April 19th, 1962

Born on April 19th, 1962

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 353 days, exactly on April 8th, 2025, people who were born on April 19th, 1962 will be 23,000 days old!

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What 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.

April 19th, 1921

The Jaffa riots commence.

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

Born on April 19th, 1962

62

Dorian Yates

British bodybuilder

*April 19th, 1962, Sutton Coldfield

62

Silvia Schmitt

German handball player

*April 19th, 1962, Kempten

62

Al Unser Jr.

American racecar driver

*April 19th, 1962, Albuquerque

62

Juan Calleros

Mexican bass guitarist

*April 19th, 1962, Guadalajara

62

Pål Trulsen

Curler

*April 19th, 1962, Drøbak

62

Irene Nelson

Russian musician

*April 19th, 1962, Barabinsk

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Who's birthday is on April 19th?

65

Andreas Lämmel

German politician

*April 19th, 1959, Falkenstein, Saxony

85

Oswald Menghin

Austrian prehistorian

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

58

Oliver Welke

German television presenter and comedian

*April 19th, 1966, Bielefeld

60

Frank-Peter Roetsch

East German biathlete

*April 19th, 1964, Güstrow

64

Gustavo Petro

President of Colombia since 2022

*April 19th, 1960, Ciénaga de Oro

72

Tony Plana

Cuban actor

*April 19th, 1952, Havana

53

Gad Elmaleh

Moroccan-Canadian comedian and actor

*April 19th, 1971, Casablanca

67

Mukesh Ambani

Indian businessman

*April 19th, 1957, Aden

56

Mswati III

King of Eswatini

*April 19th, 1968, Manzini

63

Serge Falck

Belgian actor

*April 19th, 1961, Antwerp

56

Ashley Judd

American actress

*April 19th, 1968, Granada Hills

37

Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis player

*April 19th, 1987, Nyagan

34

Jayne Mansfield

American actress and Playmate

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

45

Kate Hudson

American actress (born 1979)

*April 19th, 1979, Los Angeles

52

Rivaldo

Brazilian association football player

*April 19th, 1972, Recife

63

Bernd Stelter

German comedian, writer and television presenter

*April 19th, 1961, Unna

46

James Franco

American actor

*April 19th, 1978, Palo Alto

63

Kirsten Emmelmann

East German sprinter

*April 19th, 1961, Warnemünde

82

Harald Hauptmann

German praehistorian and near eastern archaeologist

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

59

Suge Knight

American record producer and music executive

*April 19th, 1965, Compton

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Born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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