Historical Events In April - 19

1943  Jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto on April - 19.   

1943  Warsaw ghetto revolt; liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto continues for one month on this day in history.   

1943  Alexander Schmorell, German resistance fighter, beheaded on April - 19.   

1943  On this day in history "Bermuda Conference": Fruitless discussion by U.S. and British delegates on deliverance of Nazi victims.   

1944  On this day in history gerard Cote wins his 2nd straight & 3rd career Boston Marathon   

1944  Tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44 on April - 19.   

1945  Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

1945  J P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed on April - 19.   

1946  The birth of Tim Curry, American actor on this day in history.   

1947  On April - 19 tor Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup   

1948  Gerard Cote wins his 4th Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth   

1950  19-year-old Ham Young became the youngest Boston Marathon winner on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66   

1951  On April - 19 shigeki Tanaka, survivor of Hiroshima A-bomb, wins Boston Marathon   

1954  7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th on April - 19.   

1955  On April - 19 uSS Albany and USS William Wood begin to provide disaster relief to citizens of Volos, Greece, ending 21 April   

1956  US actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III on April - 19.   

1956  On this day in history ernst R Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70   

1957  Charles Funk of Funk & Wagnalls, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1957  On April - 19 in the Fox Islands, Alaska a 7.5quake was one of th elargest qukes in the U.S. (man they get a lot up in that area)   

1957  On April - 19 charles Funk, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls), dies at 76   

1962  On April - 19 eino Oksanen wins his 3rd Boston Marathon   

1962  NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46,900 m on April - 19.   

1963  On this day in history "Hot Spot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway   

1964  Cyril Merry, cricketer (WI batsman in 2 Tests 1933), dies on April - 19.   

1965  T.A.M.I. Show premiers in London on April - 19.   

1965  On April - 19 george Davis, actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at 75   

1966  Roberta Bignay becomes the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

1967  On April - 19 beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they don't)   

1967  On this day in history uS Surveyor III lands on Moon   

1967  On this day in history conrad Adenauer, West Germany chancellor (1949-63), dies at 91   

1968  Dedication of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra, by Prime Minister John Gorton The memorial is a copy of the original unveiled at Port Said, Egypt, by former Prime Minister William Morris Hughes in 1932 on this day in history.   

1968  The first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon on April - 19.   

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

1603  On this day in history birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

1605  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on April - 19.   

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

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

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on April - 19.   

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 April - 19.   

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on April - 19.   

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 this day in history michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79