April 15 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 15 Calendar
April 15st Daily Holidays include:
- Anime Day
- Auctioneers Day – April 15, 2023 (Third Saturday of April)
- Father Damien Day
- Husband Appreciation Day – April 15, 2023 (Third Saturday of April)
- International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day – April 15, 2023 (Third Saturday in April)
- Jackie Robinson Day
- McDonald’s Day
- Microvolunteering Day
- National ASL Day (American Sign Language)
- National Glazed Spiral Ham Day
- National Griper’s Day
- National Laundry Day
- One Boston Day
- One Day Without Shoes
- Orthodox Holy Saturday – April 15, 2023
- Record Store Day – April 15, 2023 (Third Saturday of April)
- Rubber Eraser Day
- Slow Art Day – Apri1 15, 2023
- Take a Wild Guess Day
- That Sucks Day
- Titanic Remembrance Day
- Universal Day of Culture
- World Art Day
- World Circus Day – April 15, 2023 (Third Saturday in April)
April 15: Famous Birthdays
- April 15, 1452 – Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, scientist, and architect (d. 1519)
- April 15, 1684 – Catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27) (d. 1727)
- April 15, 1890 – Percy Shaw, English businessman who invented the “cat’s eye” (the raised pavement markers) (d. 1976)
- April 15, 1892 – Corrie ten Boom, Dutch-American author (The Hiding Place), and Holocaust survivor (d. 1983)
- April 15, 1894 – Bessie Smith, American jazz singer and actress who was nicknamed the Empress of the Blues (d. 1937)
- April 15, 1933 – Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (Bewitched) (d. 1995)
- April 15, 1951 – Heloise, American journalist and author
- April 15, 1959 – Emma Thompson, English actress and screenwriter
- April 15, 1982 – Seth Rogen, Canadian-American comedian, actor, director, producer and screenwriter
April 15: Historical Events
- April 15, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot by John Wilkes Booth the previous evening. VP Andrew Johnson becomes President
- April 15, 1892 – The General Electric (GE) Company is formed
- April 15, 1912 – The RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20am after hitting an iceberg. 710 of the 2,227 passengers/crew on board survive
- April 15, 1923 – Insulin becomes available for use by people with diabetes
- April 15, 1924 – Rand McNally publishes it first road atlas
- April 15, 1964 – The first Ford Mustang is finished two days before it goes on sale nationwide
- April 15, 1969 – North Korea shoots down a US Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board
- April 15, 2014 – 200 female students are abducted in Borno State, Nigeria by the terrorist group Boko Haram
- April 15, 2019 – The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in France is damaged by a large fire
April 15: Music Events
- April 15, 1961 – After 1375 performances, “Music Man” closed at the Majestic Theater in New York City
- April 15, 1989 – “Eternal Flame” by The Bangles starts a 4 week run at #1 on the UK Singles chart
- April 15, 1989 – “She Drives Me Crazy” by The Fine Young Cannibals hits #1 on the US singles chart
April 15: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 15 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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