April 19 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on April 19, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♈︎ Aries
Mar 21 – Apr 19
Birth stone
Diamond
Birth flower
Daisy
How common
#231 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous April 19 birthdays
Gustav Fechner · German scientist1801
José Echegaray · Spanish playwright1832
Glenn T. Seaborg · American chemist1912
Fred Brooks · American computer scientist; author of The Mythical1931
Fernando Botero · Colombian painter and sculptor1932
Jayne Mansfield · American actress1933
Ali Khamenei · Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 20261939
James Heckman · American economist1944
Tim Curry · British actor1946
Mukesh Ambani · Indian businessman1957
Gustavo Petro · 42rd President of Colombia 2022–20261960
Ashley Judd · American actress1968
Mswati III · King of Eswatini1968
Rivaldo · Brazilian association football player1972
James Franco · American actor1978
Kate Hudson · American actress and singer1979
Hayden Christensen · Canadian actor1981
Dmytro Kuleba · Ukrainian diplomat and politician1981
Maria Sharapova · Russian tennis player1987
Joe Hart · English association football player1987
On this day in history
1775The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts.
1782The States General of the Dutch Republic received John Adams, and the house he had purchased in The Hague became the first United States embassy.
1927American actress Mae West was sentenced to ten days in jail for "corrupting the morals of youth" with her play Sex.
1956American actress Grace Kelly became the princess consort of Monaco upon her marriage to Rainier III.
1975Aryabhata, India's first satellite, was launched from Kapustin Yar in the Soviet Union.
1984"Advance Australia Fair", written by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, officially replaced "God Save the Queen" as Australia's national anthem.
1987The fictional Simpson family made their first appearance in the short "Good Night", aired in a segment of the The Tracey Ullman Show.
2005Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the papal conclave.
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