1757 Notable Births April 19

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (died 1833)

Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (died 1833)

On April 19, in the year 1757, Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (died 1833). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of April 19, one of 299 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth. Learn more below.

Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars. His younger brother Israel Pellew also pursued a naval career.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on April 19, 1757 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 12 April 2026.

On This Date in History 299

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Notable Deaths 2020 Apr 19 Ian Whitcomb, English singer-songwriter (born 1941)
Selected Events 2020 Apr 19 A series of attacks in Nova Scotia, Canada, ended when the perpetrator was killed by police, leaving 22 victims dead
Notable Deaths 2017 Apr 19 Lu Chao-Hsuan, Taiwanese guitarist, performer and educator
Notable Births 2016 Apr 19 The Rizzler, American internet personality
Notable Deaths 2016 Apr 19 Patricio Aylwin, Chilean politician (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2015 Apr 19 Raymond Carr, English historian and academic (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2015 Apr 19 Roy Mason, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (born 1924)
Selected Events 2015 Apr 19 Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, died of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police De
Historical Events 2013 Apr 19 Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is killed in a shootout with police
Notable Deaths 2013 Apr 19 François Jacob, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2013 Apr 19 Al Neuharth, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded USA Today (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2012 Apr 19 Levon Helm, American musician and actor (born 1940)
Historical Events 2011 Apr 19 Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961
Notable Deaths 2011 Apr 19 Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (born 1946)
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Historical Events 2008 Apr 19 The Quito Ultratumba nightclub fire in Quito, Ecuador, kills 19 people and injures at least 24 more
Notable Deaths 2007 Apr 19 Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2006 Apr 19 Albert Scott Crossfield, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (born 1921)
Historical Events 2005 Apr 19 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI
Selected Events 2005 Apr 19 Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the papal conclave
Notable Deaths 2004 Apr 19 Norris McWhirter, English author and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2004 Apr 19 John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2004 Apr 19 Jenny Pike, Canadian WWII servicewoman and photographer (born 1922)
Notable Births 2003 Apr 19 Jackson Merrill, American baseball player
Notable Births 2002 Apr 19 Loren Gray, American singer and internet personality
Notable Deaths 2002 Apr 19 Reginald Rose, American writer (born 1920)
Historical Events 2001 Apr 19 Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-100 carrying the Canadarm2 to the International Space Station
Notable Births 2001 Apr 19 Dalton Knecht, American basketball player
Notable Births 2001 Apr 19 PinkPantheress, British singer-songwriter and record producer
Historical Events 2000 Apr 19 Air Philippines Flight 541 crashes in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board
Notable Deaths 2000 Apr 19 Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer and conductor (born 1918)
Selected Events 2000 Apr 19 Air Philippines Flight 541 crashed in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board
Historical Events 1999 Apr 19 The German Bundestag returns to Berlin
Notable Births 1999 Apr 19 Sebastian Kris, Australian-NewZealand rugby league player
Notable Deaths 1999 Apr 19 Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian-German SS officer (born 1919)
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Notable Deaths 1992 Apr 19 Frankie Howerd, English actor and screenwriter (born 1917)

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