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.
• 1864

  The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
• 1898

  Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
• 1945

  World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. 520 are killed and 80 escape.
• 1970

  The first Earth Day is celebrated.
• 1983

  The German magazine Der Stern claims that the “Hitler Diaries” had been found in wreckage in East Germany; the diaries are subsequently revealed to be forgeries.
• 1997

  Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria – 93 villagers killed.
• 1998

  Disney’s Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
• 2003

  Election of the fifth Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
• 2008

  The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.

• 1816

  Charles Denis Bourbaki, French general (d. 1897)
• 1844

  Lewis Thornton Powell, would-be assassin of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward (d. 1865)
• 1891

  Nicola Sacco, American anarchist (d. 1927)
• 1946

  Steven L. Bennett, USAF Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 1972)
• 1948

  Larry Groce, American singer and songwriter
• 1953

  Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer
• 1973

  Adem Poric, Australian footballer
• 1978

  Ezekiel Jackson, Guyanese professional wrestler
• 1985

  Matt Ballinger, American singer (Dream Street)
• 1986

  Dušan Šakota, Serbian-Greek basketball player

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