Historical Events In May - 19
Monday, 18 March 2024
1896 First automobile (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands on this day in history.
1896 On May - 19 1st auto (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands
1896 Michael Balcon, Birmingham England, producer/father of Jill Balcon on May - 19.
1897 On May - 19 oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol.
1898 Post Office authorizes use of postcards on May - 19.
1899 On May - 19 leonid Maksimovich Leonov, novelist/playwright
1900 Great Britain annexes Tonga archipelago on May - 19.
1901 On May - 19 ivo Cruz, composer
1901 On this day in history marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81
1902 On this day in history great Britain &Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria
1902 On this day in history great Britain & Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria
1903 Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer (1277 runs at 35 47 in 23 Tests), dies on May - 19.
1904 Anthony Bushell, Kent England, actor (Journey's End) on May - 19.
1905 On May - 19 italian King Victor Emmanuel &Swiss President open world's longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) links Iselle Italy &Brig Switzerland
1905 On May - 19 tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ
1906 On May - 19 federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes
1906 On May - 19 portugal's King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier
1906 The last British soldiers leave Canada on May - 19.
1906 Dutch King Victor Emmanuel & Swiss president open Simplon tunnel on May - 19.
1909 Jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in 6 for boxing title on this day in history.
1909 On May - 19 bruce Bennett, Tacoma Wash, actor (Before I Hang, Sahara)
1910 On May - 19 cleve Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Wash 5-4 in 11 innings
1910 On May - 19 alan Melville, cricketer (graceful South African batsman 1938-49)
1911 On this day in history maurice Ravels opera "L'Heure Espagnole," premieres in Paris
1912 On May - 19 american League president Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball
1912 On this day in history navy establishes North Atlantic Ice Patrol following RMS Titanic disaster
1912 On May - 19 aL Pres Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball
1913 Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japs from owning land on this day in history.
1913 On May - 19 albert Hardy, photographer
1915 On May - 19 australians repel major Turkish attack on their positions at Gallipoli
1915 Death on Gallipoli of Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick of "Simpson and his donkey" fame on May - 19.
1915 On May - 19 lance Corporal Albert Jacka, 14th Battalion, AIF, becomes the first Australian to win a Victoria Cross in World War One for his action at Gallipoli, Turkey
1916 Escadrille Américaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun on this day in history.
1916 On May - 19 escadrille Américaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun
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