April 19 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 19 Calendar
April 19st Daily Holidays include:
- Banana Day – April 19, 2023 (Third Wednesday in April)
- Bicycle Day
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day
- Dutch-American Friendship Day
- Garlic Day
- Humorous Day
- John Parker Day
- National Amaretto Day
- National Hanging Out Day
- National Poker Day
- Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
- Pet Owners Day
- Rice Ball Day
April 19: Famous Birthdays
- April 19, 1930 – Dick Sargent, American actor (Bewitched) (d. 1994)
- April 19, 1933 – Jayne Mansfield, American model and actress (d. 1967)
- April 19, 1935 – Dudley Moore, English actor and comedian (10, Arthur) (d. 2002)
- April 19, 1946 – Tim Curry, English actor (The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
- April 19, 1968 – Ashley Judd, American actress and activist
- April 19, 1979 – Kate Hudson, American actress (Almost Famous)
- April 19, 1981 – Hayden Christensen, Canadian-American actor (Star Wars: Episode II and III)
- April 19, 1987 – Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player
April 19: Historical Events
- April 19, 1770 – Captain James Cook sights the eastern coast of Australia
- April 19, 1775 – The American Revolutionary War begins with an American victory in Concord
- April 19, 1948 – Burma joins the United Nations
- April 19, 1971 – The first space station Salyut 1 is launched
- April 19, 1971 – Charles Manson is sentenced to death in the Tate-LaBianca murders. His sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment
- April 19, 1984 – Advance Australia Fair is chosen as Australia’s national anthem
- April 19, 1987 – The Simpsons first appear on The Tracey Ullman Show
- April 19, 1989 – 47 sailors are killed after a gun turret on the USS Iowa explodes
- April 19, 1993 – In Waco, Texas, 81 people die after a fire breaks out in the Branch Davidian building during the 51-day FBI siege.
- April 19, 1995 – The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is bombed, killing 168
- April 19, 2013 – Tamerland Tsarnaev one of the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects is killed in a shootout with police.
April 19: Music Events
- April 19, 1967 – The Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years
- April 19, 1978 – Because the Night is released by Patti Smith
- April 19, 1986 – Prince has two songs that he wrote in the top ten at the same time. The songs were Kiss by Prince and the Revolution and Manic Monday by The Bangles
- April 19, 1991 – Time, Love and Tenderness is released by Michael Bolton
April 19: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 19 is Aries.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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