Historical Events In April - 19

1968  On April - 19 tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61   

1969  "Oliver," Cliff Robertson & Katharine Hepburn win 51st Acadamy Awards on April - 19.   

1971  On April - 19 sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)   

1971  On April - 19 the Soviet Union launch the first manned spacelab, Salyut 1   

1971  On April - 19 uSSR Salyut 1 launched; first manned lab in orbit   

1972  On this day in history bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth   

1972  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson on April - 19.   

1972  Adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82 on April - 19.   

1973  On this day in history barbra Striesand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow"   

1974  P Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge on April - 19.   

1975  On this day in history india launches first satellite with help of USSR   

1976  On April - 19 c-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist   

1978  Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel on April - 19.   

1978  Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1979  FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY) on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history j C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666   

1980  Ethel Wilson actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1980  On April - 19 ethel Wilson, actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88   

1981  Ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85 on April - 19.   

1982  Alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2 8 51 on this day in history.   

1982  Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery on this day in history.   

1982  Sally Ride announced as first woman astronaut on this day in history.   

1982  USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit on April - 19.   

1982  On this day in history alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2:8:51   

1983  Lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73   

1984  On April - 19 a Mrkos discovers asteroid #3451   

1984  Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs first appears in print (Nature mag) on April - 19.   

1985  On April - 19 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth   

1986  On April - 19 alvin Childress actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78   

1986  On April - 19 michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title   

1986  On April - 19 alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78   

1987  Jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph) on April - 19.   

1987  On this day in history maxwell D Taylor US commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85   

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1320  Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67) was born on this day in history.   

1603  On this day in history birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1658  On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)   

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on April - 19.   

1665  On this day in history birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on April - 19.   

0843  On this day in history judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies   

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on April - 19.   

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on this day in history.   

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1390  On this day in history robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

1529  On this day in history john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55   

1560  On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on April - 19.