What day of the week was April 19, 1997?

The day of the week April 19th, 1997 fell on was a Saturday.

Eldon Hoke the American singer and drummer (The Mentors and The Screamers) (b. 1958) died on this day in 1997.

The Red River Flood of 1997 overwhelms the city of Grand Forks the North Dakota. Fire breaks out and spreads in downtown Grand Forks, but high water levels hamper efforts to reach the fire, leading to the destruction of 11 buildings.