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April 19: Day of the Week
April 19, 2024 was the 110th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 256 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 19 Historical Event(s)
1809
An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the Fifth Coalition. On the same day the Austrian main army is defeated by a First French Empire Corps led by Louis-Nicolas Davout at the Battle of Teugen-Hausen in Bavaria, part of a four day campaign that ended in a French victory.
1892
Charles Duryea claims to have driven the first automobile in the United States, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1954
The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan recognises Urdu and Bengali as the national languages of Pakistan.
1956
Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.
1961
The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba ends in success for the defenders.
1985
U.S.S.R performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalatinsk.
1989
A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.
1993
South Dakota governor George Mickelson and seven others are killed when a state-owned aircraft crashes in Iowa.
2005
His Eminence Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger is elected the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church following the death of Pope John Paul II. The new Pope takes on the regnal name Benedict XVI.
2011
Fidel Castro resigns from the Communist Party of Cuba’s central committee after 45 years of holding the title.
Who were born on April 19?
1947
Murray Perahia, American pianist
1951
Barry Brown, American actor and writer (d. 1978)
1959
Donald Markwell, Australian educator, Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford
1966
Osamu Matsuda, Japanese professional wrestler
1968
Pascal Kleiman, Spanish DJ, producer, musician
1969
Jesse James, American television personality and motorcycle builder
1972
Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer
1975
Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer
1977
Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player
1989
Daisuke Watabe, Japanese footballer
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