What Day of the Week

April 24, 2021 is the 114^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.

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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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• 1800

  The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress”.
• 1877

  Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
• 1907

  Al Ahly was founded.
• 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.
• 1963

  Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
• 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.
• 1990

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

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

• 1815

  Anthony Trollope, English novelist (d. 1882)
• 1922

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

  Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor
• 1934

  Shirley MacLaine, American actor and author
• 1941

  John Williams, Australian guitarist
• 1943

  Richard Sterban, American singer
• 1947

  Josep Borrell, Spanish politician
• 1959

  Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000)
• 1966

  Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer
• 1968

  Stacy Haiduk, American actress

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