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April 19

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.

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Aries is the sign for April 19 — read more on the Aries page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.

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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.

Released on April 19

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Tower Unite

2022

  • Game Big Time

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1506

    Lisbon massacre

  2. 1713

    Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

  3. 1775

    American Revolutionary War

  4. 1861

    American Civil War

  5. 1927

    Mae West

  6. 1956

    Grace Kelly

  7. 1971

    Salyut 1

  8. 1989

    Gun turret

  9. 1995

    Oklahoma City bombing

  10. 2005

    2005 conclave

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 19

Maria Sharapova

b. 1987

Sarah Bagley

b. 1806

Glenn T. Seaborg

b. 1912

Tim Curry

b. 1946

Erich Hartmann

b. 1922

Ali Khamenei

b. 1939

Mswati III

b. 1968

Otto Georg Thierack

b. 1889

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

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