April 19th, 1785

Born on April 19th, 1785

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What happened on April 19th?

April 19th, 2015

Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, died of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department.

April 19th, 1995

A car bombing destroyed much of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring more than 680 others.

April 19th, 1989

A gun turret exploded on board the United States Navy battleship Iowa, killing 47 sailors.

April 19th, 1984

"Advance Australia Fair", written by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, officially replaced "God Save the Queen" as Australia's national anthem.

April 19th, 1971

The Doors' L.A. Woman was released, their final album during Jim Morrison's lifetime.

April 19th, 1956

American actress Grace Kelly (pictured) became the princess consort of Monaco upon her marriage to Rainier III.

April 19th, 1927

American actress Mae West (pictured) was sentenced to ten days in jail for "corrupting the morals of youth" with her play Sex.

April 19th, 1903

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Kishinev, the capital of Bessarabia Governorate, causing the death of nearly 50 Jews and focusing worldwide attention on the persecution of Jews in Russia.

April 19th, 1809

War of the Fifth Coalition: French general Louis-Nicolas Davout defeated an Austrian force in Lower Bavaria, allowing him to rejoin the main French army.

April 19th, 1782

The States General of the Dutch Republic received John Adams, and the house he had purchased in The Hague became the first United States embassy.

April 19th, 1775

The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts.

April 19th, 1773

The Polish Partition Sejm met to discuss the First Partition of Poland, carried out the previous year by Russia, Prussia and Austria.

April 19th, 1713

With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issued the Pragmatic Sanction, allowing the Habsburg hereditary possessions to be inherited by a daughter.

April 19th, 1506

In Lisbon, a crowd began a massacre of Jews who had been forced to convert to Christianity.

April 19th, 1921

The Jaffa riots commence.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 19th

Born on April 19th, 1785

73

Alexandre Pierre François Boëly

French composer, organist and pianist (1785-1858)

*April 19th, 1785, Paris †December 27th, 1858, Paris

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Who's birthday is on April 19th?

85

Oswald Menghin

Austrian prehistorian

*April 19th, 1888, Merano †November 29th, 1973, Buenos Aires

82

Ferdinand I of Austria

Austrian emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1793-1875)

*April 19th, 1793, Vienna †June 29th, 1875, Prague

29

Arizona Zervas

American rapper and singer

*April 19th, 1995, Providence

84

José Echegaray

Spanish author (1832-1916)

*April 19th, 1832, Madrid †September 14th, 1916, Madrid

34

Jayne Mansfield

American actress and Playmate

*April 19th, 1933, Bryn Mawr †June 29th, 1967, Slidell

86

Gustav Fechner

German scientist (1801-1887)

*April 19th, 1801, Żarki Wielkie †November 18th, 1887, Leipzig

72

Tony Plana

Cuban actor

*April 19th, 1952, Havana

65

Andreas Lämmel

German politician

*April 19th, 1959, Falkenstein, Saxony

37

Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis player

*April 19th, 1987, Nyagan

53

Gad Elmaleh

Moroccan-Canadian comedian and actor

*April 19th, 1971, Casablanca

82

Harald Hauptmann

German praehistorian and near eastern archaeologist

*April 19th, 1936, Radkov †August 2nd, 2018

58

Oliver Welke

German television presenter and comedian

*April 19th, 1966, Bielefeld

57

Félix-Louis de Narp

French soldier and officer

*April 19th, 1786, Paris †November 30th, 1843, Périgueux

45

Kate Hudson

American actress (born 1979)

*April 19th, 1979, Los Angeles

86

Glenn T. Seaborg

American chemist (1912–1999)

*April 19th, 1912, Ishpeming †February 25th, 1999, Lafayette

67

Mukesh Ambani

Indian businessman

*April 19th, 1957, Aden

46

James Franco

American actor

*April 19th, 1978, Palo Alto

65

Karl Wilhelm von Toll

Russian Army general (1777-1842)

*April 19th, 1777, Tallinn †May 5th, 1842, Saint Petersburg

56

Mswati III

King of Eswatini

*April 19th, 1968, Manzini

85

Ali Khamenei

Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989

*April 19th, 1939, Mashhad

Same year
Born in 1785

81

Philipp August Böckh

German classical scholar and antiquarian (1785-1867)

*November 24th, 1785, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1867, Berlin

88

Alessandro Manzoni

Italian poet and novelist (1785-1873)

*March 7th, 1785, Milan †May 22nd, 1873, Milan

55

Adam von Faßmann

German pharmacist and politician

*January 1st, 1785, Amberg †November 30th, 1840

80

William Jackson Hooker

English botanist and botanical illustrator (1785-1865)

*July 6th, 1785, Norwich †August 12th, 1865, Kew

78

Jacob Grimm

German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist (1785-1863)

*January 4th, 1785, Hanau †September 20th, 1863, Berlin

53

Mahmud II

30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 to 1839

*July 20th, 1785, Constantinople †July 1st, 1839, Constantinople

73

Bettina von Arnim

German writer and novelist (1785-1859)

*April 4th, 1785, Frankfurt †January 20th, 1859, Berlin

65

John James Audubon

French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter (1785–1851)

*April 26th, 1785, Les Cayes †January 27th, 1851, New York City

51

Claude-Louis Navier

French engineer and physicist (1785–1836)

*February 10th, 1785, Dijon †August 21st, 1836, Paris

10

Louis XVII of France

King of France and Navarre

*March 27th, 1785, Versailles †June 8th, 1795, Paris

63

Friedrich Kalkbrenner

German-born French pianist, composer, piano teacher and piano manufacturer (1784-1849)

*November 8th, 1785, Kassel †June 10th, 1849, Enghien-les-Bains

67

William Beaumont

American physician (1785-1853)

*November 21st, 1785, Lebanon †April 25th, 1853, St. Louis

87

Adam Sedgwick

English geologist (1785-1873)

*March 22nd, 1785, Dent †January 27th, 1873, Cambridge

69

Ludwig Snell

Swiss politician (1785-1854)

*April 6th, 1785, Idstein †July 5th, 1854, Küsnacht

55

David Wilkie

Scottish painter (1785-1841)

*November 18th, 1785, Fife †June 1st, 1841, Crown Colony of Malta

76

Abel de Pujol

French painter (1785–1861)

*January 30th, 1785, Valenciennes †September 28th, 1861, Paris

68

John Wilson

Scottish advocate, literary critic and author (1785-1854)

*May 18th, 1785, Paisley †April 3rd, 1854, Edinburgh

80

Thomas Love Peacock

English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company

*October 18th, 1785, Weymouth †January 23rd, 1866, Shepperton

76

José Lázaro de la Garza y Ballesteros

Spanish bishop (1785-1862)

*December 17th, 1785, Montemorelos †March 11th, 1862, Barcelona

85

Charles Green

British balloonist (1785-1870)

*January 31st, 1785, London †March 26th, 1870, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1785 is a normal year and no leap year.

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