What Day of the Week

April 24, 2019 is the 114^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Suiyōbi.

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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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• 1704

  The first regular newspaper in the United States, the News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts.
• 1898

  The Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
• 1907

  Al Ahly was founded.
• 1932

  Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
• 1967

  Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
• 1971

  Soyuz 10 docks with Salyut 1.
• 1980

  Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
• 1993

  An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
• 2005

  Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
• 2006

  King Gyanendra of Nepal gives into the demands of protesters and restores the parliament that he dissolved in 2002.

• 1897

  Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955)
• 1908

  Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor and medallic artist (d. 1963)
• 1929

  Rajkumar, Kannada actor (d. 2006)
• 1941

  John Williams, Australian guitarist
• 1958

  Brian Paddick, British former deputy assistant commissioner and most senior openly gay police officer
• 1964

  Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian and actor
• 1968

  Hashim Thaci, Kosovan politician
• 1977

  Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1978

  Stella Damasus Aboderin, Nigerian actress
• 1979

  Laurentia Tan, Singaporean Paralympic equestrienne

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