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April 15: Day of the Week
April 15, 2024 was the 106th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 260 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 15 Historical Event(s)
1755
Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
1924
Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
1927
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, the most destructive river flood in U.S. history, begins.
1940
The Allies begin their attack on the Norwegian town of Narvik which is occupied by Nazi Germany.
1941
In the Belfast Blitz, two-hundred bombers of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) attack Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom killing one thousand people.
1943
An Allied bomber attack misses the Minerva automobile factory and hits the Belgian town of Mortsel instead, killing 936 civilians.
1979
A disastrous earthquake (of M 7.1) occurs on Montenegro coast.
1986
The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen.
1989
Upon Hu Yaobang’s death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in the People’s Republic of China.
1992
The National Assembly of Vietnam adopts the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Who were born on April 15?
1910
Miguel Najdorf, Argentine chess grandmaster (d. 1997)
1917
Hans Conried, American actor (d. 1982)
1933
Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (d. 1995)
1940
Willie Davis, American baseball player
1949
Craig Zadan, American film producer
1955
Dodi Al-Fayed, Egyptian businessman (d. 1997)
1960
Susanne Bier, Danish film director
1980
James Foster, English cricketer
1985
Chris Cates, American baseball player
1988
Thomas Albanese, Italian footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters SAIUKFAG? Check your answers here: Unscramble words SAIUKFAG. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
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