What Day of the Week

April 24, 2020 is the 115^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

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

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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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• 1862

  American Civil War: A flotilla commanded by Union Admiral David Farragut passes two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River on its way to capture New Orleans, Louisiana.
• 1907

  Al Ahly was founded.
• 1926

  The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
• 1957

  Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
• 1965

  Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
• 1968

  Mauritius becomes a member state of the United Nations.
• 1970

  The first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched.
• 1980

  Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
• 1990

  Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
• 2005

  Snuppy, the world’s first cloned dog, is born in South Korea.

• 1887

  Denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (d. 1931)
• 1889

  Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924)
• 1933

  Alan Eagleson, Canadian ice hockey agent and promoter
• 1934

  Shirley MacLaine, American actor and author
• 1945

  Doug Clifford, American drummer
• 1952

  Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
• 1962

  Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager
• 1965

  Son Chang Min, South Korean actor
• 1968

  Hashim Thaci, Kosovan politician
• 1972

  Jure Košir, Slovenian skier

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