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 French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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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.
• 1818

  The United States Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada.
• 1863

  American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg – ships led by Union Admiral David Dixon Porter move through heavy Confederate artillery fire on approach to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
• 1917

  Lenin returns to Petrograd from exile in Switzerland.
• 1919

  Gandhi organizes a day of “prayer and fasting” in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Amritsar Massacre by the British.
• 1944

  Allied forces started bombing of Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
• 1945

  More than 7,000 die when the German refugee ship Goya is sunk by a Soviet submarine torpedo.
• 1953

  Queen Elizabeth II launches the Royal Yacht Ship HMY.
• 1972

  Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• 2001

  India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.

• 1890

  Michalis Dorizas, Greek javelin thrower, Olympic medal winner (d. 1957)
• 1896

  Tristan Tzara, Romanian poet and essayist (d. 1963)
• 1907

  August Eigruber, Austrian war criminal (d. 1947)
• 1915

  Joan Alexander, American actress (d. 2009)
• 1935

  Sarah Kirsch, German poet
• 1950

  David Graf, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1959

  Robert Casilla, American artist and illustrator
• 1960

  Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician (d. 2007)
• 1981

  Anestis Agritis, Greek footballer
• 1985

  Benjamín Rojas, Argentine actor and singer

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