April
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Ketanji Brown Jackson

Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice.

Person born this day 1997

Rafaela Gómez

Rafaela Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player

Fact 1994

On April 7, 1994, the Rwandan Genocide began, leading to the mass murder of an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu in just 100...

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"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving."

Albert Einstein

Changed the world 2021

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

COVID-19 pandemic: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant has become the dominant strain of...

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Albert Einstein

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving."

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World Health Day

World Health Day (International observance)

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Public holidays in Mozambique

Women's Day (Mozambique)

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April 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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April 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow

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Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (Eastern Orthodox Church, Episcopal Church (USA))

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Beatification

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Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta

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Jean-Baptiste de La Salle

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Jean-Baptiste de La Salle

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Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld

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Hermann Joseph

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Henry Walpole

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Henry Walpole

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Hegesippus (chronicler)

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Hegesippus

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Brynach

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Brynach

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Edward Oldcorne

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Blessed Edward Oldcorne and Blessed Ralph Ashley

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Alexander Rawlins

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Blessed Alexander Rawlins

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Aibert

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Aibert of Crespin