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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• 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.
• 1898

  The Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
• 1904

  The Lithuanian press ban is lifted after almost 40 years.
• 1907

  Al Ahly was founded.
• 1922

  The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
• 1953

  Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
• 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.”
• 1968

  Mauritius becomes a member state of the United Nations.
• 1990

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

• 1906

  Mimi Smith, maternal aunt and guardian of John Lennon (d. 1991)
• 1933

  Alan Eagleson, Canadian ice hockey agent and promoter
• 1945

  Robert Knight, American singer
• 1959

  Glenn Morshower, American actor
• 1966

  Pierre Brassard, Canadian humorist and actor
• 1972

  Jure Košir, Slovenian skier
• 1973

  Lee Westwood, British golfer
• 1981

  Yuko Nakanishi, Japanese swimmer
• 1984

  Tyson Ritter, American musician
• 1992

  Doc Shaw, American child actor

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