Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (b. 1932) 2009 – J. G. Ballard, English novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1930) 2011 – Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (b. 1946) 2012 – Levon Helm, American musician and actor (b. 1940) 2013 – François Jacob, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920) 2013 – Al Neuharth, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded USA Today (b. 1924) 2015 – Raymond Carr, English historian and academic (b. 1919) 2015 – Roy Mason, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (b. 1924) 2016 – Patricio Aylwin, Chilean politician (b. 1918) 2021 – Walter Mondale, American politician, 42nd Vice President of the United States (b. 1928) 2021 – Jim Steinman, American composer, lyricist (b. 1947) 2022 – Kane Tanaka, Japanese supercentenarian (b. 1903) Holidays and observances Christian feast day: Ælfheah of Canterbury (Anglican, Catholic) Conrad of Ascoli Emma of Lesum Expeditus George of Antioch Olaus and Laurentius Petri (Lutheran) Pope Leo IX Ursmar April 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) References External links BBC: On This Day Historical Events on April 19 Days of the year April