What happened on Tuesday April 19, 1955?

About April 19th, 1955, in brief:

  • Historical events: Volkswagen officially founded Volkswagen of America in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, marking a strategic move to standardize its dealer and service network in the United States after six years of selling cars in the country.
  • Day of the week: April 19th, 1955 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Aries (in western zodiac), Goat (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • #1 US song: Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) by Sarah Vaughan
  • #1 UK song: Give Me Your Word by Tennessee Ernie Ford
  • Popular movie: Love directed by Gaspar Noé

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April 19, 1955: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 19, 1955:

  • Volkswagen Establishes American Operations Volkswagen officially founded Volkswagen of America in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, marking a strategic move to standardize its dealer and service network in the United States after six years of selling cars in the country.
  • Hideo Hamamura Wins Boston Marathon Japanese runner Hideo Hamamura wins the 59th Boston Marathon with an impressive time of 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 22 seconds, highlighting international participation in the prestigious long-distance running event.
  • Leadership Change in Kazakh SSR Zhumabek Tashenov succeeds Nurtas Undasynov as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, representing a political transition within the Soviet administrative structure.

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April 19, 1955: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

LIFE Magazine

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What day of the week was April 19, 1955?


April 19, 1955 was a Tuesday and it was the 109th day of the year 1955 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 19, 1955 can also be written as 4/19/1955 in the US and as 19/4/1955 in UK and Europe.

April 19, 1955 in April 1955 calendar

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April 19, 1955: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on April 19, 1955:

  • Jim Corbett

    Renowned for hunting man-eating tigers and leopards in India, later turned conservationist.

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April 19, 1955: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on April 19, 1955 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week April 18th and April 24th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

April 19, 1955: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on April 19, 1955 was Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) by Sarah Vaughan, according to the music chart for the week April 18th and April 24th.

  1. - Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) youtube
  2. - Honey-Babe youtube
  3. - Unchained Melody youtube
  4. - The Ballad Of Davy Crockett youtube
  5. - Ballad Of Davy Crockett youtube

April 19, 1955: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on April 19, 1955 was Give Me Your Word by Tennessee Ernie Ford, according to the music chart for the week April 18th and April 24th.

  1. - Give Me Your Word youtube
  2. - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White youtube
  3. - Softly Softly youtube
  4. - If Anyone Finds This I Love You youtube
  5. - (I'm Always Hearing) Wedding Bells youtube
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April 19, 1955: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 19th is Aries.

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Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 19, 1955: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 19, 1955 is Goat and the associated element is Wood.

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April 19, 1955: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on April 19, 1955 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 19, 1955 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on April 19, 1955 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 4% full, rising at 03:11 am and setting at 04:47 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 07, 1955 while the next full moon would come on May 06, 1955.

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How old is someone born on April 19, 1955?


Someone born on April 19, 1955 is:

70 years and 25 days old,

or 840 months and 25 days old,

or 3656 weeks and 1 day old,

or 25593 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on April 19, 1955?

There are 340 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday April 19th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on April 19, 1955?

You belong to the Baby Boomer Generation if you were born on April 19, 1955.

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