What Day of the Week

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

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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.
• 1913

  The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened.
• 1916

  Easter Rising: The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalists Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, and Joseph Plunkett starts a rebellion in Ireland.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1967

  Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had “gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily.”
• 1971

  Soyuz 10 docks with Salyut 1.
• 2005

  Snuppy, the world’s first cloned dog, is born in South Korea.
• 2007

  Iceland announces that Norway will shoulder the defense of Iceland during peacetime.

• 1856

  Henri Philippe Pétain, French soldier and statesman (d. 1951)
• 1914

  William Castle, American film director and producer (d. 1977)
• 1930

  José Sarney, President of Brazil
• 1936

  Jill Ireland, British actress (d. 1990)
• 1942

  Barbra Streisand, American singer and actor
• 1943

  Richard Sterban, American singer
• 1958

  Brian Paddick, British former deputy assistant commissioner and most senior openly gay police officer
• 1959

  Malcolm Oastler, Australian engineer
• 1966

  Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer
• 1982

  Laura Hamilton, Dancing On Ice 2011 Runner-Up

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