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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• 1479 BC

  Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty).
• 1877

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

  Al Ahly was founded.
• 1907

  Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened.
• 1932

  Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
• 1963

  Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
• 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.”
• 1980

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

  STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.

• 1743

  Edmund Cartwright, British inventor (d. 1823)
• 1955

  Michael O'Keefe, American actor
• 1958

  Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer
• 1959

  Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000)
• 1963

  Paula Frazer, American singer-songwriter
• 1968

  Yuji Nagata, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1972

  Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer
• 1980

  Austin Nichols, American actor
• 1982

  Kelly Clarkson, American singer
• 1998

  Ryan Newman, American actress

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