APRIL
1 – April Fool's Day
– 100 years since the birth of Raikan Shukurbekov (1913–1962), Kyrgyz writer, playwright, humorist
– 140 years since the birth of S. V. Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), Russian composer, pianist, conductor
– 145 years since the birth of Edmond Rostand (1868–1918), French poet and playwright
– International Bird Day
2 – International Children's Book Day
– 125 years since the birth of M. S. Shaginian (1888–1982), writer
3 – Accountant and Auditor Day of the Kyrgyz Republic
4 – 60 years since the birth of A. Ryskulov (1953), poet, laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of Kyrgyzstan, honored figure of culture of Kyrgyzstan
– 195 years since the birth of Thomas Mayne Reid (1818–1883), English writer
5 – 60 years since the publication (1953) of the first issue of the republican teachers' newspaper "Mugalimder gazetasy" (now "Kut bilim")
6 – 530 years since the birth of Raphael Santi (1483–1520), Italian painter and architect
– 105 years since the birth of the famous composer V. I. Muradeli (1908–1970), People's Artist of the USSR
7 – Day of Remembrance of the Heroes of the April Revolution
– Geologist Day of Kyrgyzstan
– World Health Day
9 – 125 years since the birth of A. K. Vinogradov (1888–1946), Russian writer
10 – 80 years since the birth of A. Masaliev (1933–2004), state and public figure of Kyrgyzstan, Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic
12 – World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day
– 190 years since the birth of A. N. Ostrovsky (1823–1886), Russian playwright
13 – 130 years since the birth of A. V. Alexandrov (1883–1946), composer and choral conductor
– 130 years since the birth of Demyan Bedny (1883–1945), Russian writer
15 – International Day of Monuments and Sites
– 135 years since the birth of Sadriddin Ayni (1878–1954), Tajik writer, translator, public figure
18 – 110 years since the birth of Yu. S. Milyutin (1903–1968), Russian composer – International Day of Monuments and Sites
– 95 years since the birth of Mamai Jusu (1918), manaschi from China
22 – Earth Day
23 – World Book and Copyright Day. Book Day in the Kyrgyz Republic
– 95 years since the birth of Maurice Druon (1918), French writer, laureate of the Prix Goncourt, member of the French Academy
24 – International Youth Solidarity Day
25 – 130 years since the birth of S. M. Budyonny (1883–1973), Marshal of the Soviet Union, three-time Hero of the Soviet Union
26 – Intellectual Property Day
– World Day for Safety and Health at Work
– 65 years since the birth of Doctor of Historical Sciences Dosbol Nura uulu (1948)
28 – Day of Workers of the Statistics Bodies of Kyrgyzstan
29 – City Day of Bishkek. 135 years since its foundation (1878)
– International Dance Day
30 – 130 years since the birth of Jaroslav Hasek (1883–1923), Czech writer
– Dungan holiday of kites
In April, it is celebrated:
– 75 years (1938) since the establishment of the Botanical Garden in Bishkek
In 2013, it is celebrated:
– 110 years since the birth of Tokchoro Joldoshev (1903–1937), prominent public and state figure of Kyrgyzstan, literary critic, publicist, journalist
– 135 years since the birth of manaschi Sazana uulu Bagysh (1878–1958)
The word "April" or "aprilly" is not Russian; it came to us from Byzantium and has two interpretations. Some derive it from "aprekus" – warmed by the sun, others from the verb "aperire" – to open.
The ancient Russian name for the month is "tsveten," because in this month the first greenery appears, buds unfold, and seeds sown in the ground sprout. April is the time of the final awakening of nature from winter sleep. In ancient times, the Kyrgyz called it "chyn kuran."
