April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The month is a unit of Time, used with Calendars which is approximately as long as some natural period related to the motion of the Moon; The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today A day (symbol d is a unit of Time equivalent to 24 Hours and the duration of a single Rotation of planet Earth with respect to the April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire. Numa Pompilius, according to Legend, was the second King of Rome, succeeding Romulus. It became the fourth month of the calendar year (the year when twelve months are displayed in order) during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC, when it also was given 29 days. Decemviri (singular decemvir) is a Latin term meaning "Ten Men" which designates any such commission in the Roman Republic (cf The derivation of the name (Latin Aprilis) is uncertain. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The traditional etymology from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of ἁνοιξις (opening) for spring. Since most of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her Greek name Aphrodite (Aphros), or from the Etruscan name Apru. The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University The Etruscan Language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization in the ancient region of Etruria (modern Tuscany plus western Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus. Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm ( Hanau, January 4, 1785 &ndash September 20, 1863 in Berlin) German Philologist ^[1]

The Anglo-Saxons called April Oster-monath or Eostur-monath, the period sacred to Eostre or Ostara, the pagan Saxon goddess of spring, from whose name is derived the modern Easter. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. St George's day is the twenty-third of the month; and St Mark's Eve, with its superstition that the ghosts of those who are doomed to die within the year will be seen to pass into the church, falls on the twenty-fourth. In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox "Saint Mark" redirects here For other uses see Saint Mark (disambiguation. In China the symbolic ploughing of the earth by the emperor and princes of the blood takes place in their third month, which frequently corresponds to our April. April is known to be "National Poetry Month" The Finnish called this month Huhtikuu, or 'Burnwood Month', when the wood for beat and burn clearing of farmland was felled. National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry first introduced in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of

The month of April begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Aries and ends in the sign of Taurus. Astrology (from Greek grc ἄστρον astron, "constellation star" and grc -λογία -logia) is a group of Systems Aries, the ram, is the first Astrological sign in the Zodiac. Taurus is the second Astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Taurus. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Pisces and ends in the constellation of Aries. Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study Pisces (ˈpaɪsiːz Fish (plural symbol, Unicode ♓ is a Zodiac Constellation which lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries Aries ( ram, symbol, Unicode ♈ is one of the Constellations of the Zodiac. The signs of the zodiac do not necessarily coincide with the actual constellations for which they are named. Zodiac denotes an annual cycle of twelve stations along the Ecliptic, the apparent path of the sun across the heavens through the Constellations that divide the ecliptic The precession of the equinoxes, a phenomenon discovered c. In Astronomy, Precession refers to the movement of the rotational axis of a body such as a planet with respect to Inertial space. 130 BC by Hipparchus and known to Ptolemy, results in a shift between the two systems of about one degree every 70 years. Hipparchus ( Greek; ca 190 BC &ndash ca 120 BC was a Greek Astronomer, Geographer, and Mathematician of the Hellenistic Claudius Ptolemaeus ( Greek: Klaúdios Ptolemaîos; after 83 &ndash ca The vernal equinox lay near the beginning of the Aries constellation around 500 BC, consistent with a Babylonian origin of the system. The term Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean refers to Babylonia under the rule of the 11th ("Chaldean" dynasty from the revolt of Nabopolassar

The "days of April" (journées d'avril) is a name appropriated in French history to a series of insurrections at Lyons, Paris and elsewhere, against the government of Louis Philippe in 1834, which led to violent repressive measures, and to a famous trial known as the procès d'avrill. The July Monarchy (1830-1848 was a period of liberal monarchy rule of France under Louis-Philippe Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the

The birthstone of April is the diamond or the sapphire, and the birth flower is typically listed as either the Daisy or the Sweet Pea. Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth In Mineralogy, diamond is the allotrope of carbon where the carbon atoms are arranged in Sapphire (antique greek hyacinthos refers to gem varieties of the mineral Corundum, an Aluminium oxide (Al2O3 when it is a color other than Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth Sweet Pea ( Lathyrus odoratus) is a Flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae ( Legumes, native ^[2] However, a few questionable online soucers also cite the Tulip, as well. Tulipa, commonly called tulip, is a Genus of about 150 species of bulbous Flowering plants in the family Liliaceae.

In The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot called April "the cruellest month". The Waste Land ( 1922) is a highly influential 434-line modernist poem by T Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic.

April starts on the same day of the week as July in all years, and January in leap years. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7

April holidays and events

• National Poetry Month - in United States
• National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United States
• April Fools' Day - April 1
• World Autism Awareness Day - April 2
• World Health Day- April 7
• Arbor Day- in Korea - April 5
• End of Tax Year (UK) - April 5
• Araw ng Kagitingan, also known as "Bataan Day" (Philippines) - April 9
• Tax Day - April 15 (in US)
• Khmer New Year in Cambodia - April 13
• Passover begins on the fifteenth day of Nisan, which in 2008 begins at sunset on April 19
• 4:20- April 20
• Patriots' Day- April 21
• Earth Day - April 22
• Conch Republic Independence Celebration (Key West, Florida) - April 23
• St George's Day Patron Saint Celebration (England, Europe) - April 23
• ANZAC Day (Australia and New Zealand) - April 25
• Carnation Revolution (Portugal) - April 25
• Arbor Day - last Friday of April in United States
• Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day, usually fourth Thursday (United States)

See also

• List of historical anniversaries

References

1. ^ Jacob Grim Geschichte der deutschen Sprache. National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry first introduced in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sexual assault is any Assault of a sexual nature on another person The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the informal holiday For other uses see April Fool. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Language development. The terminology Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization ( WHO) Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Arbor Day is a Holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for Trees Arbor Day originated in Nebraska City Nebraska, Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop The Bataan Death March (also known as The Death March of Bataan) took place in the Philippines in 1942 and was later accounted as a Japanese war The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Tax Day is the common term for the day on which tax returns (statements about Income taxes) are due to the U Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Cambodian New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey in the Khmer language, literally "Enter the New Year" is the name of the Cambodian holiday that celebrates The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Passover ( Hebrew, Yiddish: פֶּסַח Pesach, Tiberian: pɛsaħ Israeli: Pesah, Pesakh, Yiddish This article is about the Jewish month of Nisan See Nissan Motors for the automobile manufacturer Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Patriots' Day (sometimes spelled Patriot's Day or Patriots Day) is a Civic holiday commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Earth Day is one of two Observances both held annually during spring in the Northern hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern hemisphere. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. History In 1982 the United States Border Patrol set up a roadblock and inspection point on US 1 just north of the merger of Monroe County Road 905A/Miami-Dade Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at St George's Day is celebrated by several nations kingdoms countries and cities of which Saint George is the Patron saint, including England, the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos was an almost bloodless military-led pro-democratic Coup d'état, started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Arbor Day is a Holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for Trees Arbor Day originated in Nebraska City Nebraska, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Take Your Daughter to Work Day redirects here for The Office episode see Take Your Daughter to Work Day (The Office. Condensed list of historical anniversaries. Cap. "Monate"
2. ^ Kipfer, Barbara Ann (1997) The Order of Things. New York: Random House

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