Independent Bookstore Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April)
International Dance Day
International Noise Awareness Day
International Sculpture Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April)
International Table Top Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April)
National Go Birding Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday of April)
National Herb Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April) and also May 6, 2023 (First Saturday in May)
National Kiss of Hope Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April)
National Pool Opening Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April)
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day - April 29, 2023 (DEA) (Last Saturday in April)
National Rebuilding Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday of April)
National Sense of Smell Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday of April)
National Shrimp Scampi Day
Peace Rose Day
Pet Tech CPR Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April)
Poem in Your Pocket Day - April 29, 2022 (2023 TBA)
Save the Frogs Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April)
Viral Video Day
We Jump The World Day
World Healing Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April)
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April)
World Veterinary Day - April 29, 2023 (Last Saturday in April)
World Wish Day
Zipper Day
2023 Weekly Holidays that include April 29, are:
Administrative Professional's Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Last Full Week of April)
American Quilters Society Week - April 27-30, 2023
Astronomy Week (Spring) - April 24-30, 2023
Bedbug Awareness Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Last Week in April)
Canadian Immunization Awareness Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Last Week in April)
Fibroid Awareness Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Fourth Week in April)
Gathering of Nations PowWow - April 27-29, 2023
Global Youth Service Days - April 28-30, 2023
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week - April 23-29, 2023
National And Global Youth Service Days - April 28-30, 2023 (Last Weekend in April)
National Crime Victims' Rights Week - April 23-29, 2023
National Dance Week - April 23-29, 2023
National Dream Hotline - April 28-30, 2023 (Last Weekend in April)
National Green Week - February 5 - April 30, 2023 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
National Infants Immunization Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Fourth Week of April)
National Infertility Awareness Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Fourth Week of April)
National Karaoke Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Fourth Week of April)
National Library Week - April 23-29, 2023
National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Last Full Week of April)
National Organ / Tissue Donor Awareness Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Last Week of April)
National Park Week - April 22-30, 2023
National Princess Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Last Full Week of April)
National Scoop the Poop Week - April 24-30
Sky Awareness Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Last Full Week in April)
UN Global Road Safety Week - April 23-29
World Immunization Week - April 24-30
World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week - April 23-29, 2023 (Week that surrounds April 24th each year)
2023 Monthly Holidays that include April 29, are:
There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our April Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of April.
NOTE:
A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.
World Festivals and Events (Date Order)
Festival of Ridvan - April 20 - May 2, 2023
Interstate Mullet Toss - April 28-30, 2023 (Last Full Weekend in April)
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 29 is Taurus.
Birth Flower of the Month
The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for April are:
Daisy - signifies innocence, loyal love, and purity
Sweet Pea - signify blissful pleasure, but are also used to say good-bye.
Birthstone
The Birthstone(s) for April is the diamond, a symbol of enduring love.
Famous Birthdays
1863 - William Randolph Heart, American newspaper publisher who founded the Hearst Corporation, politician, and builder of Hearst Castle in San Simeon, CA (d. 1951)
1899 - Duke Ellington, American bandleader, composer and pianist (b. 1974)
1947 - Tommy James, American singer, songwriter, guitarist (Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson and Clover, Crystal Blue Persuasion)
1947 - Johnny Miller, American golfer
1951 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)
1954 - Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian, actor, and producer (Seinfeld)
1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis, English-Irish actor (The Last of the Mohicans, Lincoln)
1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress and singer (The Fabulous Baker Boys, Dangerous Liaisons, Batman Returns)
1958 - Eve Plumb, American actress (The Brady Bunch)
1968 - Carnie Wilson, American actress, singer, songwriter (Wilson Phillips)
1970 - Andre Agassi, American tennis player
1970 - Uma Thurman, American actress
Famous Deaths
1980 - Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (Birds) (b. 1899)
Famous Weddings and Divorces
1885 - Edith Wharton, novelist (The Age of Innocence), marrieds Edward Robbins Wharton
1945 - Adolf Hitler married Eva Braun
1988 - Diane Sawyer, television journalist marries Mike Nichols, film director and producer
1988 - Burt Reynolds, actor marries Loni Anderson, actress
1989 - Jon Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi lead singer marries Dorothea Hurley
2011 - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge marries Kate Middleton, at Westminster Abbey
Quote of the Day
Recipe of the Day or a Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day
April 27th, 2019 is HEALTHY KIDS DAY! Kerry has a great section on her Healthy Diet Habits website, called Healthy Kids, but today, I wanted to focus on one page in the section called, Children's Nutrition and Discipline.
Food should be enjoyed by all, but not as the way of showing love, reward, or discipline to your kids! Healthy kids with a right relationship to food, should be the goal of every parent.
This Day in History
1862 - During the American Civil War, New Orleans, Louisiana falls to the Union Forces
1945 - During World War II, the German army in Italy surrenders to the Allies
1945 - U.S. Troops liberate the Dachuau concentration camp
1975 - During the Vietnam War, the U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigorn due to an expected North Vietnamese takeover
2004 - George W. Bush and Dick Cheney testify before the 9/11 Commission in a closed hearing
2004 - Oldsmobile builds its final car after 107 years of production
This Day in Music
1784 - Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 premieres in Vienna
1968 - The musical Hair opens at the Biltmore Theater in NYC for 1,750 performances
1972 - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack is in it's third week of being the #1 song
1978 - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams is in it's third week as #1 on the R&B charts (shown below)
This Day in Sports
1967 - Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title after refusing induction in the U.S. Army the previous day
Word of the Day from Wiktionary
Anapest (noun)
1. (US, prosody) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g the word "velveteen"). 2. (US, prosody) A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter; e.g. “Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville, did NOT!” (Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.)
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