Monday April 19, 2010

US date format: 4/19/2010, UK date format: 19/4/2010

The day of the week was Monday, under the astrological sign of Aries (see Chinese Zodiac and Moon Sign on April 19, 2010).

The number one song in US was Rude Boy by Rihanna.

Avatar, directed by James Cameron, was one of the most viewed movie released in 2010 while Game Change by John Heilemann, Mark Halperin was one of the best selling book.

On TV people were watching How the Universe Works. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Pac-Man Championship Edition DX or Create.

The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Gordon Brown (Labour), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened that day: find out below.

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April 19, 2010 Events

What happened on April 19, 2010?

Historical Events

The US Mint has released the first coin of the 26-coin America the Beautiful quarter-dollar coin program. Hot Springs National Park is honored by the 2010-dated coin.
Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, from Kenya, wins the 2010 Boston Marathon. He sets a new course record. ESPN
Kyrgyzstan unrest:
A few hundred people, armed with sticks & stones, clashed in Maevka with ethnic Russians & Meskhetian Turk landowners. They then moved toward Bishkek to demand talks with officials. Alertnet
Jalal-Abad - Around 1,000 people gather on the main square of the southwestern town, decrying the interim government and chanting pro-Bakiev slogans. In neighboring Osh, Batken provinces, there are also rallies. RFE-RL
Middle East
Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on Saudi Arabia and Gulf States to lift restrictions against women and improve the situation of millions of foreign workers living in the region.
John McCain, former presidential candidate of the United States, is calling for sanctions to Iran in order to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Dervis Eroglu is the head of a party that opposes reunification in Cyprus and wins leadership elections in Turkey Cypriot North. However, he promises talks with Greek Cypriots.
Iraq:
After complaints have been raised, Iraqi election officials ordered a manual recount.
Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq, and officials from the United States claim that two al-Qaeda leaders were killed.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
Israeli police raided the Tel Aviv home of Anat Kamm. She was a journalist who had been placed under house arrest for leaking classified documents.
Ehud Barak, Israel's Defense Minister, stated that Israel would allow a separate Palestinian state quotwhether you like or notampquot.
After the 2010 eruptions at Eyjafjallajokull, air travel has been disrupted
International Air Transport Association (IATA), criticizes European governments and questions their leadership. It asks them to reconsider their decision-making in the aftermath of the disaster.
Kenyan farmers are temporarily laid off because of flight disruptions. The Kenya Flower Council reports that 3,000 tonnes of export-worthy flowers have been destroyed.
Gordon Brown and COBRA send the Royal Navy to rescue stranded Britons all over the globe.
According to the Federation Internationale de Luge de Course, the track where Nodar Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luger, died during the 2010 Winter Olympics was slower than it should have.
The Yushu earthquake's aftershocks continue. The death toll from the earthquake rises to 1,944.
In a magnitude 5.3 earthquake, seven people are killed and thirty are injured in mountains north of Kabul in Afghanistan.
After three deaths and at least 156 injuries in clashes between demonstrators and the Indonesian National Police, hundreds of Indonesian protestors in Jakarta demanded that the riot police be disbanded.
North Korea claims it didn't sink a South Korean patrol boat in the disputed waters between Koreas.
To block protesters' path, the Thai army moved into Bangkok CBD.
At a Council of Australian Governments meeting in Canberra, Kevin Rudd, the Australian Prime Minister, gives a two-hour presentation about his health reform plan.
Angelina Jolie, UN Goodwill Ambassador, appeals for safety for Somalia's thousands of Somalis trapped at Mogadishu's capital.
Police are investigating Franck Ribery, and other French footballers, in connection to a ring of underage prostitutes.
Carl Williams, a drug trafficker and gangland killer from Melbourne, is now in prison. Yahoo
Unrest in Kyrgyzstan: A few hundred people with sticks and stones clashed against ethnic Russians, Meskhetian Turk landowners, in the village Maevka. They then moved toward Bishkek to demand talks with officials. AlertnetJalal Abad: Around 1,000 people gathered in the main square of the southwest town, protesting the interim government and shouting pro-Bakiev slogans. In neighboring Osh, Batken and Batken provinces, there are also rallies. RFE-RL
After complaints, Iraqi election officials ordered a manual recount to count the votes in Baghdad. (BBC), (Financial Times), (Reuters) Nouri al-Maliki, the Prime Minister of Iraq, and officials from the United States claim that two al-Qaeda leaders were killed.
France condemns Hamas' firing squad executions of Palestinians accused of aiding Israel as murder and Navi Pillay (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) urges Hamas not to continue plans for more killings.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, has stated that he won't accept any demands from Israel to stop building in East Jerusalem.
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April 19, 2010 Famous Deaths

Who died on April 19, 2010?

Keith ''Guru'' Elam
American rapper (Born 1966).
Edwin Valero
Guru
Burkhard Ziese
German footballer and manager (d. 2010).
Carl Williams
Australian criminal (Born 1970).
Manuel Fernández Álvarez

Other April 19th famous deaths

Jean-Pierre Cassel
French actor and father of a noted family of actors, his children are Vincent and Cécile.
Frankie Howerd
Actor (Carry on Doctor, Up the Front), dies at 70.
Germaine Tillion
French anthropologist, member of French Resistance (Born 1907).
Louis Applebaum
Canadian composer, conductor and administrator (d. 2000).

See all famous people who died on April 19th

April 19, 2010 Zodiac

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Aries

Aries personality

Who should a Aries marry?

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

Personality of April born

Chinese Zodiac

Tiger

April 19, 2010 Day of the Week and Calendar

What day of the week was April 19, 2010?

The day of the week was Monday.

April 19th marks the 108th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2010.

There are 256 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

April 2010 calendar

April	2010
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

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