Timeline April 1919

Events in April 1919 9

• 1832 – 1919 William Crookes (1832-1919) Died 4 April 1919, aged 86 Crookes was a British chemist and physicist who discovered the element thallium and developed the Crookes tube used in early cathode ray research. His work laid groundwork later used in the discovery of the electron and X-rays.
• 1879 – 1919 Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919) Died 10 April 1919, aged 39 Zapata led peasant revolutionary forces in southern Mexico during the Mexican Revolution, fighting under the banner of land reform and the slogan "Tierra y Libertad." He was ambushed and killed by government soldiers at Chinameca and became a lasting symbol of agrarian revolt.
• 1919 Egyptian Revolution of 1919 Mass uprising against British rule Widespread protests, strikes, and demonstrations erupted across Egypt after British authorities exiled nationalist leader Saad Zaghlul, who had demanded Egyptian independence at the Paris Peace Conference. The unrest forced Britain to eventually negotiate and unilaterally declare Egyptian independence in 1922.
• 1919 Red Summer race riots Wave of racial violence sweeps the United States A series of white supremacist attacks on Black communities erupted in dozens of American cities and towns, killing hundreds of people amid postwar racial and economic tensions. The violence, later termed the "Red Summer," was among the worst periods of racial conflict in U.S. history.
• 1919 – 1933 Bauhaus School Design Revolution A ground-breaking art school that merged craft and fine arts, influencing modern design globally.
• 1919 Bauhaus school founded in Weimar Walter Gropius launches an influential design school Architect Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, merging fine art, craft, and industrial design education. The school's principles went on to shape modern architecture and design worldwide.
• 1919 Amritsar Massacre British troops fire on unarmed civilians in Punjab British Indian Army troops under General Reginald Dyer fired on an unarmed crowd gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, killing hundreds of men, women, and children. The massacre galvanized the Indian independence movement and severely damaged British claims to moral authority in India.
• 1919 – 2004 Howard Keel (1919-2004) American actor and baritone, star of MGM musicals and later of Dallas.
• 1919 Howard Keel born in Gillespie Howard Keel is born in Gillespie.