1961)
27th » Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1922)
27th » Dale C. Thomson, Canadian historian and educator (b. 1923)
28th » Rory Calhoun, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
28th » Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and engineer (b. 1927)
28th » Alf Ramsey, English footballer and manager (b. 1920)
28th » Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
30th » Darrell Sweet (musician) or Darrell Sweet, English drummer (Nazareth (band) known as Nazareth) (b. 1947)