Replaying Thursday, April 19, 2012

The April 19, 2012 was a Thursday under the star sign of . It was the 109 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.

If you were born on this day, you are 14 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, April 19, 2026, 45 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, April 19, 2027, in 319 days. You have lived for 5,158 days, or about 123,798 hours, or about 7,427,931 minutes, or about 445,675,860 seconds.

Some people who share this birthday:

  • James Franco (actor, film actor, film director, film editor, film producer, playwright, poet, screenwriter, teacher, television actor, television presenter, writer, born April 19, 1978)
  • Kate Hudson (actor, film actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, singer, television actor, voice actor, born April 19, 1979)
  • Luis Miguel (actor, film actor, record producer, recording artist, singer, television actor, born April 19, 1970)
  • Ali Khamenei (Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, Islamic jurist, head of state, marji', poet, politician, translator, writer, born April 19, 1939)
  • Hayden Christensen (actor, film actor, film producer, stage actor, television actor, voice actor, born April 19, 1981)
  • Suge Knight (American football player, composer, rapper, record producer, born April 19, 1965)
  • Tim Curry (actor, comedian, film producer, singer, television actor, voice actor, born April 19, 1946)
  • Maria Sharapova (diplomat, model, tennis player, born April 19, 1987)
  • Jayne Mansfield (Playboy Playmate, film actor, singer, stage actor, television actor, born April 19, 1933)
  • Mukesh Ambani (businessperson, entrepreneur, graphic designer, born April 19, 1957)
  • Ashley Judd (actor, film actor, singer, stage actor, television actor, voice actor, born April 19, 1968)
  • Shannon Lee (actor, film actor, film producer, kickboxer, singer, stunt performer, taekwondo athlete, television actor, television producer, born April 19, 1969)
  • Marko Arnautović (association football player, born April 19, 1989)
  • Rivaldo (association football player, born April 19, 1972)
  • Candace Parker (actor, basketball player, born April 19, 1986)
  • Joe Hart (association football player, born April 19, 1987)
  • Jesse James (actor, businessperson, engineer, film producer, television actor, television presenter, born April 19, 1969)
  • Roberto Carlos (actor, composer, pianist, recording artist, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter, born April 19, 1941)
  • Joachim Sauer (chemist, university teacher, born April 19, 1949)
  • Gad Elmaleh (cabaret artist, comedian, composer, director, film actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor, born April 19, 1971)
  • Getúlio Vargas (lawyer, politician, born April 19, 1882)
  • Dudley Moore (actor, comedian, composer, film actor, film director, jazz musician, pianist, screenwriter, television actor, born April 19, 1935)
  • Erich Hartmann (aircraft pilot, born April 19, 1922)
  • Im Soo-hyang (actor, film actor, born April 19, 1990)
  • Mswati III (monarch, politician, sovereign, born April 19, 1968)
  • Bryan Spears (film producer, television producer, born April 19, 1977)
  • Ali Wong (actor, comedian, film actor, screenwriter, television actor, born April 19, 1982)
  • Dick Sargent (actor, film actor, television actor, born April 19, 1930)
  • Ferdinand Cheval (architect, artist, general contractor, mail carrier, sculptor, born April 19, 1836)
  • Ferdinand I of Austria (politician, born April 19, 1793)
  • Troy Polamalu (American football player, sports executive, born April 19, 1981)
  • Frank Elstner (radio personality, television presenter, television producer, born April 19, 1942)
  • Oksana Akinshina (actor, film actor, born April 19, 1987)
  • Dorian Yates (bodybuilder, born April 19, 1962)
  • Nobuteru Ishihara (journalist, politician, born April 19, 1957)
  • Fernando Botero (artist, draftsperson, drawer, illustrator, painter, sculptor, born April 19, 1932)
  • Surekha Sikri (film actor, stage actor, television actor, born April 19, 1945)
  • Elinor Donahue (actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor, born April 19, 1937)
  • Lady Pamela Hicks (aristocrat, lady-in-waiting, born April 19, 1929)
  • Nicoletta Braschi (actor, film producer, born April 19, 1960)
  • Gabriel Heinze (association football manager, association football player, born April 19, 1978)
  • Valon Behrami (association football player, born April 19, 1985)
  • Jennifer Taylor (actor, film actor, television actor, born April 19, 1972)
  • Jiroemon Kimura (farmer, mail carrier, born April 19, 1897)
  • Kevin Mbabu (association football player, born April 19, 1995)
  • Arshad Warsi (actor, film actor, film producer, singer, born April 19, 1968)
  • Gustavo Petro (economist, environmentalist, partisan, politician, writer, born April 19, 1960)
  • Paloma Ruiz Picasso (businessperson, choreographer, designer, entrepreneur, fashion designer, jewelry designer, painter, personal stylist, socialite, born April 19, 1949)
  • Joseph Estrada (actor, politician, born April 19, 1937)
  • Haruna Kojima (Japanese idol, actor, model, singer, born April 19, 1988)

19th of April 2012 News

News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 19, 2012

Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Slip

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Bank of New York Mellon reports first-quarter profit of $619 million, or 52 cents a share, down 1 percent from $625 million, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.

Full Article

Fox News Stars Close to Renewing Deals

Date: 20 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

Fox News Channel commentators Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, whose contracts are up after the 2012 presidential election, are reportedly on the verge of renewing their deals through the 2016 election season; renewals would cement in place the two critical pieces of Fox's programming lineup: the point-of-view talk shows The O'Reilly Factor at 8 pm and Hannity at 9 pm. Photos (M)

Full Article

News Corp. Reduces Rights Of Its Foreign Stockholders

Date: 19 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

News Corp will suspend half of the voting rights of its non-American shareholders to comply with United States regulations on foreign ownership; firm owns 27 television stations and Fox Broadcasting. (M)d

Full Article

Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors for Syria

Date: 19 April 2012

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Neil MacFARQUHAR

Representatives of the United Nations and Syrian government move toward reaching an agreement that would allow a full contingent of 250 observers to deploy in Syria to monitor a fragile cease-fire, despite suggestions from Syrian officials that they would restrict some aspects of the operation, including the independent use of helicopters; diplomatic haggling over the deployment terms comes as violence flares throughout Syria on the seventh day of the cease-fire.

Full Article

3 Arrested by British in Inquiry on Bribery

Date: 20 April 2012

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

J. GOODMAN

British police arrest three people as part of an inquiry into accusations of bribery stemming from the news-gathering and corruption scandal that has engulfed News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s media company; 46 people have been arrested during more than a year of investigations.

Full Article

British Prosecutors Consider Charges in Phone Hacking Case

Date: 19 April 2012

By JOHN F. BURNS

John BURNS

Wide-ranging police inquiry into phone hacking and other wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers moves a step closer to possible criminal prosecutions when Scotland Yard sends four files on 11 unidentified people, including 4 journalists and a police officer, to the Crown Prosecution Service; there also appears to be an intensification of interest in the case of Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, and her husband, Charlie Brooks.

Full Article

Taxi Owners Fight New Livery Rules

Date: 19 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Group representing owners of New York City taxicabs files suit over plan to allow livery cars to pick up passengers on the street in Upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs; New York State Legislature approved the plan in February, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission is expected to vote on whether to enact it.

Full Article

Qualcomm Beats Forecast, but Strains to Get Chips

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Qualcomm reports fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.23 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared with $999 million, or 59 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; revenue rose 28 percent to $4.94 billion.

Full Article

Yum’s Profit Jumps 73%, Helped by Taco Bell Sales

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Yum Brands reports first-quarter profit of $458 million, or 96 cents a share, up 73 percent from $264 million, or 54 cents a share, from year-ago quarter; revenue rose 13 percent to $2.74 billion.

Full Article

Knicks Say Goodbye to New Jersey

Date: 19 April 2012

By HOWARD BECK

Howard BECK

New York Knicks defeat New Jersey Nets, 104-95.

Full Article

Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Slip

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Bank of New York Mellon reports first-quarter profit of $619 million, or 52 cents a share, down 1 percent from $625 million, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.

Full Article

Fox News Stars Close to Renewing Deals

Date: 20 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

Fox News Channel commentators Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, whose contracts are up after the 2012 presidential election, are reportedly on the verge of renewing their deals through the 2016 election season; renewals would cement in place the two critical pieces of Fox's programming lineup: the point-of-view talk shows The O'Reilly Factor at 8 pm and Hannity at 9 pm. Photos (M)

Full Article

News Corp. Reduces Rights Of Its Foreign Stockholders

Date: 19 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

News Corp will suspend half of the voting rights of its non-American shareholders to comply with United States regulations on foreign ownership; firm owns 27 television stations and Fox Broadcasting. (M)d

Full Article

Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors for Syria

Date: 19 April 2012

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Neil MacFARQUHAR

Representatives of the United Nations and Syrian government move toward reaching an agreement that would allow a full contingent of 250 observers to deploy in Syria to monitor a fragile cease-fire, despite suggestions from Syrian officials that they would restrict some aspects of the operation, including the independent use of helicopters; diplomatic haggling over the deployment terms comes as violence flares throughout Syria on the seventh day of the cease-fire.

Full Article

3 Arrested by British in Inquiry on Bribery

Date: 20 April 2012

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

J. GOODMAN

British police arrest three people as part of an inquiry into accusations of bribery stemming from the news-gathering and corruption scandal that has engulfed News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s media company; 46 people have been arrested during more than a year of investigations.

Full Article

British Prosecutors Consider Charges in Phone Hacking Case

Date: 19 April 2012

By JOHN F. BURNS

John BURNS

Wide-ranging police inquiry into phone hacking and other wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers moves a step closer to possible criminal prosecutions when Scotland Yard sends four files on 11 unidentified people, including 4 journalists and a police officer, to the Crown Prosecution Service; there also appears to be an intensification of interest in the case of Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, and her husband, Charlie Brooks.

Full Article

Taxi Owners Fight New Livery Rules

Date: 19 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Group representing owners of New York City taxicabs files suit over plan to allow livery cars to pick up passengers on the street in Upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs; New York State Legislature approved the plan in February, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission is expected to vote on whether to enact it.

Full Article

Qualcomm Beats Forecast, but Strains to Get Chips

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Qualcomm reports fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.23 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared with $999 million, or 59 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; revenue rose 28 percent to $4.94 billion.

Full Article

Yum’s Profit Jumps 73%, Helped by Taco Bell Sales

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Yum Brands reports first-quarter profit of $458 million, or 96 cents a share, up 73 percent from $264 million, or 54 cents a share, from year-ago quarter; revenue rose 13 percent to $2.74 billion.

Full Article

Knicks Say Goodbye to New Jersey

Date: 19 April 2012

By HOWARD BECK

Howard BECK

New York Knicks defeat New Jersey Nets, 104-95.

Full Article

Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Slip

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Bank of New York Mellon reports first-quarter profit of $619 million, or 52 cents a share, down 1 percent from $625 million, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.

Full Article

Fox News Stars Close to Renewing Deals

Date: 20 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

Fox News Channel commentators Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, whose contracts are up after the 2012 presidential election, are reportedly on the verge of renewing their deals through the 2016 election season; renewals would cement in place the two critical pieces of Fox's programming lineup: the point-of-view talk shows The O'Reilly Factor at 8 pm and Hannity at 9 pm. Photos (M)

Full Article

News Corp. Reduces Rights Of Its Foreign Stockholders

Date: 19 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

News Corp will suspend half of the voting rights of its non-American shareholders to comply with United States regulations on foreign ownership; firm owns 27 television stations and Fox Broadcasting. (M)d

Full Article

Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors for Syria

Date: 19 April 2012

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Neil MacFARQUHAR

Representatives of the United Nations and Syrian government move toward reaching an agreement that would allow a full contingent of 250 observers to deploy in Syria to monitor a fragile cease-fire, despite suggestions from Syrian officials that they would restrict some aspects of the operation, including the independent use of helicopters; diplomatic haggling over the deployment terms comes as violence flares throughout Syria on the seventh day of the cease-fire.

Full Article

3 Arrested by British in Inquiry on Bribery

Date: 20 April 2012

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

J. GOODMAN

British police arrest three people as part of an inquiry into accusations of bribery stemming from the news-gathering and corruption scandal that has engulfed News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s media company; 46 people have been arrested during more than a year of investigations.

Full Article

British Prosecutors Consider Charges in Phone Hacking Case

Date: 19 April 2012

By JOHN F. BURNS

John BURNS

Wide-ranging police inquiry into phone hacking and other wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers moves a step closer to possible criminal prosecutions when Scotland Yard sends four files on 11 unidentified people, including 4 journalists and a police officer, to the Crown Prosecution Service; there also appears to be an intensification of interest in the case of Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, and her husband, Charlie Brooks.

Full Article

Taxi Owners Fight New Livery Rules

Date: 19 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Group representing owners of New York City taxicabs files suit over plan to allow livery cars to pick up passengers on the street in Upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs; New York State Legislature approved the plan in February, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission is expected to vote on whether to enact it.

Full Article

Qualcomm Beats Forecast, but Strains to Get Chips

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Qualcomm reports fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.23 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared with $999 million, or 59 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; revenue rose 28 percent to $4.94 billion.

Full Article

Yum’s Profit Jumps 73%, Helped by Taco Bell Sales

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Yum Brands reports first-quarter profit of $458 million, or 96 cents a share, up 73 percent from $264 million, or 54 cents a share, from year-ago quarter; revenue rose 13 percent to $2.74 billion.

Full Article

Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Slip

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Bank of New York Mellon reports first-quarter profit of $619 million, or 52 cents a share, down 1 percent from $625 million, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.

Full Article

Fox News Stars Close to Renewing Deals

Date: 20 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

Fox News Channel commentators Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, whose contracts are up after the 2012 presidential election, are reportedly on the verge of renewing their deals through the 2016 election season; renewals would cement in place the two critical pieces of Fox's programming lineup: the point-of-view talk shows The O'Reilly Factor at 8 pm and Hannity at 9 pm. Photos (M)

Full Article

News Corp. Reduces Rights Of Its Foreign Stockholders

Date: 19 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

News Corp will suspend half of the voting rights of its non-American shareholders to comply with United States regulations on foreign ownership; firm owns 27 television stations and Fox Broadcasting. (M)d

Full Article

Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors for Syria

Date: 19 April 2012

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Neil MacFARQUHAR

Representatives of the United Nations and Syrian government move toward reaching an agreement that would allow a full contingent of 250 observers to deploy in Syria to monitor a fragile cease-fire, despite suggestions from Syrian officials that they would restrict some aspects of the operation, including the independent use of helicopters; diplomatic haggling over the deployment terms comes as violence flares throughout Syria on the seventh day of the cease-fire.

Full Article

3 Arrested by British in Inquiry on Bribery

Date: 20 April 2012

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

J. GOODMAN

British police arrest three people as part of an inquiry into accusations of bribery stemming from the news-gathering and corruption scandal that has engulfed News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s media company; 46 people have been arrested during more than a year of investigations.

Full Article

British Prosecutors Consider Charges in Phone Hacking Case

Date: 19 April 2012

By JOHN F. BURNS

John BURNS

Wide-ranging police inquiry into phone hacking and other wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers moves a step closer to possible criminal prosecutions when Scotland Yard sends four files on 11 unidentified people, including 4 journalists and a police officer, to the Crown Prosecution Service; there also appears to be an intensification of interest in the case of Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, and her husband, Charlie Brooks.

Full Article

Taxi Owners Fight New Livery Rules

Date: 19 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Group representing owners of New York City taxicabs files suit over plan to allow livery cars to pick up passengers on the street in Upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs; New York State Legislature approved the plan in February, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission is expected to vote on whether to enact it.

Full Article

Qualcomm Beats Forecast, but Strains to Get Chips

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Qualcomm reports fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.23 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared with $999 million, or 59 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; revenue rose 28 percent to $4.94 billion.

Full Article

Yum’s Profit Jumps 73%, Helped by Taco Bell Sales

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Yum Brands reports first-quarter profit of $458 million, or 96 cents a share, up 73 percent from $264 million, or 54 cents a share, from year-ago quarter; revenue rose 13 percent to $2.74 billion.

Full Article

Knicks Say Goodbye to New Jersey

Date: 19 April 2012

By HOWARD BECK

Howard BECK

New York Knicks defeat New Jersey Nets, 104-95.

Full Article

Bank of New York Mellon Earnings Slip

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Bank of New York Mellon reports first-quarter profit of $619 million, or 52 cents a share, down 1 percent from $625 million, or 50 cents a share, in year-ago quarter.

Full Article

Fox News Stars Close to Renewing Deals

Date: 20 April 2012

By BRIAN STELTER

Brian STELTER

Fox News Channel commentators Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, whose contracts are up after the 2012 presidential election, are reportedly on the verge of renewing their deals through the 2016 election season; renewals would cement in place the two critical pieces of Fox's programming lineup: the point-of-view talk shows The O'Reilly Factor at 8 pm and Hannity at 9 pm. Photos (M)

Full Article

News Corp. Reduces Rights Of Its Foreign Stockholders

Date: 19 April 2012

By AMY CHOZICK

Amy CHOZICK

News Corp will suspend half of the voting rights of its non-American shareholders to comply with United States regulations on foreign ownership; firm owns 27 television stations and Fox Broadcasting. (M)d

Full Article

Amid New Strife, Deal Is Near on Full Team of Cease-Fire Monitors for Syria

Date: 19 April 2012

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Neil MacFARQUHAR

Representatives of the United Nations and Syrian government move toward reaching an agreement that would allow a full contingent of 250 observers to deploy in Syria to monitor a fragile cease-fire, despite suggestions from Syrian officials that they would restrict some aspects of the operation, including the independent use of helicopters; diplomatic haggling over the deployment terms comes as violence flares throughout Syria on the seventh day of the cease-fire.

Full Article

3 Arrested by British in Inquiry on Bribery

Date: 20 April 2012

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

J. GOODMAN

British police arrest three people as part of an inquiry into accusations of bribery stemming from the news-gathering and corruption scandal that has engulfed News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s media company; 46 people have been arrested during more than a year of investigations.

Full Article

British Prosecutors Consider Charges in Phone Hacking Case

Date: 19 April 2012

By JOHN F. BURNS

John BURNS

Wide-ranging police inquiry into phone hacking and other wrongdoing at Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspapers moves a step closer to possible criminal prosecutions when Scotland Yard sends four files on 11 unidentified people, including 4 journalists and a police officer, to the Crown Prosecution Service; there also appears to be an intensification of interest in the case of Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, and her husband, Charlie Brooks.

Full Article

Taxi Owners Fight New Livery Rules

Date: 19 April 2012

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Group representing owners of New York City taxicabs files suit over plan to allow livery cars to pick up passengers on the street in Upper Manhattan and the four other boroughs; New York State Legislature approved the plan in February, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission is expected to vote on whether to enact it.

Full Article

Qualcomm Beats Forecast, but Strains to Get Chips

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Qualcomm reports fiscal second-quarter profit of $2.23 billion, or $1.28 a share, compared with $999 million, or 59 cents a share, in year-ago quarter; revenue rose 28 percent to $4.94 billion.

Full Article

Yum’s Profit Jumps 73%, Helped by Taco Bell Sales

Date: 19 April 2012

By BLOOMBERG NEWS

Bloomberg NEWS

Yum Brands reports first-quarter profit of $458 million, or 96 cents a share, up 73 percent from $264 million, or 54 cents a share, from year-ago quarter; revenue rose 13 percent to $2.74 billion.

Full Article

Knicks Say Goodbye to New Jersey

Date: 19 April 2012

By HOWARD BECK

Howard BECK

New York Knicks defeat New Jersey Nets, 104-95.

Full Article