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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 French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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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)
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).
1892
Charles Duryea claims to have driven the first automobile in the United States, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1928
The 125th and final fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
1943
World War II: In Poland, German troops enter the Warsaw ghetto to round up the remaining Jews, beginning the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
1945
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Guatemala are established.
1951
General Douglas MacArthur retires from the military.
1961
The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba ends in success for the defenders.
1971
Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.
1971
Sierra Leone becomes a republic, and Siaka Stevens the president.
1989
A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.
Who were born on April 19?
1814
Louis Amédée Achard, French novelist (d. 1875)
1894
Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (d. 1966)
1925
John Kraaijkamp, Sr., Dutch actor and comedian (d. 2011)
1928
Alexis Korner, English musician (d. 1984)
1933
Jayne Mansfield, American actress (d. 1967)
1960
Frank Viola, American baseball player
1975
Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer
1979
Zhao Junzhe, Chinese footballer
1986
Gabe Pruitt, American basketball player
1987
Joe Hart, English footballer
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