Historical Events In April - 19

1968  Tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1969  "Oliver," Cliff Robertson & Katharine Hepburn win 51st Acadamy Awards on April - 19.  

1971  Sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day) on this day in history.  

1971  The Soviet Union launch the first manned spacelab, Salyut 1 on this day in history.  

1971  On this day in history uSSR Salyut 1 launched; first manned lab in orbit  

1972  Bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson  

1972  On April - 19 adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82  

1973  On this day in history barbra Striesand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow"  

1974  On April - 19 p Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge  

1975  On this day in history india launches first satellite with help of USSR  

1976  C-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist on this day in history.  

1978  On this day in history yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel  

1978  Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70 on April - 19.  

1979  On this day in history fCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY)  

1979  J C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666 on this day in history.  

1980  On April - 19 ethel Wilson actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88  

1980  Ethel Wilson, actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88 on April - 19.  

1981  Ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85 on April - 19.  

1982  On this day in history alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2 8 51  

1982  Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery on this day in history.  

1982  Sally Ride announced as first woman astronaut on this day in history.  

1982  On April - 19 uSSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit  

1982  On this day in history alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2:8:51  

1983  On April - 19 lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74  

1983  On April - 19 jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73  

1984  A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3451 on April - 19.  

1984  On this day in history nemesis, death star of dinosaurs first appears in print (Nature mag)  

1985  On April - 19 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth  

1986  Alvin Childress actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title  

1986  Alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph)  

1987  On April - 19 maxwell D Taylor US commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85  

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1320  On this day in history birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)  

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

1605  On April - 19 birth of orazio Benevoli, composer  

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.  

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on April - 19.  

1665  On this day in history birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)  

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

1700  On this day in history birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer  

0843  On April - 19 judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies  

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

1044  On April - 19 gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies  

1054  On April - 19 leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51  

1390  On April - 19 robert II, King of Scotland, dies  

1529  On April - 19 john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55  

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

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on April - 19.