April 19
Garlic Day
Bicycle Day
1865 American President Abraham Lincoln funeral is held
1904 The Great Toronto fire starts at E. S. Curry on Bay & Wellington
1960 MLB players now have their name on the back of their Uniforms
1986 Michael Spinks wins the Boxing heavyweight Championship over Larry Holmes
1987 The Premier of the film Wicked City
1987 The Tracy Ullman show premiers The Simpsons.
1991 Evender Holyfield beats George Forman for the Boxing heavyweight Championship
1994 Illmatic is released by Nas
1995 Oklahoma City bombing
2011 Fidel Castro steps down after 45 years of learner of Cuba
Happy Birthday
1933 Jayne Mansfield actress
1944 Bernie Worrell in the band Parliament Funkadelic
1954 Bob Rock Music Producer
1956 Randy Carlyle NHL hockey Player
1958 Stevie B musician
1965 Suge Knight Music Producer, Death Row Records
1968 Ashley Judd musician
1972 RIVALDO footballer Brazil 75 caps 35 goals
1978 James Franco actor Spiderman, Pineapple Express
1979 Kate Hudson actress Almost Famous
1981 Hayden Christensen actor in Star Wars, Goosebumps & Little Italy
1987 Maria Sharapova Tennis player US Open 2006 Wimbledon 2004
1990 Kim Chiu actress
1996 Oriana Sabatini actress
