What Day of the Week

April 29, 2020 is the 120^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 246 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is 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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• 1587

  Francis Drake leads a raid in the Bay of Cádiz, sinking at least 23 ships of the Spanish fleet.
• 1781

  American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
• 1910

  The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People’s Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public.
• 1916

  Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin.
• 1953

  The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV.
• 1968

  The controversial musical Hair opens on Broadway.
• 1970

  Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong.
• 1992

  Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 53 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
• 1997

  The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
• 2004

  Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office.

• 1686

  Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (d. 1742)
• 1863

  Constantine P. Cavafy, Greek poet (d. 1933)
• 1926

  Elmer Kelton, American Western novelist (d. 2009)
• 1938

  Fred Dibnah, British television personality (d. 2004)
• 1944

  Richard Kline, American actor and director
• 1956

  Sofia Sakorafa, Greek javelin thrower and politician
• 1957

  Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor
• 1958

  Gary Cohen, Baseball broadcaster
• 1979

  Matt Tong, British drummer (Bloc Party)
• 1980

  Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player

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