What Day of the Week

April 19, 2019 was the 109^th day of the year 2019 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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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 1587

  Francis Drake’s expedition sinks the Spanish fleet in Cádiz harbor.
• 1713

  With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa of Austria (not actually born until 1717).
• 1928

  The 125th and final fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
• 1943

  Bicycle Day – Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann deliberately takes LSD for the first time.
• 1945

  Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Guatemala are established.
• 1954

  The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan recognises Urdu and Bengali as the national languages of Pakistan.
• 1975

  India’s first satellite Aryabhata is launched.
• 1985

  FBI siege on the compound of The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord (CSAL) in Arkansas
• 1993

  The 51-day siege of the Branch Davidian building outside Waco, Texas, USA, ends when a fire breaks out. Eighty-one people die.
• 2011

  Fidel Castro resigns from the Communist Party of Cuba’s central committee after 45 years of holding the title.

• 1897

  Constance Talmadge, American actress (d. 1973)
• 1900

  Richard Hughes, English novelist (d. 1976)
• 1931

  Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist (d. 2004)
• 1933

  Jayne Mansfield, American actress (d. 1967)
• 1937

  Joseph Estrada, Philippine actor and politician, 13th President (1998-2001)
• 1966

  David La Haye, Canadian actor
• 1972

  Jeff Wilkins, American football player
• 1982

  Rocco Sabato, Italian footballer
• 1986

  Karlee Pérez, American professional wrestler and manager
• 1987

  Daniel Schuhmacher, German singer

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