Why do so many bad things happen in mid April?

[countthestars]

Is it the change in the weather??

Boston Marathon Bombing - April 15, 2013
Virginia Tech Massacre - April 16, 2007
Oklahoma City Bombing - April 19, 1995
Waco Texas Siege - April 19, 1993
Columbine High School Massacre - April 20, 1999

[countthestars]

Apparently I'm not the only person who wonders this: www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/19/april.attacks.conspiracy/

[Pom]

That's a long list of horrific sadness.

[otowngirl]

Apr 16, 2014 9:12:17 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Is it the change in the weather??

Boston Marathon Bombing - April 15, 2013
Virginia Tech Massacre - April 16, 2007
Oklahoma City Bombing - April 19, 1995
Waco Texas Siege - April 19, 1993
Columbine High School Massacre - April 20, 1999

Titanic -- April 15, 1912

ETA: So it wasn't an "attack" (THAT WE KNOW OF), but still pretty shitty.

[countthestars]

Apr 16, 2014 9:16:24 GMT -5 otowngirl said:

Apr 16, 2014 9:12:17 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Is it the change in the weather??

Boston Marathon Bombing - April 15, 2013
Virginia Tech Massacre - April 16, 2007
Oklahoma City Bombing - April 19, 1995
Waco Texas Siege - April 19, 1993
Columbine High School Massacre - April 20, 1999

Titanic -- April 15, 1912

I actually had that in there too!  But I took it out because I wasn't sure it "fit" with all of the others.

[tacom]

Hitler was also born on the 20th of April.

My birthday is on the 19th. My cousin's ongoing (morbid, probably offensive) joke is that it's all my fault. We have a special relationship?

[lasagnasshole]

Don't forget the assassination of Lincoln - shot on the 14th, died on the 15th.

Gillian Welch has two great songs about mid-April tragedy:
"April the 14th (Part 1)" and "Ruination Day (Part 2)"

[rbp]

Apr 16, 2014 9:26:47 GMT -5 tacom said:

Hitler was also born on the 20th of April.

Isn't there a school of thought that some of these attacks are related to Hitler's birthday?

[lb2006]

today is my birthday - and every birthday for the past 7 years bad things have happened either locally or nationally. We now avoid talking about my birthday in hopes each year will be different and nothing tragic will happen

[countthestars]

Apr 16, 2014 9:28:12 GMT -5 rbp said:

Apr 16, 2014 9:26:47 GMT -5 tacom said:

Hitler was also born on the 20th of April.

Isn't there a school of thought that some of these attacks are related to Hitler's birthday?

Yes, and also apparently the battles of Lexington and Concord

"That said, the reason why we see certain types of political violence in mid- to late April is because of a few unhappy coincidences: that Waco happened to fall on the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles in a war against a tyrannical oppressor. "

[countthestars]

Apr 16, 2014 9:29:16 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

today is my birthday - and every birthday for the past 7 years bad things have happened either locally or nationally. We now avoid talking about my birthday in hopes each year will be different and nothing tragic will happen

Mine too! (gift)

I wonder if maybe that's why I think about this every year.

[lb2006]

Apr 16, 2014 9:31:40 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Apr 16, 2014 9:29:16 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

today is my birthday - and every birthday for the past 7 years bad things have happened either locally or nationally. We now avoid talking about my birthday in hopes each year will be different and nothing tragic will happen

Mine too! (gift)

I wonder if maybe that's why I think about this every year.

Well happy birthday Hopefully this year is different and it will be a great, positive day!

[tacom]

Apr 16, 2014 9:28:12 GMT -5 rbp said:

Apr 16, 2014 9:26:47 GMT -5 tacom said:

Hitler was also born on the 20th of April.

Isn't there a school of thought that some of these attacks are related to Hitler's birthday?

Hitler. Or tacom.

in all seriousness, I do think some violent acts are likely done to "honor" predecessors.

[jillboston]

"April is the cruelest month."
Although I don't think tragedy is what T.S. Eliot meant by that.

If you are Christian Christ was likely crucified in April as well.

[jillboston]

3 of my 6 bros and sisters were born in April. We figured out that that's because it's nine months after July :-) My parents loved skinny dipping.

[Deleted]

Apr 16, 2014 9:12:17 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Is it the change in the weather??

Boston Marathon Bombing - April 15, 2013
Virginia Tech Massacre - April 16, 2007
Oklahoma City Bombing - April 19, 1995
Waco Texas Siege - April 19, 1993
Columbine High School Massacre - April 20, 1999

Yesterday Calgary, AB had its worst mass murder in history. 

[tacom]

Apr 16, 2014 9:37:45 GMT -5 jillboston said:

3 of my 6 bros and sisters were born in April. We figured out that that's because it's nine months after July :-) My parents loved skinny dipping.

my mother informed me that I was conceived after a summer picnic. 

[countthestars]

Apr 16, 2014 9:39:56 GMT -5 @canadiandrone said:

Apr 16, 2014 9:12:17 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Is it the change in the weather??

Boston Marathon Bombing - April 15, 2013
Virginia Tech Massacre - April 16, 2007
Oklahoma City Bombing - April 19, 1995
Waco Texas Siege - April 19, 1993
Columbine High School Massacre - April 20, 1999

Yesterday Calgary, AB had its worst mass murder in history. 

[hamster]

I was born the 25th. To my knowledge the only coinciding tragedy is that I'm sick for it almost every year.

[hski2349]

Apr 16, 2014 9:28:12 GMT -5 rbp said:

Apr 16, 2014 9:26:47 GMT -5 tacom said:

Hitler was also born on the 20th of April.

Isn't there a school of thought that some of these attacks are related to Hitler's birthday?

There were theories that the Columbine shooters did it on the 20th because it was Hitler's birthday.  From what I remember that was not true.  

[soxin2]

I remember news coverage (this might have only been local speculators) before a lot was known about Boaton mentioning these instances and some others (that i am blanking on) and wondering of possible links.

DH and I were discussing this in the car yesterday as I was reminding him - he is terrible with dates and memory in general - that it is also (4/15) the birthday of a really good friend.

[Deleted]

A weirdly lot of people have died in the last two weeks two.

My sister's birthday is today, but she's awesome.

[countthestars]

Apr 16, 2014 10:11:28 GMT -5 @kcpokergal said:

A weirdly lot of people have died in the last two weeks two.

My sister's birthday is today, but she's awesome.

It's a great day for a birthday

[Pom]

Apr 16, 2014 9:31:40 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Apr 16, 2014 9:29:16 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

today is my birthday - and every birthday for the past 7 years bad things have happened either locally or nationally. We now avoid talking about my birthday in hopes each year will be different and nothing tragic will happen

Mine too! (gift)

I wonder if maybe that's why I think about this every year.

Happy Birthday!!! Hope you both have a great one.  I guess I should have put this in another happier thread.  

My niece's birthday is September 11th, so she totally gets it.

[mbcdefg]

My mom had cake and bbq for MH's birthday in 2011, and a day later the dog died.

Then she did it again for him in 2012, and within two weeks my dad died.

I told her not to throw MH any more birthday parties. (Although none of this was in April.)

[knavy]

Apr 16, 2014 9:31:40 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Apr 16, 2014 9:29:16 GMT -5 lb2006 said:

today is my birthday - and every birthday for the past 7 years bad things have happened either locally or nationally. We now avoid talking about my birthday in hopes each year will be different and nothing tragic will happen

Mine too! (gift)

I wonder if maybe that's why I think about this every year.

It's mine also, Happy Birthday to us!

[pacificrules]

Apr 16, 2014 9:39:56 GMT -5 @canadiandrone said:

Apr 16, 2014 9:12:17 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Is it the change in the weather??

Boston Marathon Bombing - April 15, 2013
Virginia Tech Massacre - April 16, 2007
Oklahoma City Bombing - April 19, 1995
Waco Texas Siege - April 19, 1993
Columbine High School Massacre - April 20, 1999

Yesterday Calgary, AB had its worst mass murder in history. 

Really?   What happened?

[h]

Apr 16, 2014 9:26:47 GMT -5 tacom said:

Hitler was also born on the 20th of April.

My birthday is on the 19th. My cousin's ongoing (morbid, probably offensive) joke is that it's all my fault. We have a special relationship?

My youngest was born on 4/19. In the days before his birth, I would check every day to see what awful tragic event he would share his b-day with if he was born that day. I was kind of hoping to make it to Earth Day on the 22nd.

The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was on 4/18. Not sure if that's been mentioned yet...

[niq]

Apr 16, 2014 9:12:17 GMT -5 countthestars said:

Is it the change in the weather??

Oklahoma City Bombing - April 19, 1995
Waco Texas Siege - April 19, 1993

The OKC bombing was intentionally on the anniversary of Waco.

But wow, there really is quite a long list of terrible stuff.

[appleaday]

I think everyone is going insane from winter, getting anxious for summer, tired of focusing in school, etc. etc. Honestly, the timing kind of makes sense to me.