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Event of Interest
Fidel Castro resigns his position of First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba after 45 years in power [1]
Famous Deaths
- Elisabeth Sladen, British actress (b. 1946)
Grete Waitz (1953-2011)
Norwegian long distance athlete (9 x NYC Marathon titles; World C'ship gold 1983; 5 x gold World Cross Country; WR x 4), dies of cancer at 57
- Jaroslav Smolka, Czech composer (Metamorfosi), music director, dramaturge, pedagogue, and musicologist, dies at 78
Died in 2011 2011 Highlights
About April 19, 2011
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 13 years and 8 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: E.T. - Katy Perry Featuring Kanye West
#1 Song: Party Rock Anthem - Lmfao/Lauren Bennett/Goonrock
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