Fun Facts to Celebrate an April Birthday
Celebrating an April birthday? Download this April birth month fun facts sheet to display at a birthday party or give with a birthday gift. Included are the April birthstone and flower, a few fun holidays, interesting people born in April, and this month in history events.
April Birthstone
April’s birthstone is diamond, a girl’s best friend! Diamonds are the hardest natural material on earth and have long been associated with love. Best known as a clear, whitish gem, diamonds actually come in a variety of colors, including yellow, pink, blue, and green.
April Flower
The birth flower associated with April is the daisy, representing purity and innocence. Most recognizable in its form with white petals and a yellow center, this flower comes in additional colors such as yellow, pink or red. Daisies can be a hardy plant and depending on the variety, may bloom from early spring to late fall.
A second birth flower associated with April is the sweet pea, native to the Mediterranean region and known for its fragrance.
April Quote or Poem
“Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring!”
Lilly Pulitzer
April Fun Holidays
National Poetry Month
National Garden Month
National Read a Road Map Day (4/5)
National Siblings Day (4/10)
National Scrabble Day (4/13)
National Picnic Day (4/23)
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Famous April Birthdays
Linus Yale (inventor of many types of locks)
Edward Hicks (American folk painter)
Mary Jackson (NASA’s first black female engineer, her story was featured in the movie Hidden Figures)
Alexis Ohanian (co-founder of Reddit)
William Shakespeare (British playwright—Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing)
Yvonne Young Clark (pioneering African-American and female engineer)
William Harvey (physician known for his study of the circulatory system)
Sophie Germain (self-taught mathematical genius known for her progress on proving Fermat’s Last Theorem)
Clement Ader (French inventor who pioneered work in early aviation)
Alan Perlis (computer scientist known for his work in programming languages)
Beverly Cleary (children’s author of Ramona series, Henry Huggins series)
Leonardo da Vinci (renowned Italian painter, sculptor, and architect)
For more April birthdays, quotes, and other April-related learning ideas:
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April Events in History
Library of Congress established (1800)
First American English dictionary published by Noah Webster (1828)
Pony Express service began (1860)
First modern Olympics held in Greece after a 1500-year break (1896)
Titanic disaster (1912)
NATO created (1949)
Famous Apollo 13 “Houston, we have a problem” mission launched (1970)
First cellular telephone call (1973)
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April Birth Month Fact Sheet
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