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, 2014
Day of Week 2nd » A 2014 Fort Hood shooting named spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood Army Base near the town of Killeen, Texas, with four people dead, including the gunman, and 16 others sustaining injuries.
Day of Week 10th » Kathleen Sebelius resigns as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, in light of fallout from the botched rollout of HealthCare.gov.
Day of Week 12th » A 2014 Valparaíso wildfire named wildfire ravages the Chilean city of Valparaíso, killing 16, displacing nearly 10,000, and destroying over 2,000 homes.
Day of Week 13th » A bus traveling from Villahermosa to Mexico City Acayucan bus crash known as crashes into a tractor-trailer and catches fire, killing at least 36 people.
Day of Week 14th » April 2014 Abuja bombing called Twin bomb blasts in Abuja, Nigeria, kill at least 75 people and injures 141 others.
Day of Week 15th » More than 200 female students are declared missing after a 2014 Chibok kidnapping named mass kidnapping in Borno State, Nigeria.
15th » A total April 2014 lunar eclipse named lunar eclipse occurs, producing a Blood Moon.
Day of Week 16th » A ferry carrying more than 450 people Sinking of the MV Sewol known as capsizes near Jindo (island) known as Jindo Island off South Korea, leaving at least 284 dead and 20 more missing.
Day of Week 18th » 16 people are killed in an 2014 Mount Everest avalanche e.g avalanche on Mount Everest.
Day of Week 20th » Eight people are killed in an 2014 Jämijärvi Comp Air 8 crash or aviation accident in Jämijärvi, Finland.
Day of Week 27th » Popes Pope John XXIII John XXIII and Pope John Paul II John Paul II are declared saints in the first papal Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II canonization since 1954.
27th » A April 27–30, 2014 tornado outbreak e.g tornado outbreak over much of the eastern United States kills more than 45 people.
Day of Week 30th » A April 2014 Ürümqi attack called bomb blast in Ürümqi kills 3 people and injures 79 others.
Famous Deaths for April 2014
1st » King Fleming, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1922)
1st » Rudolph Hargrave, American lawyer and judge (b. 1925)
1st » Jacques Le Goff, French historian and author (b. 1924)
1st » Andrew Joseph McDonald, American bishop (b. 1923)
1st » Bill Mitchell (ice hockey) known as Bill Mitchell, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930)
1st » Rolf Rendtorff, German theologian and academic (b. 1925)
2nd » Al Bolton, American soldier and meteorologist (b. 1925)
2nd » Harris Goldsmith, American pianist, educator, and critic (b. 1937)
2nd » Lyndsie Holland, English actress and singer (b. 1939)
2nd » Lucy Hood, American businesswoman, founded Fox Mobile Entertainment (b. 1957)
2nd » Glyn Jones (South African writer) e.g Glyn Jones, South African actor and screenwriter (b. 1931)
2nd » Miloš Mikeln, Slovene director and playwright (b. 1930)
2nd » Carl Epting Mundy, Jr., American general (b. 1935)
2nd » Unnikrishnan Puthur, Indian author (b. 1933)
2nd » David Werdyger, Polish-American singer (b. 1919)
2nd » Urs Widmer, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1938)
3rd » Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (b. 1935)
3rd » Fred Kida, American illustrator (b. 1920)
3rd » Jovan Pavlović, Serbian metropolitan (b. 1936)
3rd » Paul Salamunovich, American conductor and educator (b. 1927)
3rd » Tommy Lynn Sells, American serial killer (b. 1964)
3rd » Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (b. 1921)
3rd » Michael Prinz von Preußen, German author (b. 1940)