April 19th, 1837

Born on April 19th, 1837

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 19th?

April 19th, 2020

A series of attacks in Nova Scotia, Canada, ended when the perpetrator was killed by police, leaving 22 victims dead.

April 19th, 2005

Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the papal conclave.

April 19th, 2000

Air Philippines Flight 541 crashed in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board.

April 19th, 1861

The first bloodshed of the American Civil War took place when Confederate sympathizers in Baltimore, Maryland, attacked members of the Massachusetts militia en route to Washington, D.C.

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 truck bombing destroyed much of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (aftermath pictured) 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 (pictured) released L.A. Woman, their final album during their lead vocalist 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.

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

Born on April 19th, 1837

52

Wilhelm Hasenclever

German politician (1837–1889)

*April 19th, 1837, Arnsberg †July 3rd, 1889, Schöneberg

Same year
Born in 1837

70

Franz Bücheler

German classical philologist (1837-1908)

*June 3rd, 1837, Rheinberg †May 3rd, 1908, Bonn

58

lhaj Adam Opel

Founder of the German automobile company Adam Opel AG

*May 9th, 1837, Rüsselsheim am Main †September 8th, 1895, Rüsselsheim am Main

71

Grover Cleveland

President of the United States (1885–89; 1893–97)

*March 18th, 1837, Caldwell †June 24th, 1908, Princeton

85

Johannes Diderik van der Waals

Netherlandish physicist (1837-1923)

*November 23rd, 1837, Leiden †March 8th, 1923, Amsterdam

53

Ernest Hoschedé

French businessman

*December 18th, 1837, Paris †March 18th, 1891, 9th arrondissement of Paris

78

Johannes Trojan

Writer and opinion journalist (1837-1915)

*August 14th, 1837, Gdańsk †November 21st, 1915, Rostock

75

J. P. Morgan

American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)

*April 17th, 1837, Hartford †March 31st, 1913, Rome

62

Thomas Henry Ismay

British businessman (1837-1899)

*January 7th, 1837, Maryport †November 23rd, 1899, Dawpool

62

Ludwig Held

Austrian writer and librettist (1837–1900)

*April 14th, 1837, Regensburg †March 2nd, 1900, Vienna

65

Alois Hitler

Austrian civil servant; father of Adolf Hitler (1837-1903)

*June 7th, 1837, Strones †January 3rd, 1903, Linz

56

Sadi Carnot

5th president of France (1837–1894)

*August 11th, 1837, Limoges †June 25th, 1894, 3rd arrondissement of Lyon

35

Vasil Levski

Bulgarian revolutionary (1837–1873)

*July 18th, 1837, Karlovo †February 18th, 1873, Sofia

62

Dwight Lyman Moody

American evangelist (1837–1899)

*February 5th, 1837, Northfield †December 22nd, 1899, Northfield

54

Georges Ernest Boulanger

French general (1837-1891)

*April 29th, 1837, Rennes †September 30th, 1891, Ixelles - Elsene

83

John Burroughs

American naturalist and essayist (1837-1921)

*April 3rd, 1837, Delaware County †March 29th, 1921, California

72

Algernon Charles Swinburne

English poet, playwright and novelist (1837–1909)

*April 5th, 1837, London †April 10th, 1909, London

76

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

15th and last shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1837–1913)

*October 28th, 1837, Koishikawa †November 22nd, 1913, Koishikawa-ku

48

Nicolás Avellaneda

Argentinian lawyer, journalist and politician (1837-1885)

*October 1st, 1837, San Miguel de Tucumán †December 26th, 1885, Atlantic Ocean

82

Itagaki Taisuke

Japanese politician (1837–1919)

*May 21st, 1837, Kochi †July 16th, 1919, Shibakōen

45

Henry Draper

American physician and astronomer

*March 7th, 1837, Prince Edward County †November 20th, 1882, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1837 is a normal year and no leap year.

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