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 Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.

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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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• 217

  Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
• 1271

  In Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers.
• 1820

  The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos.
• 1864

  American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield – Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana.
• 1913

  The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.
• 1929

  Indian Independence Movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
• 1959

  A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
• 1975

  Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball’s first African American manager.
• 1985

  Bhopal disaster: India files suit against Union Carbide for the disaster which killed an estimated 2,000 and injured another 200,000.
• 1993

  The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations.

• 1761

  Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, Founder of the Society of Mary (d. 1850)
• 1859

  Edmund Husserl, Austrian philosopher (d. 1938)
• 1889

  Sir Adrian Boult, British conductor (d. 1983)
• 1905

  Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (d. 1971)
• 1906

  Raoul Jobin, French Canadian tenor (d. 1974)
• 1927

  Tilly Armstrong (alias Tania Langley and Kate Alexander), British writer (d. 2010)
• 1962

  Paddy Lowe, British engineer
• 1966

  Mark Blundell, British racing driver
• 1968

  Patricia Arquette, American actress
• 1984

  Taran Noah Smith, American actor

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