What Day of the Week

April 16, 2020 was the 107^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 259 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 1178 BC

  The calculated date of the Greek king Odysseus’ return home from the Trojan War.
• 1521

  Martin Luther’s first appearance before the Diet of Worms to be examined by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the other estates of the empire.
• 1582

  Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
• 1780

  The University of Münster in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany is founded.
• 1818

  The United States Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada.
• 1862

  American Civil War: The Battle at Lee’s Mills in Virginia.
• 1947

  Texas City Disaster: An explosion on board a freighter in port causes the city of Texas City, Texas, to catch fire, killing almost 600.
• 1972

  Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• 1992

  The Katina P. runs aground off of Maputo, Mozambique and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
• 2007

  Virginia Tech massacre: The deadliest spree killing in modern American history. Seung-Hui Cho, kills 32 and injures 23 before committing suicide.

• 1693

  Anne Sophie Reventlow, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1743)
• 1912

  Garth Williams, American illustrator (d. 1996)
• 1929

  Roy Hamilton, American singer (d. 1969)
• 1935

  Sarah Kirsch, German poet
• 1947

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player
• 1951

  Mordechai Ben David, American Yiddish singer
• 1969

  Fernando Viña, American baseball player
• 1972

  Ed Byrne, Irish comedian
• 1983

  George Patis, Greek badminton player
• 1992

  Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg

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