🗞️Today’s Headlines

Everything important that’s ever happened on April 19:

2018 — King Mswati III announced the official renaming of Swaziland to the Kingdom of Eswatini, marking the 50th anniversary of the country’s independence.

2005 — Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, following the death of Pope John Paul II, and took the name Pope Benedict XVI.

1995 — A truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people in the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history at the time.

1927 — Actress Mae West was sentenced to 10 days in jail after the controversial Broadwday debut of her play Sex, which had been deemed obscene.

1775 — The American Revolution began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord as colonial militias clashed with British forces, sparking the fight for independence.

🎂 Today’s Birthdays

On April 19, we’re singing to:

Dudley Moore (1935) — British actor, comedian, and musician known for his roles in Arthur and 10, as well as his musical talents.

James Franco (1978) — American actor and filmmaker celebrated for his roles in 127 Hours and Pineapple Express, as well as other ventures in both film and literature.

Maria Sharapova (1987) — Russian tennis player, a former world No. 1, who won five Grand Slam singles titles during her illustrious career.

 🪦Who Died Today?

On April 19, we’re saying goodbye to:

Lord Byron (1824) — British poet and leading figure of the Romantic movement, famous for works such as Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage as well as for his numerous romantic escapades.

Charles Darwin (1882) — British naturalist best known for his groundbreaking theory of evolution by natural selection, which revolutionized biology and the study of life on Earth.

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