What Day of the Week

April 24, 2021 was the 114^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 251 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was 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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• 1558

  Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
• 1877

  Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
• 1898

  The Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
• 1916

  Easter Rising: The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalists Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, and Joseph Plunkett starts a rebellion in Ireland.
• 1922

  The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1971

  Soyuz 10 docks with Salyut 1.
• 2005

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

• 1908

  Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor and medallic artist (d. 1963)
• 1923

  Doris Burn, American children’s books author and illustrator (d. 2011)
• 1936

  Jill Ireland, British actress (d. 1990)
• 1945

  Robert Knight, American singer
• 1947

  Claude Dubois, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1954

  Mumia Abu-Jamal, American Civil Rights activist, journalist of The Black Panthers
• 1964

  Witold Smorawiński, Polish musician
• 1969

  Melinda Clarke, American actress
• 1970

  Damien Fleming, Australian cricketer
• 1986

  Aaron Cunningham, American baseball player

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