What Day of the Week

April 21, 2020 was the 112^nd day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 254 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.

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

Taurus 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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• 753 BC

  Romulus and Remus founded Rome (traditional date).
• 1509

  Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
• 1519

  Hernán Cortés lands in Veracruz, Veracruz
• 1809

  Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl.
• 1894

  Norway formally adopts the Krag-Jørgensen rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
• 1942

  World War II: The most famous (and first international) Aggie Muster is held on the Philippine island of Corregidor, by Brigadier General George F. Moore (with 25 fellow Texas A&M graduates who are under his command), while 1.8 million pounds of shells pounded the island over a 5 hour attack.
• 1945

  World War II: Soviet Union forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
• 1960

  Brasília, Brazil’s capital, is officially inaugurated. At 9:30 am the Three Powers of the Republic are simultaneously transferred from the old capital, Rio de Janeiro.
• 1982

  Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
• 1989

  Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.

• 1555

  Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)
• 1729

  Catherine II of Russia, known as ‘Catherine the Great’(d. 1796)
• 1775

  Alexander Anderson, American illustrator (d. 1870)
• 1924

  Ira Louvin, Country music singer, songwriter, and musician (d. 1965)
• 1935

  Charles Grodin, American actor
• 1958

  Michael Zarnock, American author and columnist
• 1960

  Michel Goulet, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966

  Michael Franti, American musician
• 1981

  Stephanie Larimore, American model
• 1989

  Carlos Muñoz, Chilean footballer

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