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On this day in 1593 Shakespeare’s first published work, the poem Venus and Adonis, was entered into the Stationers’ Register. On this day in 1949 Eire became the Republic of Ireland, ceasing to be part of the British Commonwealth. On this day in 1955 Albert Einstein, physicist, died. Researchers discovered that the part of his brain responsible for mathematical thought was 15 per cent wider than average.
TUESDAY 19 APRIL
On this day in 1770 British explorer Captain James Cook first sighted Australia. On this day in 1943 the Warsaw ghetto uprising began. On this day in 1956 Prince Rainier of Monaco married the American actress Grace Kelly.
WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL
On this day in 1859 Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities was published. On this day in 1945 Hitler spent his final birthday in his Berlin bunker while soviet troops were at the gates of the city. On this day in 1968 Enoch Powell made his Rivers of Blood speech against rising immigration.
THURSDAY 21 APRIL
On this day in 753BC the city of Rome is said to have been founded by Romulus. On this day in 1960 Brasilia became the capital of Brazil. On this day in 1983 £1 coins replaced paper banknotes in Britain.
FRIDAY 22 APRIL
On this day in 1838 the British packet steamer Sirius made the first transatlantic crossing by steam power alone, reaching New York from Cork in 18 days and 10 hours. On this day in 1984 Britain broke off diplomatic relations with Libya after the fatal shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher. On this day in 1993 Stephen Lawrence, aged 18, was murdered at a bus stop in Eltham, London.
SATURDAY 23 APRIL
On this day in 1344 the Order of the Garter was founded by King Edward III. The Order is the most senior knighthood in the UK with just 24 living members, plus the monarch. On this day in 1597 William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor was first performed with Queen Elizabeth I in attendance. On this day in 1635 the oldest US public institution, the Boston Latin School, was founded.
SUNDAY 24 APRIL
On this day in 1184BC the Greeks entered Troy using the Trojan Horse. On this day in 1503 Michelangelo undertook to carve 12 Apostles for the Cathedral of Florence, at the rate of at least one complete statue per year. He produced only one, of St. Matthew, and that remained unfinished. On this day in 1957 The Sky At Night was first broadcast on the BBC.
THIS WEEK IS: Coin Week (US: April 17 to April 23), Stationery Week (US:20 April to 25 April).
MONDAY APRIL 18
World Heritage Day (International), Monuments and Sites Day (International), Pinata Day (US), Animal Crackers Day (US), Columnists’ Day (US), Lineman Appreciation Day (US), Pet Owners Independence Day (US), Amateur Radio Day (US).
TUESDAY APRIL 19
Bicycle Day (US), Hanging Out Day (US), Rice Ball Day (US), Poetry and the Creative Mind Day (US), Garlic Day (US), Amaretto Day (US).
WEDNESDAY APRIL 20
World Stationery Day (International), Volunteer Recognition Day (US), Banana Day (US), Chinese Language Day (US), Administrative Professionals Day (US).
THURSDAY APRIL 21
Tea Day (International), World Creative and Innovation Day (US), Bulldogs are Beautiful Day (US), High Five Day (US), Thank You Thursday (US), Chocolate Covered Cashews Day (US), American Red Cross Day (US), Kindergarten Day (US), College Student Grief Awareness Day (US).
FRIDAY APRIL 22
Stephen Lawrence Day (UK), Earth Day (International), JTeach Your Children to Save Day (US), Girl Scout Leader’s Day (US), Jelly Bean Day (US), Beagle Day (US).
SATURDAY APRIL 23
Asparagus Day (UK), End of Passover (International), St. George’s Day (International), English Language Day (International), Marconi Day (International), Macaron Day (International), World Book Night (International), Talk Like Shakespeare Day (US), German Beer Day (US), Lost Dog Awareness Day (US).
SUNDAY APRIL 24
Drive it Day (UK), Orthodox Easter (International), World Pinhole Photography Day (International), Scream Day (US), Pig in a Blanket Day (US), Firefly Day (US).
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