What Day of the Week

April 5, 2018 was the 95^th day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 270 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

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

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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

Aries 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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• 1242

  During a battle on the ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
• 1566

  Two-hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrik van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Netherlands. The Inquisition is suspended and a delegation is sent to Spain to petition Philip II.
• 1722

  The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island.
• 1933

  U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs two executive orders: 6101 to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps, and 6102 “forbidding the Hoarding of Gold Coin, Gold Bullion, and Gold Certificates” by U.S. citizens.
• 1949

  Fireside Theater debuts on television.
• 1951

  Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for performing espionage for the Soviet Union.
• 1955

  Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.
• 1992

  The Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serb paramilitaries murder peace protesters Suada Dilberovic and Olga Sučić on the Vrbanja Bridge.
• 1998

  In Japan, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshū and costing about $3.8 billion USD, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world.
• 2009

  North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.

• 1916

  Albert Henry Ottenweller, American bishop
• 1929

  Joe Meek, English record producer (d. 1967)
• 1945

  Tommy Smith, English footballer
• 1949

  Judith Resnik, American astronaut (d. 1986)
• 1951

  Dean Kamen, American inventor
• 1962

  Lana Clarkson, American actress (d. 2003)
• 1971

  Dong Abay, Filipino musician and singer-songwriter
• 1975

  Shammond Williams, American basketball player
• 1981

  Michael A. Monsoor, American soldier (d. 2006)
• 1988

  Alex Valentini, Italian footballer

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