What Day of the Week

April 26, 2019 is the 116^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 249 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

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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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• 1925

  Paul von Hindenburg defeats Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.
• 1928

  Los Angeles City Hall dedicated.
• 1942

  Benxihu Colliery accident in Manchukuo leaves 1549 Chinese miners dead.
• 1944

  Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt.
• 1945

  World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army was liberated in Baguio City and they fought against the Japanese forces under by General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
• 1956

  First container ship left Port Newark, New Jersey for Houston, Texas.
• 1960

  Forced out by the April Revolution, President of South Korea Syngman Rhee resigns after twelve years of dictatorial rule.
• 1965

  A Rolling Stones concert in London, Ontario is shut down by police after 15 minutes due to rioting.
• 1970

  The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
• 1981

  Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world’s first human open fetal surgery.

• 1898

  John Grierson, British filmmaker (d. 1972)
• 1900

  Charles Richter, American geophysicist (d. 1985)
• 1900

  Hack Wilson, American baseball player (d. 1948)
• 1914

  James W. Rouse, American investor (d. 1996)
• 1938

  Duane Eddy, American musician
• 1945

  Sylvain Simard, Canadian politician
• 1949

  Jerry Blackwell, American wrestler (d. 1995)
• 1960

  Roger Taylor, British musician (Duran Duran)
• 1965

  Kevin James, American comedian
• 1982

  Jon Lee, British singer (S Club)

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