Special Days in April, 2015

The following post has been updated for 2016 https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/03/30/special-days-in-april-2016/

April’s special days list is bursting with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! Whether you’re looking for something special to study, trivia, a day to celebrate, or a food to add to the menu, this list gives you plenty to choose from.

April’s Themes, Awareness, and Observances

Amateur Radio
Arab American Heritage
Astronomy
Autism Awareness
Car Care
Card and Letter Writing
Celebrate Diversity
Confederate History
Decorating
Financial Literacy Month
Frogs
Garden
Guitar
Holy Humor
Home Improvement
Humor
Jazz Appreciation
Keep America Beautiful
Kites
Landscape Architecture
Listening Awareness
Math Education
Military Child
Pet 1st Aid
Poetry
Recycling
School Library
Straw Hat
Stress Awareness
Young Child
Youth Sports Safety
World Habitat Awareness

April Food Themes

Celery
Child Nutrition
Cranberries
Gooseberries
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Pecan
Soy Foods

April’s Daily Specials (the * after the daily special means it does not always fall on the same date each year)

April 1

April Fool’s Day
Atheist Day
Fun at Work Day
Golden Rule Week begins
Medication Safety Week begins
Poetry and The Creative Mind Day
Read a Road Map Week begins
Reading Is Funny Day
Tatting Day
US Air Force Academy Day
Walking Day

April 2

Author Hans Christian Andersen born 1805
Children’s Book Day
Ferret Day
Ponce de Leon discovers and claims Florida for Spain 1513
Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
Reconciliation Day
World Autism Day

April 3

Chocolate Mousse Day
Don’t Go To Work Unless It’s Fun Day
Find a Rainbow Day
Good Friday *
Scientist Jane Goodall born 1934
Johan Gutenberg 1st used movable type to print a book 1451
Author Washington Irving born 1783
Passover *
1st Pony Express Mail Route 1860
Tweed Day
Walk to Work Day *(1st Fri.)
Weed Out Hate/Sow Seeds of Greatness Day
World Party Day

April 4

Hug a Newsman Day
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated 1968
Love Our Children Day *(1st Sat.)
NATO established 1949
Pillow Fight Day *(1st Sat.)
Rat Day
Robotics Week begins
Author/Illustrator Glen Rounds born 1906
Tell a Lie Day
Vitamin C Day
Walk Around Things Day

April 5

Bat Appreciation Week begins *
Deep Dish Pizza Day
Easter Sunday *
Explore Your Career Options Week begins *
Go For Broke Day
Scientist Joseph Lister born 1827
Plum Pudding Day
Scientist Walter Sutton born 1877
Activist Booker T. Washington born 1856

April 6

1st Animated Cartoon was copyrighted 1906
Army Day
Fresh Tomato Day
North Pole discovered 1909
Public Health Week *
Artist Raphael born 1483
Sorry Charlie Day
Sweet Tater Day *(1st Mon.)
Tartan Day (Scottish Heritage)
Teflon invented 1938
Twinkie invented 1930
US Entry Into WWI 1916

April 7

Beaver Day
Caramel Popcorn Day
Metric System Day
No Housework Day
Poet William Wordsworth born 1770
World Health Organization Day

April 8

All Is Ours Day
Buddha born 563BC
Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
Empanada Day
Garden Week begins *(2nd week)
Roma Day

April 9

Appomattox Day (US Civil War ends 1865)
Cherish an Antique Day
Winston Churchill Day (first person to become an Honorary Citizen of the United States 1963)
Name Yourself Day

April 10

Farm Animals Day
Golfers Day
Salvation Army Founder’s Day 1865
Safety Pin patented 1849
Sibling Day

April 11

Apollo 13 Launched 1970
Baby Massage Day *(2nd Sat.)
Barbershop Quartet Day
8-Track Tape Day
Just Pray No! Weekend of Prayer and Fasting begins *
Pet Day
End of Revolutionary War 1783
Slow Art Day *(2nd Sat.)
Submarine Day
Teach Your Children to Save Day

April 12

Big Wind Day
American Civil War begins 1861
Author Beverly Cleary born 1916
D.E.A.R. Day (Drop Everything and Read Day)
Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse *(2nd Sun.)
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day
International Day for Street Children
Library Week *
Licorice Day
1st Human Space Flight 1961
Paul Revere’s Famous Ride 1775
1st Space Shuttle launch 1981
Student Employment Week begins *
Volunteer Week begins *
Walk On Your Wild Side Day
Week of the Young Child begins *

April 13

American Indian Awareness Week begins *
Cowboy/Outlaw Butch Cassidy born 1866
President Thomas Jefferson born 1743
Scrabble Day

April 14

Dolphin Day
Library Day *(Tues. during Library Week)
Look Up At The Sky Day
Moment of Laughter Day
One Day Without Shoes Day*
Pecan Day
Reach as High as You Can Day
Websters American Dictionary of the English Language published 1828

April 15

Corrie Ten Boom born 1892
Artist/Scientist/Inventor Leonardo Da Vinci born 1452
Holocaust Remembrance Day *
Jackie Robinson Day
Rubber Eraser Day
Take A Wild Guess Day
The Titanic sank 1912

April 16

Day of the Mushroom
Eggs Benedict Day
High Five Day*
Stress Awareness Day
Teen Literature Day *(Thurs. of Library Week)
Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
Inventor Wilbur Wright born 1867

April 17

Bat Appreciation Day
Blah! Blah! Blah! Day
Cheese Ball Day
Day of Silence *
Ellis Island History Day
Haiku Poetry Day
1st Hershey Bar sold 1895
Youth Service Days begin *

April 18

Amateur Radio Day
Auctioneers Day *(3rd Sat.)
Cleaning for a Reason Week begins *
Husband Appreciation Day*(3rd Sat.)
Juggler’s Day
Money Smart Week begins *
San Francisco Earthquake 1906

April 19

Bicycle Day
Coin Week begins *
Environmental Education Week begins *
Garlic Day
Hanging Out Day
Karaoke Week begins *
Princess Week begins *
The Shot Heard Around the World (Battle of Lexington and Concord) 1775

April 20

Boston Marathon *(3rd Mon.)
Chinese Language Day
Marie and Pierre Curie Discover Radium 1902
Adolf Hitler born 1889
Look Alike Day
Patriot’s Day *(3rd Mon.)
Playground Safety Week begins *
Volunteer Recognition Day

April 21

Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
Gathering of the Nations PowWow begins *
Queen Elizabeth born 1926
Henry VIII Became King of England 1509
Innovation Day
Kindergarten Day
Naturalist John Muir born 1838
National Park Week begins *
Rome Founded 753 BC

April 22

Earth Day
Girl Scout Leaders Day
Jelly Bean Day
Mother Earth Day
Roller Skates patented 1823

April 23

President James Buchanan born 1791
English Language Day
St. George’s Day
Homerun Day
Laboratory Day
Movie Theater Day
Picnic Day
Slay A Dragon Day
Take a Chance Day
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day *(4th Thurs.)
Talk Like Shakespeare Day / Author William Shakespeare born 1564
Zucchini Bread Day

April 24

Arbor Day *(last Fri.)
Dance Week begins
Fiddler’s Frolic begins *
Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day
Save the Frogs Day *(last Fri.)
Teach Your Children to Save Day *
Farmer’s Almanac Founder, Robert Bailey Thomas born 1776

April 25

Astronomy Day *
DNA Day
Dance Day *(last Sat.)
East Meets West Day
Eeyore’s Birthday *(last Sat.)
Great Fire of London 1666
Frog Day *(last Sat.)
Go Birding Day *(last Sat.)
Hug a Plumber Day
Physicist Guglielmo Marconi born 1874
Malaria Awareness Day
Sense of Smell Day *(last Sat.)
Suez Canal Construction begins 1859
World Healing Day *(last Sat.)
World Penguin Day
Veterinary Day *(last Sat.)

April 26

Audubon Day
Help a Horse Day
Hug An Australian Day
Kids and Pets Day
Pinhole Photography Day *(last Sun.)
Preservation Week begins *
Pretzel Day
Scientist/Inventor Charles F. Richter born 1900

April 27

Babe Ruth Day
Author Ludwig Bemelmans born 1898
President Ulysses S. Grant born 1822
Scientist Johannes Kepler born 1571
Inventor Samuel Morse born 1791
Prime Rib Day
Tell A Story Day

April 28

Astronomy Day
Biological Clock Day
Kiss Your Mate Day
Maryland Statehood 1788
President James Monroe born 1758
Great Poetry Reading Day

April 29

Dance Day
Greenery Day
Guide Dogs Day *(last Wed.)
Shrimp Scampi Day
World Wish Day
Zipper patented 1851

April 30

Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
Beltane *
Buggs Bunny Day
Hairstyle Appreciation Day
Honesty Day
Louisiana Statehood 1812
Poem In Your Pocket Day *
Raisin Day
Vietnam War ended 1975
Walpurgis Night

I make my monthly special days lists by using several sources including old calendars, holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in. Below are the links to my favorite online April calendars.

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/april-2015.html

http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/april.htm