Historical Events In July - 19

1969  Mary Jo Kopechne, in Ted Kennedy's car, drowns at 28 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history barry Wood singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61   

1970  Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1971  B Burnasheva discovers asteroid #2259 Sofievka on July - 19.   

1973  On July - 19 clarence White, rocker (Byrds), killed by drunken driver at 29   

1974  David Bowie's Diamond Dog tour ends in NYC on July - 19.   

1974  On this day in history felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #3118   

1974  Joe Flynn actor (McHale's Navy), dies at 59 on July - 19.   

1974  On July - 19 earl Warren, gov of Calif/Supreme court justice (1953-68), dies at 83   

1975  Apollo & Soyuz linked in orbit for 2 days, separate on this day in history.   

1976  Rock group Deep Purple disbands on July - 19.   

1976  On July - 19 gene Roth, actor (Rosie, Tormented, Nightfall), dies at 73   

1977  N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2228 Soyuz-Apollo on this day in history.   

1977  John R Powers, US director model bureau, dies at 80 on July - 19.   

1979  2 supertankers collide off Tobago-260,000 TONS of oil spill on this day in history.   

1979  Nicaragua Liberation Day; Sandinistas take over from Somoza on this day in history.   

1979  Patricia Harris, becomes sect of HEW on this day in history.   

1980  22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow; US & others boycott on this day in history.   

1980  On July - 19 david Bowie appears in role of Elephant Man in Denver   

1981  On this day in history louis Cheslock, composer, dies at 81   

1982  On July - 19 david S Dodge becomes the first American hostage in Lebanon   

1984  Carol Eberts Veazie actor, dies at 89 on July - 19.   

1984  On this day in history geraldine A Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY), won Democratic VP nomination   

1984  On this day in history the first female to captain a 747 across the Atlantic (Lynn Rippelmeyer)   

1984  On this day in history carol Eberts Veazie, actress (Maude Endles-Norby), dies at 89   

1985  On July - 19 christa McAuliffe chosen first schoolteacher to fly the space shuttle   

1986  On this day in history caroline Kennedy weds Edwin A Schlossberg in Centerville, Mass   

1989  General Jaruzelski appointed President of Poland on this day in history.   

1989  On July - 19 united flight 232 crashes in Iowa   

1989  Carl-Heinz Schroth, dir/actor (Strafverteidiger), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1990  On July - 19 bASF plant in Cincinnatti explodes in flames, 1 dies   

1990  On this day in history cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion   

1990  Herbert Nelson actor (Guilding Light), dies at 76 of a stroke on July - 19.   

1990  Johnny Wayne comedian (Wayne & Shuster), dies at 72 of cancer on July - 19.   

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1592  Erhard Buttner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1670  On July - 19 birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

1688  Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer was born on July - 19.   

1742  On July - 19 birth of jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

1744  Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806) was born on July - 19.   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  On July - 19 birth of seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833)   

0514  Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies on July - 19.   

1054  Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1234  Death of Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament on July - 19.   

1346  Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle on July - 19.   

1374  Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69 on July - 19.   

1415  Death of Philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359) on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on this day in history.