April 19
April 19 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 256 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Aries.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On April 19 the Sun's declination is approximately +11.2°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a April 19.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Patriots' Day (Massachusetts and Maine, observed on third Monday)
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
1775 — American Revolutionary War: the Battles of Lexington and Concord — "the shot heard round the world". ↗(251 years ago)more
The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, were the first major military actions between the British Army and Patriot militias from British America's Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolutionary War.
1897 — The first Boston Marathon was held. ↗(129 years ago)more
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. First held in 1897, the event was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics.
1943 — The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began. ↗(83 years ago)more
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was an uprising by the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto in German-occupied Poland during World War II to oppose Nazi Germany's final effort to transport the remaining ghetto population to the gas chambers of the Majdanek and Treblinka extermination camps in 1943.
1995 — A truck bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168. ↗(31 years ago)more
On April 19, 1995, American anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh, assisted by Terry Nichols, detonated a makeshift bomb stored in a rental truck parked in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in an act of domestic terrorism. The attack killed 167 people, injured 684, and destroyed more than a third of the building.
Notable births
1933 — Jayne Mansfield, American actress. ↗(93 years ago)more
Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, Playboy Playmate, and singer. Mansfield was a sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, and was known for her numerous publicity stunts, her buxom figure, and her personal life. She gained a reputation as Hollywood's "smartest dumb blonde".
1979 — Kate Hudson, American actress. ↗(47 years ago)more
Kate Garry Hudson is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Born to singer Bill Hudson and actress Goldie Hawn, Hudson made her film debut in the 1998 drama Desert Blue, which was followed by supporting roles in several films.
Notable deaths
1882 — Charles Darwin, English naturalist. ↗(144 years ago)more
Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (110) | 2 × 5 × 11 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (256) | 2^8 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 19042026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +11.22° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 62 days |