As promised, on the
23^rd of every month I will post a list of literary author birthdays.
I came across the list on Book Lover Gifts website. Feel
free to add your favorite authors special day. Put it in the comments section,
just wait for their birth month.

 

• 02 April 1805 – Hans Christian Andersen, author
  of The Emperor’s New Clothes
• 03 April 1783 – Washington Irving, author of Rip
  Van Winkle
• 05 April 1856 – Booker T. Washington, author of
  Up from Slavery
• 21 April 1816 – Charlotte
  Bronte, author of Jane Eyre
  
• 23 April 1564 – William Shakespeare, author of Romeo & Juliet

 

April Facts:

• The second month of spring, April
  is the time for planting and spring cleaning.
• The diamond, the April
  birthstone symbolizes innocence.
• The Boston Marathon is held
  in April.
• April was a sacred month to
  the Ancient Roman goddess, Venus.
• Folklore: A cold April,
  the bar will fill.

See you next month!

Sources:

http://projectbritain.com/year/march.htm

https://www.almanac.com/content/month-january-holidays-facts-folklore

https://www.ducksters.com/history/decemberinhistory.php