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

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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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• 1509

  Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
• 1792

  Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil’s independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.
• 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.
• 1918

  World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, known as “The Red Baron”, is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
• 1922

  The first Aggie Muster is held as a remembrance for fellow Texas A&M graduates who had died in the previous year.
• 1945

  World War II: Soviet Union forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1994

  The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan.

• 1851

  Charles Barrois, French geologist (d. 1939)
• 1914

  Angelo Savoldi, Italian-American wrestler
• 1935

  Charles Grodin, American actor
• 1957

  Edward Leslie, American professional wrestler
• 1963

  Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (d. 2004)
• 1975

  Brian J. White, American actor
• 1975

  Charlie O'Connell, American actor
• 1976

  Ronald Vink, Dutch wheelchair tennis player
• 1980

  Jeff Keppinger, American baseball player
• 1989

  Carlos Muñoz, Chilean footballer

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