Event:
At the London Book Fair, Ma Jian, Chinese author of the banned novel 'Beijing Coma,' puts red paint over his face and calls Chinese publishers, 'the mouthpiece of the Chinese communist party'
More Notable Events on April 19:
1995 Truck bomb at Federal Building in Oklahoma City, kills 168
1994 Rodney King award $3,800,000 in compensation of police beating
1987 Jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed record, 124.9 mph
1972 Bangladesh becomes a member of British Commonwealth
1967 U.S. Surveyor III lands on Moon
