What Day of the Week

April 8, 2019 was the 98^th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 267 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.

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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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• 1139

  Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated.
• 1149

  Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum.
• 1271

  In Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers.
• 1864

  American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield – Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana.
• 1886

  William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
• 1918

  World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City’s financial district.
• 1942

  World War II: The Japanese take Bataan in the Philippines.
• 1954

  A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collided with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.
• 1970

  Bahr el-Baqar incident: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. 46 children are killed.
• 2004

  Darfur conflict: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.

• 1692

  Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer (d. 1770)
• 1883

  R. P. Keigwin, English academic (d. 1972)
• 1919

  Ian Smith, Former Prime Minister of Rhodesia (d. 2007)
• 1921

  Jan Novák, Czech composer (d. 1984)
• 1938

  Kofi Annan, Ghanaian diplomat and former United Nations Secretary General
• 1949

  John Madden, English film director
• 1955

  Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer
• 1955

  Ricky Bell, American football player (d. 1984)
• 1963

  Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
• 1965

  Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach

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