Maria Sharapova
b. 1987
Russian tennis player
On This Day · The 109th day of the year
April 19
April 19 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1506 and 2005. The Lisbon Massacre begins, in which about two thousand Jews who had been forcibly converted to Christianity are slaughtered by Portuguese Catholics.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 2026
What happened on April 19?
April 19 is the 109th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1506 and 2005. Famous people born on April 19 include Maria Sharapova, Sarah Bagley and Glenn T. Seaborg.
The shape of the day
April 19's record stretches 499 years, from 1506 to 2005. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.
Aries is the sign for April 19 — read more on the Aries page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on April 19
Movies, games, albums & shows2025
- Game Tower Unite
2022
- Game Big Time
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 1506
Lisbon massacre
The Lisbon Massacre begins, in which about two thousand Jews who had been forcibly converted to Christianity are slaughtered by Portuguese Catholics.
- 1713
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inheritable by a female; his daughter and successor, Maria Theresa, was not born until 1717.
- 1775
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: The war begins during the Battles of Lexington and Concord with a victory of American minutemen and other militia over British forces, later referred to as the "shot heard round the world".
- 1861
American Civil War
American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching through the city.
- 1927
Mae West
Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
- 1956
Grace Kelly
Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.
- 1971
Salyut 1
Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.
- 1989
Gun turret
A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.
- 1995
Oklahoma City bombing
Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, US, is bombed, killing 168 people including 19 children under the age of six.
- 2005
2005 conclave
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
Famous birthday twins
Born on April 19Sarah Bagley
b. 1806
American labor organizer
Glenn T. Seaborg
b. 1912
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Tim Curry
b. 1946
English actor and singer
Erich Hartmann
b. 1922
German colonel and pilot
Ali Khamenei
b. 1939
Supreme Leader of Iran
Mswati III
b. 1968
King (Ngwenyama) of Eswatini (Swaziland)
Otto Georg Thierack
b. 1889
German jurist and politician
Deaths
- 2016Patricio Aylwin
- 1967Konrad Adenauer
- 1906Pierre Curie
- 1882Charles Darwin
- 1824Lord Byron
- 1588Paolo Veronese
Holidays & observances
- —Christian feast day: Ælfheah of Canterbury (Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox)
- —Christian feast day: Conrad of Ascoli
- —Christian feast day: Emma of Lesum
- —Christian feast day: Expeditus
- —Christian feast day: George of Antioch
- —Christian feast day: Olaus and Laurentius Petri (Lutheran)
- —Christian feast day: Pope Leo IX
- —Christian feast day: Ursmar
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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