A violent F5 tornado strikes around Brownwood, Texas, injuring 11 people. Two people were thrown at least 1,000 yards (910 m) by the tornado and survived uninjured. Date: April 19, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two hundred ATF and FBI agents lay siege to the compound of the white supremacist survivalist group The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord in Arkansas; the CSA surrenders two days later. Date: April 19, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day…
A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors. Date: April 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building in Waco, Texas, US, ends when a fire breaks out. Seventy-six Davidians, including 18 children under age 10, died in the fire. Date: April 19, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On…
Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, US, is bombed, killing 168 people including 19 children under the age of six. Date: April 19, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
The German Bundestag returns to Berlin. Date: April 19, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Air Philippines Flight 541 crashes in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board. Date: April 19, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-100 carrying the Canadarm2 to the International Space Station. Date: April 19, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI. Date: April 19, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Quito Ultratumba nightclub fire in Quito, Ecuador, kills 19 people and injures at least 24 more. Date: April 19, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)