April 19th, 1940

Born on April 19th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 312 days, exactly on March 4th, 2025, people who were born on April 19th, 1940 will be 31,000 days old!

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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, 1940

84

José Luis Gómez

Spanish actor

*April 19th, 1940, Huelva

84

Sydney Possuelo

Brazilian explorer

*April 19th, 1940, São Paulo

84

Otto Emersleben

German author

*April 19th, 1940, Berlin

84

Erwin Kaldarasch

German handball player

*April 19th, 1940, Brodina

84

Bernd Heinrich

American ornithologist

*April 19th, 1940, Połczyn-Zdrój

84

Frank Davey

Canadian poet

*April 19th, 1940, Vancouver

84

Kurt Ahrens

Racecar driver

*April 19th, 1940, Brunswick

52

Bobby Russell

American singer-songwriter

*April 19th, 1940, Nashville †November 19th, 1992, Nicholasville

77

Klaus Nolting

German politician (1940-2017)

*April 19th, 1940, Hamelin †August 25th, 2017

78

Heinz Jansen

German politician (1940-2018)

*April 19th, 1940, Bochum †June 4th, 2018

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

85

Ali Khamenei

Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989

*April 19th, 1939, Mashhad

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

82

Harald Hauptmann

German praehistorian and near eastern archaeologist

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

72

Tony Plana

Cuban actor

*April 19th, 1952, Havana

32

Bas Jan Ader

Dutch-American artist

*April 19th, 1942, Winschoten †January 1st, 1975, Atlantic Ocean

87

Joseph Estrada

President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001

*April 19th, 1937, Tondo

83

Roberto Carlos

Brazilian recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor

*April 19th, 1941, Cachoeiro de Itapemirim

65

Andreas Lämmel

German politician

*April 19th, 1959, Falkenstein, Saxony

80

James Heckman

American economist

*April 19th, 1944, Chicago

53

Gad Elmaleh

Moroccan-Canadian comedian and actor

*April 19th, 1971, Casablanca

67

Mukesh Ambani

Indian businessman

*April 19th, 1957, Aden

70

Margo MacDonald

Scottish politician

*April 19th, 1943, Hamilton †April 4th, 2014, Edinburgh

58

Oliver Welke

German television presenter and comedian

*April 19th, 1966, Bielefeld

37

Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis player

*April 19th, 1987, Nyagan

85

Peter Berthold

German ornithologist and zoologist

*April 19th, 1939, Zittau

77

Wilfried Martens

Belgian politician (1936–2013)

*April 19th, 1936, Sleidinge †October 9th, 2013, Lokeren

91

Fernando Botero

Colombian painter and sculptor

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

84

Basil van Rooyen

South African racing driver

*April 19th, 1939, Johannesburg †September 14th, 2023, New South Wales

45

Kate Hudson

American actress (born 1979)

*April 19th, 1979, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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