April 16, 2019

April 16, 2019, was a Tuesday. It was 5 years, 7 months, and 5 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Aries.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on April 16, 2019:

The game World War Z is released.

Top songs

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 16, 2019:

United States: "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X
United Kingdom: "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi

The Billboard Hot 100 on April 16, 2019

These songs were dominating the music charts:

Old Town Road - Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) - Post Malone & Swae Lee
7 Rings - Ariana Grande
Wow. - Post Malone
Without Me - Halsey

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Top movie

The movie "Shazam!" was at the top of the box office on this day.

Facts

This date was 2,046 days ago. Approximately 68 months have passed. It was the 106th day of 2019, in week 16. The decade was the 2010s. A child born on this day is 5 years old and belongs to the Gen Alpha generation. We have gone through approximately 23 seasons of weather since this date.

Take me back to April 16, 2019

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

It is Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Aries. The summer of 2019 is drawing closer, and temperatures have started to rise.

In America, the song "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X is at the top of the singles charts, while "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi is the number-one song in the UK. Donald Trump is the President of the United States, and the movie Shazam! is at the top of the box office. Theresa May is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

It's 2019, so the music charts are being dominated by artists such as Lil Nas X, Post Malone, Halsey, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Peter Mayhew, Ashley Massaro, Etika, and Cameron Boyce would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Shameless", "Gotham", "Westworld", and "Derry Girls".

Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Grand Theft Auto V", "Spyro Reignited Trilogy", "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate", and "Kingdom Hearts III". Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "SpongeBob SquarePants", "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic", "Welcome to the Wayne", and "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Popular toys at the moment include the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage, and the Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 16, 2019, will have the star sign Aries.
Zodiac Element: Fire.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2019 was the year of the Pig (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 5.
Native American Zodiac: April 16, 2019 falls under the Falcon.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on April 16, 2019.

2019 in music
The music charts in 2019 were dominated by the likes of Post Malone, Sam Smith & Normani, Ariana Grande, Lewis Capaldi, Tom Walker, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Ed Sheeran, AJ Tracey, Tones and I, Dua Lipa, Halsey, Jonas Brothers and Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper.
2019 in movies
Movies released in 2019 included Avengers: Endgame, The Irishman, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Joker, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Us, Aladdin, Captain Marvel, Toy Story 4 and The Lion King.
Greta Thunberg
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg was named Time Person of the Year in 2019.
Parasite
The South Korean film "Parasite" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2019.
Record of the Year
The song "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish won a Grammy for 2019's Record of the Year.
Who were the best NBA players in 2019?
The best NBA players in 2019 were James Harden, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Russell Westbrook, and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Best soccer players
The best soccer players in 2019 were Lionel Messi, Virgil Van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappé, Alisson, Robert Lewandowski, Bernardo Silva, and Riyad Mahrez.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on April 16, 2019.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to April 16, 2019.

March 18, 2019: English singer Sam Smith comes out as non-binary.
March 22, 2019: Soccer player Adam Johnson is released from prison.
March 24, 2019: US Attorney William Barr informs Congress that the Mueller Report did not find evidence of coordination between Russia and Donald Trump.
March 26, 2019: The New York Times reports that UFC star Conor McGregor is under investigation for sexual assault in Ireland.
March 27, 2019: The indie band "Her's" are killed in a car crash in Arizona.
March 28, 2019:
• Microsoft removes all references to "Markus Persson" from the game Minecraft.
• Soccer: Manchester United hire Ole Gunnar Solskjær on a permanent basis.
March 29, 2019: Billie Eilish releases the song "Bad Guy".
March 30, 2019: Charli D'Amelio creates her first TikTok video.
March 31, 2019:
• Rapper Nipsey Hussle is shot dead in the parking lot of his store in South Los Angeles.
• Loren Gray becomes the most-followed person on TikTok.
April 2, 2019: Social networking website Google+ is shut down.
April 6, 2019: Tiger Roll (Davy Russell) wins the 2019 Grand National.
April 7, 2019: WrestleMania 35: Becky Lynch defeats Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair in a triple threat match.
April 10, 2019: The first image of a black hole is released by Katie Bouman and the Event Horizon Telescope team.
April 11, 2019: Julian Assange is arrested after spending seven years living at the Ecuador embassy in London.
April 14, 2019: T-Series surpasses PewDiePie on YouTube.
April 15, 2019: The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is devastated by a fire.
This date: April 16, 2019
April 23, 2019: The game Mortal Kombat 11 is released.
April 25, 2019:
• Former Vice President Joe Biden launches his presidential campaign for 2020.
• British rapper Stormzy releases his song "Vossi Bop".
• The final episode of "Gotham" is aired.
April 26, 2019:
• The survival horror game Days Gone is released.
• The highly-anticipated superhero film "Avengers: Endgame" is released in movie theaters.
May 1, 2019: The Woman Yelling at a Cat meme begins to go viral.
May 3, 2019: The biographical crime film "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile" is released on Netflix.
May 6, 2019:
• Meghan Markle gives birth to Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.
• The television miniseries Chernobyl is released.
May 7, 2019: Liverpool overturn a 3-0 deficit against Barcelona in the Champions League.
May 10, 2019:
• The Jeremy Kyle Show is cancelled.
• The song "Dance Monkey" is released by Tones and I.
May 12, 2019: Football: Manchester City win the Premier League in the final game of the season, edging out rivals Liverpool by one point.
May 13, 2019:
• American actress Doris Day passes away at the age of 97.
• College admissions scandal: Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman pleads guilty to honest services fraud.
May 16, 2019:
• Wrestler Ashley Massaro commits suicide.
• Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke passes away at the age of 89 following a short illness.
• The final episode of "The Big Bang Theory" is aired on television.

TV series on April 16, 2019

TV audiences were watching the following shows on April 16, 2019:

After Life

Narcos: Mexico

You

Yellowstone

Succession

Ex on the Beach

Killing Eve

Barry

Derry Girls

Mindhunter

Young Sheldon

The Good Doctor

Kids TV shows on April 16, 2019

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2019:

Sydney to the Max

Cousins for Life

Butterbean's Café

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Big City Greens

Sunny Day

Welcome to the Wayne

Raven's Home

Andi Mack

Nella the Princess Knight

Elena of Avalor

Popular toys and games in 2019

Toys and games that were popular in 2019:

The Paw Patrol Lookout Tower Playset

The Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit

FurReal Roarin' Tyler

Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage

The Xbox One

The PlayStation 4

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in April 2019.

Tom Clancy's The Division 2

Devil May Cry 5

Metro Exodus

Kingdom Hearts III

Resident Evil 2

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Fallout 76

Hitman 2

Spyro Reignited Trilogy

Red Dead Redemption 2

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Forza Horizon 4

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 16.

Charlie Chaplin

Actor Deceased
Born on April 16, 1889
He was not alive on this date.

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Deceased
Born on April 16, 1927
He turned 92 on this day in 2019.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Basketball player
Born on April 16, 1947
He turned 72 on this day in 2019.

Jon Cryer

Actor
Born on April 16, 1965
He turned 54 on this day in 2019.

Martin Lawrence

Actor
Born on April 16, 1965
He turned 54 on this day in 2019.

Selena

Latin singer Deceased
Born on April 16, 1971
She was not alive on this date.

Akon

Rapper
Born on April 16, 1973
He turned 46 on this day in 2019.

Chance the Rapper

Rap star
Born on April 16, 1993
He turned 26 on this day in 2019.

Anya Taylor-Joy

Actress
Born on April 16, 1996
She turned 23 on this day in 2019.

Sadie Sink

Actress
Born on April 16, 2002
She turned 17 on this day in 2019.

US President

Donald Trump was the President of the United States on April 16, 2019.

UK Prime Minister

Theresa May was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on April 16, 2019 was most likely conceived around July 24, 2018.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on April 16, 2019 is close to January 7, 2020.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about April 16, 2019:

2,046 days have passed since this date.
292 weeks have passed.
176,778,000 seconds have passed since April 16, 2019.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 206,241,000 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 91,217,448,000 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 29,463,000 times.
You have taken approximately 15,202,908 steps. That's roughly 6,757 miles.
2,121,336 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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