What Day of the Week

April 24, 2019 was the 114^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 251 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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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• 1558

  Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
• 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.
• 1918

  First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs met three German A7Vs.
• 1955

  The Bandung Conference ends: 29 non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
• 1963

  Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
• 1970

  The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as the first President.
• 1980

  Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
• 2004

  The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
• 2005

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

• 1581

  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)
• 1922

  J. D. Cannon, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1933

  Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor
• 1935

  Tucker Smith, American actor, dancer, and singer (d. 1988)
• 1955

  John de Mol, Dutch media businessman
• 1968

  Mark Vanderloo, Dutch model
• 1970

  Damien Fleming, Australian cricketer
• 1972

  Chipper Jones, American baseball player
• 1976

  Steve Finnan, Irish footballer
• 1989

  David Boudia, American diver

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