April 19 in History – What happened on 19 April in Past
✅ Published on April 19th, 2021 in April in History
19 April - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on April 19, the day number in a year is 109 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 110. April 19 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
April 19 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 65 | The freedman Milichus betrayed Gaius Calpurnius Piso's plot tokill the Emperor Nero and all the conspirators were arrested. |
| 797 | Byzantine emperor Constantine VI was captured, blinded, and imprisoned by the supporters of his mother Irene. |
| 1451 | Bahlol Khan Lodi captured Delhi. |
| 1713 | With no living male heirs, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI issued the Pragmatic Sanction to ensure one of his daughters would inherit the Habsburg lands. |
| 1719 | In Louisiana (New France), Bienville's brother came to take part in the French War, after which war was declared between France and Spain from December 1718. |
| 1770 | Captain James Cook became the first Western man to reach Australia. |
| 1775 | The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts. |
| 1775 | Beginning of the American Revolution. |
| 1809 | War of the Fifth Coalition-The French won a hard-fought victory over Austria in Lower Bavaria when their opponents withdrew from the field of battle that evening. |
| 1837 | Cheyenne University was established as a Colored Youth Institute. |
| 1839 | The Treaty of London made Belgium an independent empire and constituted Luxembourg as a Grand Duchy. |
| 1861 | American Civil War The first bloodshed of the war took place when Confederate sympathizers in Baltimore, Maryland, attacked members of the Massachusetts militia en route to Washington, D.C. |
| 1882 | Famous zoologist Charles Darwin passed away. |
| 1897 | The first Boston Marathon was held with fifteen men competing, with John McDermott winning. |
| 1910 | The Heli tail stars were first seen with open eyes. |
| 1919 | Leslie Irwin of the US jumped from the parachute for the first time. |
| 1920 | Germany and Bolshevists agreed to release Russian prisoners of war. |
| 1927 | American actress Mae West was sentenced to ten days in jail for corrupting the morals of youth' for her play Sex. |
| 1933 | Les Posen won the Boston Marathon. |
| 1934 | Dave Komonen won the Boston Marathon. |
| 1943 | The Holocaust Nazi troops entered the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews, sparking the first mass uprising in Poland against the German occupation. |
| 1947 | 522 people were killed as a French ship exploded near the Texas City harbor. |
| 1948 | Chiang Kai-shek became the President of China. |
| 1956 | American actress Grace Kelly married Rainier III to Prince Monaco. |
| 1960 | Students in South Korea held a nationwide pro-democracy protest against President Syngman Rhee, eventually forcing him to resign. |
| 1967 | Yugoslav author Mihajlo Mihajlov was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment. |
| 1972 | The Constitution was revised by Hungary. |
| 1972 | Bangladesh became a member of the Commonwealth. |
| 1975 | 1st Satellite was launched by India with the help of USSR. |
| 1975 | With the help of erstwhile Soviet Russia, the first Indian satellite Aryabhata was launched. |
| 1982 | Sally Ride was announced as the 1st woman in astronaut. |
| 1982 | Salyut 7 space station was put into orbit by the USSR. |
| 1983 | Nuclear Tests were performed by France. |
| 1984 | Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick 'Advance Australia Fair', a patriotic song that was first performed in 1878,officially replaced 'God Save the Queen' as Australia's national anthem. |
| 1989 | A gun turret on board the United States Navy battleship Iowa exploded, killing 47 sailors. |
| 1993 | The 51-day siege of the Mount Carmel Center, the home of the Branch Davidian religious sect outside Waco, Texas, ended when a fire broke out, killing over 70 people. |
| 1995 | 168 people were killed at Federal Building in Oklahoma City by Truck Bomb. |
| 1995 | A car bomb destroyed much of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killing 168 people and injured over 800 others. |
| 1996 | The Pepsi Cup was captured by South-Africa as it defeated Pakistan in the finals. |
| 1997 | Renee Slaughter was crowned as the 14th Miss Hawaiian Tropic International. |
| 2003 | China's female lifter Bang Ming Chien set a world record. |
| 2005 | Cardinal Yosif Ransinger of Germany was elected the new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. |
| 2006 | The first astronaut Neil Armstrong was presented a moon piece brought by him. |
| 2007 | The Wizard of ID series cartoonist Brand Parker passed away. |
| 2011 | Former Cuban President Fidel Castro resigned after remaining in the Communist Party of Cuba's Central Committee for 45 years. |
Famous Birthdays of April 19 😀:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1757 | Edward Pellew / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 626 | Eanflæd / Nun / United Kingdom |
| 1913 | Ken Carpenter / Discus Thrower / United States of America |
| 1981 | Catalina Sandino Moreno / Actress / Colombia |
| 1962 | Al Unser Jr. / Racing Car Driver / United States of America |
| 1950 | Hari Shankar Brahma / Civil Servant / India |
| 1902 | Veniamin Kaverin / Writer / Russia |
| 1964 | Gordon Marshall / Footballer / Scotland |
| 1956 | Randy Carlyle / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1734 | Karl von Ordóñez / Violinist / Austria |
| 1967 | Steven H Silver / Author / United States of America |
| 1960 | Nicoletta Braschi / Actress / Italy |
| 1832 | José Echegaray / Poet / Spain |
| 1990 | Ayaka Takahashi / Badminton Player / Japan |
| 1920 | Julien Ries / Cardinal / Belgium |
| 1981 | Martin Havlát / Ice Hockey Player / Czech Republic |
| 1949 | Paloma Picasso / Fashion Designer / Spain |
| 1990 | Damien Le Tallec / Footballer / France |
| 1874 | Ernst Rüdin / Psychiatrist / Switzerland |
| 1899 | George O'Brien / Actor / United States of America |
| 1721 | Roger Sherman / Politician / United States of America |
| 1977 | Jonny Storm / Wrestler / United Kingdom |
| 1926 | Rawya Ateya / Politician / Egypt |
| 1920 | Marvin Mandel / Politician / United States of America |
| 1900 | Richard Hughes / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 1979 | Zhao Junzhe / Footballer / China |
| 1951 | Barry Brown / Actor / United States of America |
| 1961 | Albert Martinez / Actor / Philippines |
| 1966 | Julia Neigel / Writer / Russia |
| 1954 | Trevor Francis / Footballer / United Kingdom |
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Aapane abhi padha: 19 Aprail Ki Pramukh Aitihasik Ghatnayen.
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