What Day of the Week

April 21, 2019 was the 111^st day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 254 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Sunday.

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

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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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• 900

  The Laguna Copperplate Inscription: the Honourable Namwaran and his children, Lady Angkatan and Bukah, are granted pardon from all their debts by the Commander and Chief of Tundun, as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister of Pailah. Luzon, Philippines.
• 1509

  Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
• 1962

  The Seattle World’s Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World’s Fair in the United States since World War II.
• 1964

  A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 lb of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed.
• 1965

  The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair opens for its second and final season.
• 1975

  Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyen Van Thieu flees Saigon, as Xuan Loc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls.
• 1982

  Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
• 1987

  The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that explodes in the Sri Lankan city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
• 1989

  Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
• 2004

  Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160.

• 1671

  John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)
• 1889

  Paul Karrer, Swiss chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
• 1935

  Thomas Kean, American politician
• 1951

  Tony Danza, American actor and comedian
• 1961

  Ronald Florijn, Dutch rower (Olympic gold medallist)
• 1978

  Jukka Nevalainen, Finnish drummer (Nightwish)
• 1983

  Marco Donadel, Italian footballer
• 1986

  Alexander Edler, Swedish hockey player
• 1986

  Rodney Stuckey, American basketball player
• 1987

  Nadif Chowdhury, Bangladeshi cricketer

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