April 19th (1997) was a Saturday. It's the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 257 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 19th April, 1997
» The Red River Flood of 1997 overwhelms the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Fire breaks out and spreads in downtown Grand Forks, but high water levels hamper efforts to reach the fire, leading to the destruction of 11 buildings.
April 19th Famous Deaths for 1997
» Eldon Hoke, American singer and drummer (The Mentors and The Screamers) (b. 1958)
April 19th Holidays in History
» Public holidays in Venezuela called Beginning of the Independence Movement (Venezuela)
» Bicycle Day
» Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
» Ælfheah of Canterbury a/k/a Alphege, Archbishop, Martyr, 1012 CE (Anglican, Catholic)
» Emma of Lesum
» Expeditus
» Patriarch George of Antioch or George of Antioch
» Pope Leo IX
» Olaus Petri known as Olaus and Laurentius Petri (Lutheran)
» April 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Dutch American Dutch-American Friendship Day or Dutch-American Friendship Day (United States)
» Earliest day on which First Day of Summer or 'Sumardagurinn fyrsti' can fall, while April 25 is the latest; celebrated on the first Thursday after April 18. (Iceland)
» Landing of the 33 (Uruguay)
» Public holidays in Kiribati called National Health Day (Kiribati)