April 7
April 7 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 268 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Aries.
Day of year
98
Days remaining
268
ISO week
14
Zodiac
Aries
Season
Spring
Sun declination
+6.8°
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).
On April 7 the Sun's declination is approximately +6.8°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a April 7.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- World Health Day (WHO)
- Genocide Memorial Day (Rwanda)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
- 1933 — U.S. Prohibition was effectively ended (low-alcohol beer became legal again). ↗(93 years ago)
- 1948 — The World Health Organization was established. ↗(78 years ago)
- 1969 — The Internet's symbolic birth: RFC 1, "Host Software", was published. ↗(57 years ago)
- 1994 — The Rwandan genocide began following the death of President Juvénal Habyarimana. ↗(32 years ago)
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 1947 — Henry Ford, American industrialist. ↗(79 years ago)
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (98) | 2 × 7^2 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (268) | 2^2 × 67 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 07042026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +6.76° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 74 days |