April
is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of
four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second
month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by
King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. It became the fourth month of the
calendar year during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC, when it
also was given 29 days. The derivation of the name is uncertain.
The traditional etymology is from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of for spring. Since most of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her Greek name Aphrodite, or from the Etruscan name Apru. Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus.
The traditional etymology is from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of for spring. Since most of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her Greek name Aphrodite, or from the Etruscan name Apru. Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus.
April 1, 2009, April Fool's day.
April 1, 2009, Five thousand people protest in London as the G-20 begins its summit. (BBC)
April 1, 2009, At least eight people are killed when a Eurocopter AS332 ditches into the North Sea. (AFP via Google News)
April 1, 2009,
April 1, 2009, Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman says that the Annapolis Conference "has no validity. (BBC)
April 1, 2009, The United States and Russia begin Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. (The Australian)
April 1, 2009, Albania and Croatia join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (AFP via Google News)
April 1, 2009, The United States' World War II steamship City of Rayville is located near Australia. (The Age)
April 1, 2009, A Computer virus called Conficker was spread throught millions of computers, getting onto their computers and destroying files, and sharing information.
April 2, 2009, The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing an Internet leak of the upcoming film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. (BBC)
April 2, 2009, The Group of 20 announces a US$1-trillion agreement to combat the current financial crisis. (BBC)
April 3, 2009, Release of the Fast and Furious 4
April 3, 2009, Release of Adventure Land.
April 3, 2009, Release of Barack Obama action figure
April 3, 2009, The United States economy lost 663,000 jobs in March, raising the unemployment rate to 8.5%. (New York Times)
April 3, 2009, Fourteen people die and 26 are injured during a shooting at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, New York. (CNN)
April 4, 2009, Anniversary of the Death of Martin Luther King.
April 4, 2009, Three police officers are killed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. (CNN)
April 5, 2009, WrestleMania 25 takes place from the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
April 5, 2009, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command report that North Korea's Bright Star-2 communications satellite did not reach Earth's orbit. (CNN)
April 5, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama announces his plan for worldwide nuclear disarmament. (AFP via Google News)
April 6, 2009, Chuck S2 Ep19: Chuck vs Dream Job
April 6, 2009, North Carolina Tarheels win the NCAA March Madness Tournament
April 6, 2009, At least 207 people are killed and 1,500 injured during a 6.3-magnitude earthquake near L'Aquila Italy. (CNN)
April 6, 2009, Mysterious blue foot reaches for orange cloud in photograph from Chandra Nebula.
April 8, 2009,
Thousands of people in Pyongyang, North Korea, celebrate the
“successful” launch of the Bright Star-2 communications satellite into
Earth's orbit. (BBC)
April 9, 2009, The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency allegedly decommissions its black sites worldwide. (BBC)
April 9, 2009, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Nick Adenhart is killed in car accident.
April 10, 2009, Release of Observe and Report.
April 10, 2009, Release of Dragonball Evolution
April 10, 2009, The Fourth East Asia Summit begins in Pattaya, Thailand. (Xinhua)
April 10, 2009, Japan announces a US$150-billion economic stimulus package. (BBC)
April 11, 2009, Anti-government protests cancel the Fourth East Asia Summit in Pattaya, Thailand. (BBC)
April 12, 2009, Easter Day
April 12, 2009, Season 2 Premiere of Tracy Ullmans State of the Union
April 12, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI says that only reconciliation can resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people. (MSNBC)
April 12, 2009, Ángel Cabrera wins the PGA Tour's 2009 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, United States. (Yahoo)
April 12, 2009, Captain Richard Phillips of the MV Maersk Alabama, who was abducted by Somali pirates, is rescued. (CNN)
April 13, 2009, The U.S. federal government will rescind travel and gift restrictions to Cuba. (Miami Herald)
April 13, 2009, The United Nations Security Council condemns North Korea's launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2. (Sky News)
April 14, 2009, North Korea will depart the six-party talks and resume its nuclear program. (BBC)
April 14, 2009, The Camel Reproduction Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, announces the birth of Injaz, the first cloned camel. (Telegraph)
April 15, 2009, Obamas introduce BO the Portuguese Water Dog. (WashPost)
April 15, 2009, China launches a second satellite as part of its Compass global navigation system. (Xinhua)
April 15, 2009, Swiss investment bank UBS AG will cut 8,700 jobs. (Sky News)
April 15, 2009, The Tax Day Tea Party protests against higher taxes and out-of-control government spending began rallying across the United States. [WSJ)
April 15, 2009, The Pitcairn Islands abolish alcohol prohibition. (RNZI)
April 15, 2009, The United States' consumer price index records its first year-on-year deflation since 1955. (Times Online)
April 16, 2009, Sweden's National Museum of Science and Technology publicly displays a confiscated Pirate Bay server. (The Local)
April 16, 2009, China's economy grows by 6.1% in the first quarter of 2009, the lowest increase since 1999. (Xinhua)
April 17, 2009, Release of 17 Again
April 17, 2009, Release of Crank: High Voltage
April 17, 2009, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm, and Carl Lundström of The Pirate Bay are found guilty of copyright infringement and imprisoned until 2010. (New Zealand Herald)
April 17, 2009, The Fifth Summit of the Americas begins in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. (Barbados Advocate)
April 19, 2009, United States President Barack Obama announces that Central Intelligence Agency personnel who employed enhanced interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects will not be prosecuted. (BBC)
April 19, 2009, The Fifth Summit of the Americas ends in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. (Canadian Press)
April 20, 2009, Oracle Corporation purchases Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion. (MarketWatch)
April 20, 2009, China's government discovers 3,850 kilometres (2,390 mi) more of the Great Wall of China. (BBC)
April 20, 2009, Durban Review Conference: The United Nations World Conference against Racism begins in Geneva, Switzerland. (Telegraph)
-A protester throws an object at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and yells, "Racist, racist!" (BBC)
-Several delegations exit during an anti-Israel speech by President Ahmadinejad. (Reuters)
April 21, 2009, Twelve navies from the Americas begin annual UNITAS Gold exercises near Florida, United States. (Miami Herald)
April 21, 2009, The World Digital Library launches at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, France. (AFP via Google News)
April 21, 2009, The United Kingdom's Retail Prices Index records negative inflation for the first time since 1960. (BBC)
April 21, 2009, The smallest confirmed extrasolar planet, Gliese 581 e, is discovered. (MSNBC)
April 21, 2009, The Wall Street Journal reports that cyber-spies have hacked the U.S. Joint Strike Fighter Program. (Reuters)
April 22, 2009, Japan reports its first annual trade deficit since 1981. (BBC)
April 23, 2009, General Motors will temporarily close 13 factories in the United States and Mexico. (AP via Miami Herald)
April 23, 2009, Judge Tomas Norström of The Pirate Bay's trial is revealed to be a member of the same copyright protection organizations as several entertainment industry representatives. (TT via The Local)
April 23, 2009, The International Monetary Fund forecasts that the world economy will not recover until 2010. (CNN)
April 23, 2009, Iraq's government calculates that more than 110,000 Iraqis have died since the Iraq War began in 2003. (AP)
April 24, 2009, Release of The Soloist
April 24, 2009, Release of Tyson.
April 24, 2009, Swine influenza kills at least 68 people and infects at least 1,000 more in Mexico. (CNN)
April 24, 2009, The bovine genome is sequenced. (Science)
April 25, 2009, Mexico's government declares a state of emergency to combat the outbreak of swine influenza. (Reuters)
April 26, 2009, The United States declares a public health emergency over the outbreak of swine influenza. (New York Times)
April 27, 2009, Season Finale of Chuck S2 Ep22. Chuck Versus the Ring:
April 27, 2009, A low-flying Boeing VC-25, Air Force One, causes momentary panic in New York City, New York, United States. (New York Times)
April 27, 2009, Mexico reports 149 deaths from the outbreak of swine influenza. (BBC)
April 27, 2009, General Motors announces that its Pontiac brand will be eliminated by 2010. (AP via Google News)
April 27, 2009, A 5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes near Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico. (Sky News)
April 28, 2009, The first transgenic, fluorescent dogs are cloned in South Korea. (AP via Google News)
April 29, 2009, The United States economy contracts by 6.1% in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. (AP via New York Times)
April 29, 2009, Swine influenza outbreak: The United States suffers its first casualty. (USA Today)
-Mexico reports 159 deaths and 2,500 suspected cases. (Sky News)
-The World Health Organization raises its Pandemic Alert Level to five.(BBC)
April 30, 2009, 30 Rock: The Natural Order
April 9, 2009, The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency allegedly decommissions its black sites worldwide. (BBC)
April 9, 2009, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher Nick Adenhart is killed in car accident.
April 10, 2009, Release of Observe and Report.
April 10, 2009, Release of Dragonball Evolution
April 10, 2009, The Fourth East Asia Summit begins in Pattaya, Thailand. (Xinhua)
April 10, 2009, Japan announces a US$150-billion economic stimulus package. (BBC)
April 11, 2009, Anti-government protests cancel the Fourth East Asia Summit in Pattaya, Thailand. (BBC)
April 12, 2009, Easter Day
April 12, 2009, Season 2 Premiere of Tracy Ullmans State of the Union
April 12, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI says that only reconciliation can resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people. (MSNBC)
April 12, 2009, Ángel Cabrera wins the PGA Tour's 2009 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, United States. (Yahoo)
April 12, 2009, Captain Richard Phillips of the MV Maersk Alabama, who was abducted by Somali pirates, is rescued. (CNN)
April 13, 2009, The U.S. federal government will rescind travel and gift restrictions to Cuba. (Miami Herald)
April 13, 2009, The United Nations Security Council condemns North Korea's launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2. (Sky News)
April 14, 2009, North Korea will depart the six-party talks and resume its nuclear program. (BBC)
April 14, 2009, The Camel Reproduction Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, announces the birth of Injaz, the first cloned camel. (Telegraph)
April 15, 2009, Obamas introduce BO the Portuguese Water Dog. (WashPost)
April 15, 2009, China launches a second satellite as part of its Compass global navigation system. (Xinhua)
April 15, 2009, Swiss investment bank UBS AG will cut 8,700 jobs. (Sky News)
April 15, 2009, The Tax Day Tea Party protests against higher taxes and out-of-control government spending began rallying across the United States. [WSJ)
April 15, 2009, The Pitcairn Islands abolish alcohol prohibition. (RNZI)
April 15, 2009, The United States' consumer price index records its first year-on-year deflation since 1955. (Times Online)
April 16, 2009, Sweden's National Museum of Science and Technology publicly displays a confiscated Pirate Bay server. (The Local)
April 16, 2009, China's economy grows by 6.1% in the first quarter of 2009, the lowest increase since 1999. (Xinhua)
April 17, 2009, Release of 17 Again
April 17, 2009, Release of Crank: High Voltage
April 17, 2009, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm, and Carl Lundström of The Pirate Bay are found guilty of copyright infringement and imprisoned until 2010. (New Zealand Herald)
April 17, 2009, The Fifth Summit of the Americas begins in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. (Barbados Advocate)
April 19, 2009, United States President Barack Obama announces that Central Intelligence Agency personnel who employed enhanced interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects will not be prosecuted. (BBC)
April 19, 2009, The Fifth Summit of the Americas ends in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. (Canadian Press)
April 20, 2009, Oracle Corporation purchases Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion. (MarketWatch)
April 20, 2009, China's government discovers 3,850 kilometres (2,390 mi) more of the Great Wall of China. (BBC)
April 20, 2009, Durban Review Conference: The United Nations World Conference against Racism begins in Geneva, Switzerland. (Telegraph)
-A protester throws an object at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and yells, "Racist, racist!" (BBC)
-Several delegations exit during an anti-Israel speech by President Ahmadinejad. (Reuters)
April 21, 2009, Twelve navies from the Americas begin annual UNITAS Gold exercises near Florida, United States. (Miami Herald)
April 21, 2009, The World Digital Library launches at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, France. (AFP via Google News)
April 21, 2009, The United Kingdom's Retail Prices Index records negative inflation for the first time since 1960. (BBC)
April 21, 2009, The smallest confirmed extrasolar planet, Gliese 581 e, is discovered. (MSNBC)
April 21, 2009, The Wall Street Journal reports that cyber-spies have hacked the U.S. Joint Strike Fighter Program. (Reuters)
April 22, 2009, Japan reports its first annual trade deficit since 1981. (BBC)
April 23, 2009, General Motors will temporarily close 13 factories in the United States and Mexico. (AP via Miami Herald)
April 23, 2009, Judge Tomas Norström of The Pirate Bay's trial is revealed to be a member of the same copyright protection organizations as several entertainment industry representatives. (TT via The Local)
April 23, 2009, The International Monetary Fund forecasts that the world economy will not recover until 2010. (CNN)
April 23, 2009, Iraq's government calculates that more than 110,000 Iraqis have died since the Iraq War began in 2003. (AP)
April 24, 2009, Release of The Soloist
April 24, 2009, Release of Tyson.
April 24, 2009, Swine influenza kills at least 68 people and infects at least 1,000 more in Mexico. (CNN)
April 24, 2009, The bovine genome is sequenced. (Science)
April 25, 2009, Mexico's government declares a state of emergency to combat the outbreak of swine influenza. (Reuters)
April 26, 2009, The United States declares a public health emergency over the outbreak of swine influenza. (New York Times)
April 27, 2009, Season Finale of Chuck S2 Ep22. Chuck Versus the Ring:
April 27, 2009, A low-flying Boeing VC-25, Air Force One, causes momentary panic in New York City, New York, United States. (New York Times)
April 27, 2009, Mexico reports 149 deaths from the outbreak of swine influenza. (BBC)
April 27, 2009, General Motors announces that its Pontiac brand will be eliminated by 2010. (AP via Google News)
April 27, 2009, A 5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes near Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico. (Sky News)
April 28, 2009, The first transgenic, fluorescent dogs are cloned in South Korea. (AP via Google News)
April 29, 2009, The United States economy contracts by 6.1% in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. (AP via New York Times)
April 29, 2009, Swine influenza outbreak: The United States suffers its first casualty. (USA Today)
-Mexico reports 159 deaths and 2,500 suspected cases. (Sky News)
-The World Health Organization raises its Pandemic Alert Level to five.(BBC)
April 30, 2009, 30 Rock: The Natural Order
April 30, 2009, Chrysler LLC files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Code. (CNN-IBN)
April 30, 2009, Five people are killed and 13 injured during a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
April 30, 2009, The United Kingdom ends combat operations in the Iraq War. (BBC)
April 30, 2009, Helios Airways is charged with 119 counts of manslaughter over the crash of Flight 522 in 2005. (AP)
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