Historical Events In February - 19

1916  On this day in history eddie Arcaro, jockey (1958 Racing Hall of Fame, 2 triple crowns)   

1916  On February - 19 ernst Mach, Austrian physicist/philosopher/psychologist, dies at 78   

1917  On this day in history carson McCullers, US, novelist (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter)   

1919  On February - 19 pan-African Congress, organized by W E B Du Bois (Paris)   

1920  On February - 19 netherlands joins League of Nations   

1920  Frances K Bairstow, educator/labor relations consultant on this day in history.   

1921  On February - 19 andries Treurnicht, [Dr No], founder (S Afr Conservative Party)   

1922  On February - 19 ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer   

1922  Beant Singh, politiician on this day in history.   

1923  Jean Sibelius' 6th Symphony, premieres on February - 19.   

1923  On February - 19 donald Lybbert, composer   

1923  On February - 19 jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer, dies at 68   

1924  On this day in history the birth of Lee Marvin, American actor   

1924  Bruce Norris, NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings) on this day in history.   

1925  Jindrich Feld, composer on this day in history.   

1926  Gyorgy Kurtag, composer on February - 19.   

1927  On February - 19 general strike against British occupiers in Shanghai   

1927  On this day in history rene Firino-Martell, cognac manufacturer   

1927  Georg Brandes, [Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1928  2nd Winter Olympics games close at St Moritz, Switzerland on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal   

1928  On February - 19 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland   

1929  On this day in history medical diathermy machine 1st used, Schenectady, NY   

1930  On February - 19 john Frankenheimer, NYC, director (Birdman of Alcatraz)   

1932  On February - 19 william Faulkner completes his novel "Light in August"   

1932  On this day in history jean-Pierre Ponnele, Paris France, opera director (Carmina Burana)   

1933  Prussian minister Göring bans all Catholic newspapers on February - 19.   

1933  Prussian minister Goering bans all Catholic newspapers on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer, dies at 77   

1934  Bob &Dolores Hope marry on February - 19.   

1934  US contract air mail service canceled, replaced by US army for 6 months on February - 19.   

1934  Bob & Dolores Hope marry on this day in history.   

1935  Clifford Odets' "Awake & Sing," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1936  Manuel Azaña becomes Spanish premier on February - 19.   

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1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on this day in history.   

1526  Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)   

1588  On this day in history birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies   

1611  Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) was born on February - 19.   

1616  On February - 19 birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

1630  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362) on February - 19.   

1133  Death of Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066) on this day in history.   

1260  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on February - 19.   

1401  Death of William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on this day in history.   

1414  On this day in history thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies   

1545  On February - 19 death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on February - 19.