April 09 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 09 Calendar
April 9th Daily Holidays include:
- Appomattox Day
- Chinese Almond Cookie Day
- Easter Sunday – April 9, 2023
- Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse – April 9, 2023 (Second Sunday in April)
- International ASMR Day (ASMR = Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response)
- Jenkins Ear Day
- Jumbo Day
- Name Yourself Day
- National Baked Ham with Pineapple Day – April 9, 2023 (Same Day as Easter)
- National Cherish an Antique Day
- National Chicken Little Awareness Day
- National Dive Bar Day
- National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day
- National Gin and Tonic Day
- National Unicorn Day
- Orthodox Palm Sunday – April 9, 2023
- Winston Churchill Day
April 09: Famous Birthdays
- April 09, 1932 – Carl Perkins, American singer and guitarist (d. 1998)
- April 09, 1933 – Fern Michaels, American author
- April 09, 1954 – Dennis Quaid, American actor
- April 09, 1966 – Cynthia Nixon, American actress (Sex and the City)
- April 09, 1986 – Leighton Meester, American actress and singer (Gossip Girl)
- April 09, 1990 – Kristen Stewart, American actress (Panic Room, Twilight Series)
- April 09, 1998 – Elle Fanning, American actress (Super 8)
April 09: Historical Events
- April 09, 1865 – Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, ending the American Civil War
- April 09, 1872 – Samuel R Percy patents dried milk
- April 09, 1912 – Titanic leaves Queenstown Ireland for New York
- April 09, 1945 – The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed
- April 09, 1950 – Bob Hope’s 1st TV appearance
- April 09, 1953 – TV Guide publishes 1st issue
- April 09, 1957 – The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping
- April 09, 1959 – NASA names 1st 7 astronauts for Project Mercury
- April 09, 1963 – Winston Churchill becomes 2nd honorary US citizen
- April 09, 1967 – The first Boeing 737 (100 series) makes its maiden flight.
- April 09, 1992 – A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges and sentences him to 30 years in prison
- April 09, 2003 – Baghdad falls to U.S. forces resulting in widespread looting
- April 09, 2005 – Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony
- April 09, 2012 – The Lion King becomes highest grossing Broadway show
- April 09, 2017 – On Palm Sunday, two Christian Churches were bombed in Egypt by ISIS, killing 37 and injuring more than 100.
April 09: Music Events
- April 09, 1962 – Henry Mancini wins the Best Original Song Academy Award for Moon River from Breakfast At Tiffany’s
- April 09, 1970 – Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles
- April 09, 1999 – Faith Hill starts her first headlining tour, This Kiss in Minneapolis (Below is This Kiss)
April 09: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 09 is Aries.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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