511 – Clovis, king of Salische France, founder of Merovingische, dies at 45
1026 – Adalbert II, bishop of Utrecht (1010-26), dies
1836 – Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer, dies at 78
1978 – Harvey Milk, American politician, gay activist and first openly gay person elected to public office, assassinated by Dan White at 48
1988 – John Carradine, American actor (The Grapes of Wrath, Stagecoach, Howling), dies of kidney failure at 82
2000 – Len Shackleton, English former footballer, dies at 78
2007 – Bill Moor [William Hendrickson Moor III], American actor (Kramer vs. Kramer, The Devil’s Advocate, Hanky Panky), dies at 76
2015 – Gwyn Jones Francis, Welsh UK Forestry commissioner, dies at 85
2017 – Bob Seidemann, American photographer and album cover artist (Blind Faith; Jerry Garcia), dies at 75
2023 – Frances Sternhagen, American Tony Award-winning stage and screen character actress (The Mist; Starting Over; Cheers – “Ester Clavin”; Outland; Sex and the City – “Bunny”), dies at 93
Vervet Monkey
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Historical Events for 19th April 2026
1932 – US President Herbert Hoover suggests five-day work week 1954 – 7-time winner of …
Savanna Origin of Trails puts the “Fun” back into mountain biking
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