April 15: Zodiac, Trivia, Birthdays and Holidays

April 15th marks the 105th day of the Gregorian calendar year (or the 106th in case of leap years). There are 260 days remaining until the end of the year. People born on this day are under the sign of Aries. Famous birthdays on this day include Emma Watson (1990), Claudia Cardinale (1938) and Samantha Fox (1966).
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Holidays

Saint Paternus
Major League Baseball celebrates "Jackie Robinson Day" each April 15 in all MLB ballparks.
Saint Petrus Gonzalez
In the United States, April 15 is the official deadline for filing tax returns: all forms mailed to the IRS must be postmarked no later than this day, so many post offices across the country stay open until midnight to accommodate procrastinators (or those who owe tax and want to wait as late as possible to pay). (If this day falls on the weekend, as in 2006, the following Monday becomes the deadline. Additionally in 2006, Patriot's Day moved the tax deadline to Tuesday, April 18, for those in
Father Damien Day ? celebrated annually in Hawai'i.
Arirang Festival is held in North Korea to commemorate Kim Il-sung's birth.
Saint Hunna.
Saint Basilissa
Blessed Waltman of Antwerp
Ancient Latvia ? Tipsa Diena was observed.
Roman Empire ? the Fordicia was celebrated in honor of Terra.
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Events

2019 2019 Pulitzer Prize: Annapolis Daily Newspaper The Capital was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in recognition of its coverage of the mass shooting at its offices on June 28, 2018. Five of its employees were killed.
2018 Poisoning Yulia and Sergei Skripal: The UK Leader of Opposition Jeremy Corbyn asks for "incontrovertible evidence" to prove Russia's guilt. Boris Johnson, Foreign Secretary, responds that it is "quite exceptional" to question Russian involvement.
2017 Syrian Civil War, 2017 Aleppo Suicide Car Bombing: A bomb explodes on a bus carrying refugees from pro-government villages Al-Fu'ah (and Kafriya) near Aleppo. More than 100 people are injured. (BBC),
2016 Afghanistan War (2001-present). A war rages in Kunduz Province as the Taliban launch their spring offensive to seize Kunduz. A Taliban spokesperson claimed that several outposts had fallen to them, but this was not immediately verified. However, a police chief stated that security forces were maintaining control of the situation.
2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Three villages are captured by the Islamic State in Anbar Province, Iraq.
2014 Three people were injured when a bomb went off at Cairo's traffic police station.
2013 Boston Marathon bombings: There were two explosions near the Boston Marathon finish line, United States. Three people died and 183 were injured. (BBC), (CNN) and (Reuters) The Pakistani Taliban denies any involvement with the Boston Marathon bombings.
2012 2011-2012 Syrian uprising
2011 2011 Cirebon bombing: A suicide bomber attacked an Indonesian Police station in Cirebon in West Java, Indonesia.
2010 The Kennedy Space Center in Florida is where US President Barack Obama announced details of his new policy regarding NASA, the US space agency. New rocket booster systems and spacecraft will be constructed to allow manned missions to Mars, the Moon and beyond by 2025. Over the next five-years, new funding will amount to US$6billion.
2009 China launches another satellite as part its Compass global navigation system.
2008 Effectively midnight (MST) marks the expiration of a five-year ban that prevented Anwar Ibrahim, a prominent Malaysian Opposition figure, from running for office.
2007 India's Essar group buys Canadian steelmaker Algoma at a price of US$ 1.63 billion
2006 New York City officially opens Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. Construction cost US$56 Million.
2005 NASA reports that the Gulf Stream is slowing. This could lead to severe economic and climatic disruptions in Northern Europe.
2004 In Nepal, 2000 more pro-democracy protesters were arrested; 22 of them were later freed.
2003 United States forces capture Abu Abbas in Iraq
2002 Los Angeles, California: The Alameda corridor transportation project opens to rail traffic. This will stop freight trains operating on the 120-year old BNSF Harbour Subdivision.
2001 Easter Day (not again until 2063).
1998 Intel announces the 266 MHz Celeron processor with 32 kB Level 1 cache. The Celeron is a Pentium II processor with no secondary cache, making it cheaper and slightly less powerful, targeting home computer users.
1997 America On Line, begins service in Japan
1996 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9.
1994 Robert F Kennedy Jr (21 days after his divorce) weds Mary Richardson
1992 Billionaire Leona Helmsley is sent to jail for tax evasion.
1991 Secret Garden opens at St. James Theater NYC for 706 performances
1990 In Living Color premieres on FOX-TV
1989 95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England
1988 Meteorite explodes above Indonesia.
1987 Barbara Cook: A Concert... opens at Ambassador NYC for 13 performances
1986 US air raids Libya, responding to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing
1985 Challenger moves to launch pad for 51-B missing
1984 Human Comedy closes at Royale Theater NYC after 13 performances
1983 Rangers 0-Isles 5 - Patrick Division Finals - Isles hold 2-0 lead
1982 Apollo Computer announces DN400, DN420, and landscape display
1981 Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award-winning 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie; Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story.
1980 Libya and Syria recognize the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).
1979 43rd Golf Masters Championship: Fuzzy Zoeller wins, shooting a 280.
1978 43 die as two express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy.
1976 Yankee Stadium reopens, New York Yankees beat Minnesota Twins after trailing 4-0.
1975 1st appearance of San Diego Chicken
1974 78th Boston Marathon won by Neil Cusack of Ireland in 2:13:39.
1973 Walt Disney Story opens
1972 Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Carole King, and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President.
1971 70, Girls, 70 opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 35 performances
1970 Cry for Us All closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 8 performances
1969 North Korea shoots at US airplane above Japanese sea.
1968 Houston Astros beat the New York Mets, 1-0, in 24 innings
1967 Wait A Minim! closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 457 performances
1966 KHET TV channel 11 in Honolulu, HI (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold.
1964 Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (Bridge-Tunnel measures 17.6 miles (28.4 km) and is considered the world's largest bridge-tunnel complex).
1963 70,000 marchers arrive in London from Aldermaston, to demonstrate against nuclear weapons.
1962 US national debt above US$300,000,000,000.
1961 Music Man closes at Majestic Theater in New York City after 1375 performances.
1960 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), organizes at Shaw University.
1959 Fidel Castro begins US goodwill tour.
1958 10th Emmy Awards: Gunsmoke, Robert Young and Jane Wyatt
1957 Congress gives Post Office $41M; restoring Saturday mail delivery
1956 Marlene Bauer wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
1955 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
1954 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 First B-52 bomber prototype test flight.
1951 Michael Gorsira is first person in charge of Cura?ao.
1950 Belgian King Leopold III announces that he is ready to abdicate in favor of his son Baudouin.
1949 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Redemptoris nostri
1948 KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast
1947 Operations begin at Radio Netherlands World radio.
1945 British Army liberates Belsen concentration camp
1943 Metropolitan Life Insurance issues a US$225 million check to Chase bank.
1942 George VI awards George Cross to people of Malta
1941 First helicopter flight of one hour duration, Stratford, Connecticut.
1940 British troops land at Narvik, Norway.
1939 Albert Lebrun elected President of France.
1938 Disney's Donald Duck film Donald's Nephews is released to theaters in the USA. Characters Huey, Dewey, and Louie make their film debut.
1936 First day of the Arab revolt in Palestine.
1935 Another massive dust storm in the USA becomes known as "Black Sunday".
1931 1st walk across American backwards begins
1927 Switzerland and the USSR agree to diplomatic relations
1925 Fritz Haarmann, a serial killer convicted of the murder of 24 boys and young men, is beheaded in Germany.
1924 WHO-AM in Des Moines Iowa begins radio transmissions
1923 Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes.
1922 Banting, MacLeod and Best discover insulin
1921 Black Friday: mine owners announce more wage and price cuts, leading to the threat of a strike all across England.
1920 New Canadian small cent coin is released
1919 Save the Children Fund set up in the UK to raise money for the relief of German and Austrian children.
1918 Clemenceau publishes secret French / Austrian documents
1915 New York Giants Rube Marquard no-hits Brooklyn, 2-0.
1912 Titanic sinks at 2:20 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on
1911 Walter Johnson pitches a record tying four strike outs in an inning.
1909 New York Giants Red Ames second no-hitter, loses in 13 on a 7 hitter to Brooklyn Dodgers.
1902 Pope Leo XIII encyclical "On the Church in the US".
1900 An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over two hours.
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