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Historical events & facts — April 19
What happened on April 19?
On April 19, 1775, the "shot heard round the world" was fired at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, when colonial Minutemen clashed with British troops, formally starting the American Revolution. The colonists had been warned the night before by Paul Revere. The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first armed confrontation of the War of Independence.
On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, including 19 children — the largest terrorist attack in American history until 9/11. The perpetrator was Gulf War veteran Timothy McVeigh, motivated by hatred of the federal government. McVeigh was executed in 2001.
On April 19, 1810, the Caracas Town Council removed Spanish Captain General Vicente Emparan and installed a Supreme Junta of Caracas to govern in the name of King Ferdinand VII, held prisoner by Napoleon. This act, known as "April 19", is considered the beginning of Venezuela's independence process and is today its second national holiday, after July 5 (formal Independence, 1811).
Notable birthdays — April 19
Famous people born on April 19
Richard von Mises
Richard Martin von Mises was an Austrian scientist and mathematician who worked on solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, statistics and probability theory. He held the position of Gordon McKay Professor of Aerodynamics and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University.
Jiroemon Kimura
Jiroemon Kimura was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the verified oldest living person between Dina Manfredini's death on 17 December 2012 and his own death at age 116 years and 54 days on 12 June 2013.
Rhea Silberta
Rhea Silberstein, known professionally as Rhea Silberta, was a Yiddish song composer and teacher of singing.
Ragnar Ulstein
Ragnar Leif Ulstein MM was a Norwegian journalist, writer and resistance member. He wrote several documentary books from the Second World War, including surveys of the SOE group Norwegian Independent Company 1, volunteers sailing from Norway to Scotland, refugee traffic from Norway to Sweden, and military intelligence in Norway.
Roberto Tucci
Roberto Tucci, SJ was an Italian Catholic theologian, journalist, and Jesuit priest. He played an important role at the Second Vatican Council and organized foreign trips taken by Pope John Paul II. He was made a cardinal in 2001, and continued to prefer being addressed as "Padre Tucci".
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