Historical Events In April - 19

1927  On April - 19 "Vagabond King" opens in London  

1927  On April - 19 don Barbour, Greencastle Ind, singer (4 Freshmen)  

1928  32nd Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:37:07.8 on this day in history.  

1928  On April - 19 alexis Korner, Paris, musician (Blues Inc-Bootleg Him)  

1929  33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6 on April - 19.  

1929  Edward Crook, Detroit Mich, middleweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1960) on April - 19.  

1930  Clarence DeMar wins his 7th Boston Marathon on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history 34th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:34:48.2  

1931  On this day in history alex Webster, football coach (NY Giants)  

1932  On this day in history 36th Boston Marathon won by Paul de Bruyn of Germany in 2:33:36.4  

1932  Andrea Mead Lawrence, Rutland Vt, alpine slalom skier (Oly-2 gold-52) on April - 19.  

1932  Wladyslaw Rzepko, composer, dies at 77 on April - 19.  

1933  FDR announces that the US will leave the gold standard on April - 19.  

1933  FDR announces US will leave the gold standard on this day in history.  

1933  On this day in history the birth of Jayne Mansfield, American actress  

1933  On April - 19 37th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:31:01.6  

1933  On April - 19 dick Sargent, Carmel Calif, actor (Darrin-Bewitched)  

1934  Shirley Temple appears in her first movie, "Stand Up & Cheer" on this day in history.  

1934  38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8 on April - 19.  

1934  On April - 19 dickie Goodman, parody singer (Flying Saucer)  

1935  The birth of Dudley Moore, British actor on April - 19.  

1935  39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:32:07.4 on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history anti-Jewish riots break out in Palestine  

1937  41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20 on April - 19.  

1937  On April - 19 william M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen), dies at 81  

1938  On April - 19 42nd Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:35:34.8  

1938  On April - 19 henry John Newbolt, poet/author (Studies Green & Gray), dies at 75  

1939  Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late)  

1939  On this day in history 43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:28:51.8  

1940  On April - 19 "Lake Shore Ltd" derails speed killing 34 near Little Falls NY  

1941  L Oterma discovers asteroids #2804 Yrjo & #3497 on April - 19.  

1941  On this day in history johanna Muller-Hermann, composer, dies at 63  

1943  "Bermuda Conference" Fruitless discussion by U.S. and British delegates on deliverance of Nazi victims on April - 19.  

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1320  Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67) was born on April - 19.  

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on April - 19.  

1605  On April - 19 birth of orazio Benevoli, composer  

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

1660  On April - 19 birth of sebastian Duron, composer  

1665  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on April - 19.  

1686  On April - 19 birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)  

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on April - 19.  

1012  On this day in history death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)  

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  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on this day in history.  

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

1567  On April - 19 michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79