What Day of the Week

April 22, 2019 was the 112^nd day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 253 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.

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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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• 1500

  Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil.
• 1836

  Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
• 1889

  At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
• 1915

  The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
• 1944

  The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with CSAR operations in the China-Burma-India theater.
• 1993

  Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released.
• 1997

  The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends in Lima, Peru.
• 2003

  Election of the fifth Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
• 2005

  Japan’s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan’s war record.
• 2006

  243 people are injured in pro-democracy protest in Nepal after Nepali security forces open fire on protesters against King Gyanendra.

• 1876

  Robert Bárány, Austrian physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)
• 1881

  Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
• 1891

  Harold Jeffreys, English astronomer (d. 1989)
• 1891

  Laura Gilpin, American photographer (d. 1979)
• 1936

  Pierre Hétu, French Canadian conductor and pianist (d. 1998)
• 1938

  Adam Raphael, English journalist and author
• 1946

  Nicole Garcia, French actress and director
• 1972

  Owen Finegan, Australian rugby union footballer
• 1973

  Christopher Sabat, American voice actor
• 1982

  David Purcey, American baseball player

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