Page 7: Historical Events In April - 19

1943  On this day in history jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto   

1943  Warsaw ghetto revolt; liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto continues for one month on April - 19.   

1943  On April - 19 alexander Schmorell, German resistance fighter, beheaded   

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

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 this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway   

1945  J P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

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

1947  Tor Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

1948  Gerard Cote wins his 4th Boston Marathon on April - 19.   

1949  Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth on this day in history.   

1950  19-year-old Ham Young became the youngest Boston Marathon winner on April - 19.   

1950  On April - 19 tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66   

1951  Shigeki Tanaka, survivor of Hiroshima A-bomb, wins Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history 7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th   

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

1956  On this day in history uS actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III   

1956  On April - 19 ernst R Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70   

1957  On this day in history charles Funk of Funk & Wagnalls, dies at 76   

1957  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) on this day in history.   

1957  Charles Funk, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls), dies at 76 on April - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1965  T.A.M.I. Show premiers in London on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history 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  Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they don't) on April - 19.   

1967  US Surveyor III lands on Moon on April - 19.   

1967  Conrad Adenauer, West Germany chancellor (1949-63), dies at 91 on April - 19.   

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 April - 19.   

1968  On this day in history the first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon   

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1320  Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67) was born on this day in history.   

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

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on April - 19.   

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on this day in history.   

1665  On April - 19 birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

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

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 April - 19 death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

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

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

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

1560  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on this day in history.