deaths
April 19, 1988
Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (born 1901)
Kwon Ki-ok
Kwon Ki-ok was the first Korean female aviator, as well as one of the first female pilots in China. Her name in Chinese is Quan Jiyu. Kwon went into exile in China during the Japanese occupation of Korea and became a lieutenant colonel in the Republic of China's air force. She returned home after the liberation of Korea and became a founding member of the Republic of Korea Air Force.
April 19
April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 256 days remain until the end of the year.