April 19th, 1921

Born on April 19th, 1921

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on April 19th, 1921?

April 19th, 1921

The Jaffa riots commence.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffa_riots

What else happened on April 19th?

April 19th, 2015

In Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Freddie Gray died of injuries sustained a week earlier while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department.

April 19th, 1995

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

April 19th, 1989

A gun turret on board the United States Navy battleship Iowa exploded, 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, Prince of Monaco.

April 19th, 1927

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

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

Born on April 19th, 1921

103

Michel Klein

French television presenter

*April 19th, 1921, Sighetu Marmației

85

Leon Henkin

American mathematician

*April 19th, 1921, Brooklyn †November 1st, 2006, Oakland

85

Anna Lee Aldred

American jockey

*April 19th, 1921, Montrose †June 12th, 2006, Montrose

93

Hans Landauer

Austrian military personnel (1921-2014)

*April 19th, 1921, Oberwaltersdorf †July 19th, 2014, Oberwaltersdorf

93

Roberto Tucci

Catholic cardinal

*April 19th, 1921, Naples †April 14th, 2015, Rome

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 19th?

85

Oswald Menghin

Austrian prehistorian

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

58

Frank Fontaine

American comedian and singer (1920–1978)

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

34

Jayne Mansfield

American actress and Playmate

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

71

Erich Hartmann

German officer and fighter pilot during World War II

*April 19th, 1922, Weissach †September 20th, 1993, Weil im Schönbuch

82

Harald Hauptmann

German praehistorian and near eastern archaeologist

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

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

65

Andreas Lämmel

German politician

*April 19th, 1959, Falkenstein, Saxony

55

Alexis Korner

British blues musician and radio broadcaster

*April 19th, 1928, Paris †January 1st, 1984, London

54

Marian Winters

American actress

*April 19th, 1924, New York City †November 3rd, 1978, New York City

91

Pierre Citron

French musicologist

*April 19th, 1919, Paris †November 10th, 2010, 4th arrondissement of Paris

91

Kazimierz Smoleń

Polish activist

*April 19th, 1920, Chorzów Stary †January 27th, 2012, Oświęcim

53

Gad Elmaleh

Moroccan-Canadian comedian and actor

*April 19th, 1971, Casablanca

85

Ali Khamenei

Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989

*April 19th, 1939, Mashhad

37

Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis player

*April 19th, 1987, Nyagan

78

Werner Cyprys

German composer

*April 19th, 1922, Zabrze †July 30th, 2000

96

William Klein

American photographer-filmmaker

*April 19th, 1926, Manhattan †September 10th, 2022, Paris

91

Fernando Botero

Colombian painter and sculptor

*April 19th, 1932, Medellín †September 15th, 2023, Monaco

58

Oliver Welke

German television presenter and comedian

*April 19th, 1966, Bielefeld

87

Joseph Estrada

President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001

*April 19th, 1937, Tondo

Same year
Born in 1921

85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

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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 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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