Historical Events for 19th April 2026

1932 – US President Herbert Hoover suggests five-day work week
1954 – 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th
1959 – Uprising in La Paz Bolivia, fails
1971 – Charles Manson sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Sharon Tate
1972 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1974 – Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park HR against NY Yankees
1982 – Former Cuban marathon cheat Rosie Ruiz is arrested for embezzling $60,000
1987 – Brendon Kuruppu scores 201* on Test Cricket debut (Sri Lanka v NZ)

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