On this day, 19 April: Significant events that took place on this date in the past

Numerous notable incidents have occurred in the past, and many of them have left a huge impact on our world. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as a successor of Pope John Paul II on 19 April 2005. 19 April: Historical events 1927 – American actress Mae West was sentenced to a 10-day imprisonment Mae West, an American actress, was sentenced to a 10-day imprisonment on 19 April 1927 after being convicted of obscenity and “corrupting the morals of youth” for her portrayal of a prostitute in the Broadway play called Sex. 1975 – India’s first unmanned Earth satellite Aryabhata was launched India’s inaugural satellite, the Aryabhata spacecraft, that was named after the renowned Indian astronomer, was entirely designed and manufactured within India. 2005 – Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as a successor of Pope John Paul II, Following the death of Pope John Paul II approximately two weeks earlier, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was chosen as his successor and took on the name Benedict XVI on this day in 2005.