Historical Events In May - 19
Monday, 18 March 2024
1957 On May - 19 adone Zoli forms Italian Government
1957 Adone Zoli forms Italian govt on this day in history.
1958 "South Pacific" soundtrack album goes to #1 &stays #1 for 31 weeks on May - 19.
1958 On this day in history premiere of Harold Pinter's "Birthday Party" in London
1958 US &Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) on this day in history.
1958 Bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1959 Jan de Quay becomes premier of Netherlands on this day in history.
1960 On this day in history alan Freed &eight other DJs accused of taking radio payola
1960 Belgian parliament requires rest day for self employed on this day in history.
1960 On this day in history uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 33,222mph
1961 New pier opens in Scheveningen on this day in history.
1961 Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 on May - 19.
1962 "John Birch Society" by Chad Mitchell Trio hits #99 on this day in history.
1962 On May - 19 indonesian paratroopers land in New Guinea
1962 Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's National League hit record with 3,431 on May - 19.
1962 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
1964 On May - 19 uS diplomats find at least 40 secret microphones in the Moscow embassy
1965 30th Naval Construction Regiment activated at Danang, Vietnam on May - 19.
1965 On this day in history patricia R Harris named first US black female ambassador (Luxembourg)
1965 West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II on May - 19.
1965 Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Znaki Zycia), dies on May - 19.
1966 On May - 19 tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Capt Cook (1773), dies
1967 The United States, Soviet Union, and United Kingdom agree to ban nuclear weapons from outer space on May - 19.
1967 US bombs Hanoi on this day in history.
1967 USSR ratifies treaty with England &US banning nuclear weapons in space on this day in history.
1968 20th Emmy Awards Get Smart, Mission Impossible &Barbara Bain on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history pirate Radio Brumble of Northern England first heard
1968 20th Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Mission Impossible &Barbara Bain on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies
1971 USSR launches Mars 2, first spacecraft to crash land on Mars on May - 19.
1971 Bernard Wagenaar, Neth/US composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
1972 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 19.
1974 Valeri Giscard d'Estaing wins French presidential election on this day in history.
1975 27th Emmy Awards Mary Tyler Moore Show, Robert Blake &Jean Marsh on May - 19.
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