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What happened in history on this day: April 19?
On April 19 in ...
- 1763 - English Parliament bans American colonies from printing their own paper money.
- 1775 - British Marines and Light Infantry under Major John Pitcairn open fire on local militia of Massachusetts at Lexington, killing 19 with no English losses. This begins the American Revolutionary War.
- 1775 - At Concord bridge, British troops are repulsed by Massachusetts militia with heavy losses to the British.
- 1775 - British forces withdraw to Boston, beginning the American siege of the city.
- 1782 - Netherlands recognizes US.
- 1861 - Baltimore riots - four soldiers, 9 civilians killed.
- 1861 - US President Abraham Lincoln orders blockade of Confederate ports.
- 1862 - Louis Powell Harvey, US Governor of Wisconsin, drowns.
- 1863 - US troops/fleet occupy Fort Huger, Virginia.
- 1864 - Naval Engagement at Cherbourg, France: USS Kearsage versus CSS Alabama.
- 1897 - John J. McDermott of New York wins the first Boston Marathon (15 runners, 24.5 miles) with a time of 2:55:10.
- 1919 - Leslie Irvin of US makes first parachute jump and free fall.
- 1932 - US President Herbert Hoover suggests five-day work week.
- 1933 - Franklin Roosevelt announces US will leave the gold standard.
- 1939 - Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late).
- 1940 - Lake Shore Ltd train derails, killing 34 near Little Falls, New York.
- 1945 - US aircraft carrier Franklin is heavily damaged in Japanese air raid.
- 1947 - French ship explodes in Texas City harbor, kills about 522.
- 1948 - ABC-TV network begins in the US.
- 1951 - US General Douglas MacArthur ends his military career.
- 1961 - Disneyland in Anaheim, California, welcomes its 25-millionth guest.
- 1965 - First American all-news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in New York City) begins operating.
- 1970 - 24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy and Applause win.
- 1971 - Senator Frank Church introduces a bill providing for two or more Bicentennial coins.
- 1971 - Charles Manson sentenced to life (Sharon Tate murder).
- 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1987 - The first TV appearance of The Simpsons on The Tracy Ullman Show.
- 1989 - Seven crew members die when a gun turret explodes on the U.S. battleship Iowa.
- 1991 - Greyhound Bus posts $195 million loss for 1990.
- 1993 - A 51-day stand-off at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ends with a fire and shooting that kills 86 people (17 children), including leader David Koresh.
- 1993 - George Mickelson, Governor of South Dakota, and seven others, die in a plane crash.
- 1994 - Rodney King awarded US$3,800,000 in compensation for police beating.
- 1994 - US Supreme Court outlaws excluding people from juries because of gender.
- 1995 - Oklahoma City bombing: 168 people, including 8 Federal Marshals and 19 children, are killed at the Murrah Federal Building.
- 1999 - The US Navy kills a civilian guard in the Naval Base at Vieques, an island east of Puerto Rico which the Navy has used since 1943. The death of the civilian officer sparks off a civil disobedience campaign throughout the island of Puerto Rico to protest the presence of the Navy on the island.
- 2005 - The US Mint announces plans to produce 24-karat gold bullion coins in 2006.
- 2007 - US and allied air forces conduct massive exercises over South Korea with over 500 planes.
Births on April 19
- 1832 - Birth of Lucretia Rudolph in Garrettsville, Ohio, USA; spouse of US President James Garfield (1881).
- 1897 - Birth of Vivienne Segal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Broadway actress (Pal Joey).
- 1898 - Birth of Constance Talmadge in Brooklyn, New York, USA; comedienne/actress (Intolerance).
- 1900 - Birth of Allen Jenkins in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Girl Habit, Fugitive from a Chain Gang).
- 1907 - Birth of Lina Basquette in San Mateo, California, USA; actress (Paradise Park, Pleasure, Goldie).
- 1920 - Birth of Frank Fontaine in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; comedian (Crazy Guggenheim).
- 1925 - Birth of Hugh O'Brian [Krampke] in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Wyatt Earp, Search).
- 1927 - Birth of Don Barbour in Greencastle, Indiana, USA; singer ("Four Freshmen").
- 1929 - Birth of Edward Crook in Detroit, Michigan, USA; middleweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1932 - Birth of Andrea Mead Lawrence in Rutland, Vermont, USA; alpine slalom skier (Olympics-2 gold-1952).
- 1933 - Birth of Dick Sargent in Carmel, California, USA; actor (Darrin - Bewitched).
- 1933 - Birth of Jayne Mansfield [Vera Jane Palmer] in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Guide for the Married Man, Girl Can't Help It, Too Hot to Handle).
- 1937 - Birth of Elinor Donahue in Tacoma, Washington, USA; actress (Betty Anderson - Father Knows Best, Gladys Peterson - Get a Life, Andy Griffith Show, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman).
- 1939 - Birth of Ellen Weston in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Betty - SWAT).
- 1947 - Birth of Murray Perahia in New York City, New York, USA; pianist (Avery Fischer Prize-1975, Grammy 1988).
- 1956 - Birth of Lori West in Denver, Colorado, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 State Farm-5th).
- 1960 - Birth of Frank Viola in Hempstead, New York, USA; pitcher (Minnesota Twins, New York Mets/Cy Young-1988).
- 1968 - Birth of Ashley Taylor Judd [Ciminella] in Granada Hills, California, USA; actress (Kuffs, Sisters).
- 1968 - Birth of Brent Mayne in Loma Linda, California, USA; catcher (New York Mets).
- 1969 - Birth of Carlos Reyes in Miami, Florida, USA; pitcher (Oakland Athletics).
- 1969 - Birth of James Westphal in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; 10km runner.
- 1971 - Birth of Otis Scott in Gainesville, Florida, USA; 400 metre/800 metre runner.
- 1975 - Birth of Temoc Suarez in Greenwood, South Carolina; soccer forward (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Adrienne Parker; Miss Tennessee Teen-USA (1996).
- 1979 - Birth of Challen Sievers in Downers Grove, Illinois; rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-1996).
- 1979 - Birth of Mariah Billado; Miss Vermont Teen-USA (1997).
Deaths on April 19
- 1813 - Death of Dr. Benjamin Rush at age 67; medical doctor, delegate to Continental Congress, signed Declaration of Independence for Pennsylvania, Surgeon-General of Continental Army, president of Philadelphia Medical Society, US Mint Treasurer (1797-1813).
- 1862 - Louis Powell Harvey, US Governor of Wisconsin, drowns.
- 1968 - Tommy Bridges, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at age 61.
- 1973 - Death of Hans Kelsen in Berkeley, California at age 91 (born in Prague, Austria-Hungary 1881); jurist, developed the "pure theory" of law, professor in Vienna, Cologne, Geneva and Prague, judge on the Austrian Constitutional Court (1920-30), taught at Harvard and University of California at Berkeley, author (Hauptprobleme der Staatsrechtslehre 1911, Allgemeine Staatslehre 1925, Reine Rechtslehre 1934, The Law of the United Nations 1950, Was ist Gerechtigkeit 1953).
- 1987 - Milt Kahl dies of cancer (born 1909). He worked on Walt Disney Company animation for 22 short films, and 24 feature films.
- 1987 - Maxwell D Taylor, US commander of 101st airborne (WWII), dies at age 85.
- 1993 - George Mickelson, Governor of South Dakota, and seven others, die in a plane crash.
- 1997 - Death of El Duce; American singer/drummer (The Mentors) (born 1958).
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