
April 19
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on April 19. From 1900 until now.
April 19 is under the sign of Aries.
Famous birthdays on this day include James Franco (1978), Evelyne Dheliat (1948) and Natalie Dessay (1965).
Several movies were released around April 19 over the years, such as Citizen Kane in 1941 directed by Orson Welles and Yojimbo in 1961 directed by Akira Kurosawa.
But much more happened on April 19 over the years: find out below
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around April 19 over the years?
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of April 19?
Holidays
Events
- 2019 A house deck collapses in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, injuring 40 people, twenty of them severely. (Global News)
- 2018 Syrian Civil War: Iraqi Air Force F-16 jets attack an Islamic State explosives factory and other positions inside Syria near the city of Hajin in coordination with the Syrian Armed Forces. (Reuters)
- 2017 South Thailand insurgency: Joint bomb and gun attacks kill at least two in Narathiwat, Pattani, and Songkhla Provinces of Thailand, the latest in a long string of such attacks. (Reuters)
- 2016 War in Afghanistan: April 2016 Kabul attack: A large explosion is reported in the Afghan capital Kabul a week after the Taliban declared the start of their annual spring offensive. The target was an Afghan government security compound with at least 28 people reported killed and more than 200 others injured. (Times of India), (AP via Fox News)The United Nations Security Council condemns today's attack in Kabul by the Taliban. (AP via The Washington Post)
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Famous Birthday
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Famous Deaths
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of April 19 over the years?
Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
- 2016 Rihanna Featuring Drake - Work
- 2015 Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk!
- 2014 Pharrell Williams - Happy
- 2013 Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
- 2012 Fun. - We Are Young
- 2011 Katy Perry - E.T.
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2010
Rihanna - Rude Boy
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
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2008
Mariah Carey - Touch My Body
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Top #1 Rock songs
- 2017 Imagine Dragons - Believer
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance
- 2014 Bastille - Pompeii
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Gotye Featuring Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
- 2011 Foo Fighters - Rope
- 2010 Stone Temple Pilots - Between The Lines
Books
Which were the most popular books released around April 19 over the years?
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