What day is april 19th

April 19: Day of the Week

April 19, 2022 was the 109th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 256 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.

Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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)

Who were born on April 19?

King Mswati III announced that he was changing his country's name from the Kingdom of Swaziland to the Kingdom of Eswatini. Can you match these African leaders to the countries they led?

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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected to succeed Pope John Paul II, who had died some two weeks earlier; Ratzinger took the name Benedict XVI. Take our quiz about popes

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In what was the worst act of terrorism in U.S. history up to that time, a truck bomb nearly destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 and injuring more than 500 people.

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Students in South Korea began demonstrating against President Syngman Rhee, who had declared victory in the national election, which many claimed was marred by fraud; the unrest grew, ultimately forcing Rhee to resign. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Korea

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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, an act of resistance by Polish Jews under Nazi occupation, began this day and was quelled four weeks later, on May 16. Test your knowledge of World War II

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American actress Mae West was sentenced to 10 days in jail, convicted of obscenity and “corrupting the morals of youth” with her portrayal of a prostitute in the Broadway play Sex, which she also wrote; the publicity made her nationally known. How much do you know about A-list actors?

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English economist David Ricardo, who gave systematized and classical form to the rising social science of economics in the 19th century, is believed to have been born on or about this day. Take our economics quiz

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April 19th is the 109th day in the Gregorian calendar; it marks the anniversary of the marriage of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco and the launch of Salyut 1, the first space station. Famous April 19th birthdays include Ashley Judd, James Franco, Kate Hudson, Hayden Christensen, and Maria Sharapova. April 19th also marks National Garlic Day and National High Five Day.

We have 22 holidays listed for April 19.

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Let’s root for Sylvester! Being his special day, maybe things will today go well for him.

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