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holidays & events
  •  Blessing of the Animals
  •  Festival of Sacred Groves
  •  Homecoming of Elves (Singing; Fairy)
  •  Kindergarten Day - honoring the birth anniversary of German educator Friedrich Froebel
  •  National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day
  •  National and Global Youth Service Day - April 21 - 23, 2006; over two million young people changing the world
  •  Parilia - Old Roman Shepherd's Festival
  •  World Cow Chip Throwing Tournament - contests
  •  Feast of Ridvan begins - Baha'i

Christian holidays


anniversaries

  •  "Annie" opens on Broadway (1977)
  •  birth anniversary of Charlotte Bronte
  •  birth anniversary of John Muir
  •  death anniversary of the Red Baron, shot down in World War I
  •  Spanish-American War begins (1898)
  •  US Mint in Denver, Colorado established (1862)
  •  Webster's American Dictionary is first published (1828)
  •  Birthday of Rome, Italy (traditionally 753 B.C.)

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April holidays & events by location

 
Africa

Africa

 
Asia & the Middle East

Asia

  •  Kartini Day - in the Republic of Indonesia; honoring the birth anniversary of Raden Adjeng Kartini, a leader in emancipating the women of Indonesia
  •  Birthday of Ch'un T'i (Queen of Heaven) - in China

Middle East

  •  Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzma'ut) - in Israel
 
Australia & Oceania

Australia and Oceania

 
Europe

Europe

  •  United Kingdom - Queen Elizabeth II Birthday (1926)
 
North & Central America

North America

  •  Alfred G. Packer Day - in Colorado
  •  San Jacinto Day - in Texas; remembering the Battle of San Jacinto (1836)
  •  Muster (Texas A&M)

Caribbean


Central America

 
South America

South America

  •  Brasilia Day - in Brasilia, Brazil; anniversary of the naming of Brasilia as the capital of Brazil in 1960
  •  Tiradentes Day a/k/a Dia de Tiradentes - in Brazil (1792); commemorates the execution of national hero Joaquim José da Silva Xavier, a dentist and conspirator in the 1789 revolt against the Portuguese; Tiradentes means tooth-puller
 
calendar & zodiac

Gregorian calendar

  •  Day 111, with 254 days remaining in the year 
  •  2001 A. D.: Saturday
  •  2002 A. D.:  Sunday
  •  2003 A. D.:  Monday
  •  2004 A. D.:  Wednesday
  •  2005 A. D.:  Thursday
  •  2006 A. D.:  Friday
  •  2007 A. D.:  Saturday
  •  2008 A. D.:  Monday
  •  2009 A. D.:  Tuesday
  •  2010 A. D.:  Wednesday
  •  2011 A. D.:  Thursday

other calendars


season

  •  Northern hemisphere:  Spring
  •  Southern hemisphere:  Autumn

zodiac


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