Page 7: Historical Events In April - 19

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

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

1943  Alexander Schmorell, German resistance fighter, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

1944  On April - 19 gerard Cote wins his 2nd straight & 3rd career Boston Marathon   

1944  On April - 19 tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44   

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  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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1950  Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1956  On April - 19 uS actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III   

1956  Ernst R Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1957  On this day in history 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 this day in history eino Oksanen wins his 3rd Boston Marathon   

1962  On April - 19 nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46,900 m   

1963  On April - 19 "Hot Spot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway   

1964  On this day in history cyril Merry, cricketer (WI batsman in 2 Tests 1933), dies   

1965  On April - 19 t.A.M.I. Show premiers in London   

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

1966  On this day in history roberta Bignay becomes the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon   

1967  On this day in history beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they don't)   

1967  On April - 19 uS Surveyor III lands on Moon   

1967  On April - 19 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 April - 19.   

1968  On April - 19 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 April - 19 birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

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

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

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

1665  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

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

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on April - 19.   

0843  On this day in history judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies   

1012  On April - 19 death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on April - 19.   

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

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.   

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