What Happened Today in History?
Find out what happened on 19th April in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 19th April.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani born on 19 April 1957, is an Indian business magnate who is the chairman and managing director of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the foremost company of the Indian energy and materials conglomerate Reliance Group.
- Arshad Warsi born 19 April 1968 is an Indian actor who debuted in 1996 with the film Tere Mere Sapne which was a success, but he is best known for his role as “Circuit” in the comedy films Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) and his role as Babban in Ishqiya (2010) which won him acclaim.
Death anniversaries on 19th April:
- Edward James “Jim” Corbett (25 July 1875 in Nainital, India – 19 April 1955 in Nyeri, Kenya) was a British hunter, turned conservationist, author and naturalist, famous for hunting wild animals in India.
- Mirza Tahir Ahmad (December 18, 1928 – April 19, 2003) was Khalifatul Masih IV, Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and fourth successor to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
Notable Events:
- 1526 – Babur’s victory in India.
- 1950 – Shyama Prasad Mukherjee resigned from Central cabinet.
- 1975 – Aryabhata – First Indian Satellite launched.
- 1993 – Sanjay Dutt was arrested under TADA for having AK-56 Rifle.
- 1995 – Rajindersingh Sparo, first awardee of Mahavir Chakra, passed away (CM of Punjab).
- 1997 – I.K. Gujral elected as leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda.
- 2012 – Agni V successfully test launched.