April 19th, 1897

Born on April 19th, 1897

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1897

84

Bruno Diekmann

German politician (1897-1982)

*April 19th, 1897, Kiel †January 11th, 1982, Kiel

95

Kay Swift

American composer of popular and classical music

*April 19th, 1897, Manhattan †January 28th, 1993, Southington

116

Jiroemon Kimura

Japanese supercentenarian, verified longest–lived man in history

*April 19th, 1897, Kyotango †June 12th, 2013, Kyotango

99

Charles Barraud

Artist (1897-1997)

*April 19th, 1897, La Chaux-de-Fonds †January 29th, 1997, Yverdon-les-Bains

95

Vivienne Segal

American actress (1897-1992)

*April 19th, 1897, Philadelphia †December 29th, 1992, Beverly Hills

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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

34

Jayne Mansfield

American actress and Playmate

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

86

Glenn T. Seaborg

American chemist (1912–1999)

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

72

Tony Plana

Cuban actor

*April 19th, 1952, Havana

71

Hugo Herrmann

German composer

*April 19th, 1896, Ravensburg †September 7th, 1967, Stuttgart

65

Andreas Lämmel

German politician

*April 19th, 1959, Falkenstein, Saxony

82

Harald Hauptmann

German praehistorian and near eastern archaeologist

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

37

Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis player

*April 19th, 1987, Nyagan

53

Gad Elmaleh

Moroccan-Canadian comedian and actor

*April 19th, 1971, Casablanca

50

Betty Ross Clarke

American actress (1896-1947)

*April 19th, 1896, Langdon †January 31st, 1947, Los Angeles

92

Anton Pieck

Dutch painter, noted for his nostalgic and fairy tale-like work (1895-1987)

*April 19th, 1895, Den Helder †November 25th, 1987, Overveen

58

Oliver Welke

German television presenter and comedian

*April 19th, 1966, Bielefeld

58

Frank Fontaine

American comedian and singer (1920–1978)

*April 19th, 1920, Cambridge †August 4th, 1978, Spokane

84

José Echegaray

Spanish author (1832-1916)

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

44

Nikolai Yezhov

NKVD director under Joseph Stalin (1895-1940)

*April 19th, 1895, Saint Petersburg †February 4th, 1940, Moscow

67

Mukesh Ambani

Indian businessman

*April 19th, 1957, Aden

85

Ali Khamenei

Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989

*April 19th, 1939, Mashhad

45

Kate Hudson

American actress (born 1979)

*April 19th, 1979, Los Angeles

46

James Franco

American actor

*April 19th, 1978, Palo Alto

57

Otto Georg Thierack

German politician (1889-1946)

*April 19th, 1889, Wurzen †November 22nd, 1946, Paderborn

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Born in 1897

82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

64

William Faulkner

American writer (1897–1962)

*September 25th, 1897, New Albany †July 6th, 1962, Byhalia

66

Pierre Loeb

French Jewish galerist and art dealer persecuted by Nazis (1897-1964)

*September 24th, 1897, Paris †May 4th, 1964

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

*July 24th, 1897, Atchison †January 5th, 1939, Howland Island

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

*February 4th, 1897, Fürth †May 5th, 1977, Bonn

76

Paavo Nurmi

Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973)

*June 13th, 1897, Turku †October 2nd, 1973, Helsinki

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

*September 26th, 1897, Concesio †August 6th, 1978, Castel Gandolfo

58

Irène Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1897-1956)

*September 12th, 1897, 13th arrondissement of Paris †March 17th, 1956, Paris

64

Georges Bataille

French intellectual and literary figure

*September 10th, 1897, Billom †July 9th, 1962, Paris

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, Berlin

96

Marian Anderson

African-American contralto (1897–1993)

*February 21st, 1897, Philadelphia †April 8th, 1993, Portland

94

Judith Anderson

Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)

*February 10th, 1897, Adelaide †January 3rd, 1992, Santa Barbara

76

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist

*December 3rd, 1897, Limerick †August 13th, 1974, Canterbury

90

Viola Dana

Actress (1897-1987)

*June 26th, 1897, Brooklyn †July 3rd, 1987, Woodland Hills

78

Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden

78

Alfredo Bracchi

Italian writer and actor (1897-1976)

*December 30th, 1897, Milan †October 11th, 1976, Milan

94

Frank Capra

Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)

*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta

75

Lester B. Pearson

14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968

*April 23rd, 1897, Toronto †December 27th, 1972, Ottawa

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

*May 19th, 1897, Cedar Rapids †July 25th, 1969, Wichita

105

Mary Ellis

American opera singer (1897–2003)

*June 15th, 1897, New York City †January 30th, 2003, London

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 19th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1897 is a normal year and no leap year.

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