What Day of the Week

April 16, 2019 was the 106^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 259 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

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

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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.
• 1853

  The first passenger rail opens in India, from Bori Bunder, Bombay to Thane.
• 1908

  Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
• 1922

  The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed.
• 1945

  The Red Army begins the final assault on German forces around Berlin, with nearly one million troops fighting in the Battle of the Seelow Heights.
• 1953

  Queen Elizabeth II launches the Royal Yacht Ship HMY.
• 1962

  Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become “the most trusted man in America”.
• 1972

  Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• 2007

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

• 778

  King Louis the Pious (d. 840)
• 1907

  Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman (d. 1964)
• 1940

  Benoît Bouchard, Canadian politician
• 1969

  Fernando Viña, American baseball player
• 1973

  Bonnie Pink, Japanese singer
• 1978

  Matthew Lloyd, Australian rules footballer
• 1984

  Noah Fleiss, American actor
• 1986

  Paul di Resta, British racing driver
• 1990

  Lily Loveless, British actress
• 1992

  Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg

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