Page 8: Historical Events In April - 19
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
1968 On April - 19 tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61
1969 "Oliver," Cliff Robertson & Katharine Hepburn win 51st Acadamy Awards on this day in history.
1971 On this day in history sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)
1971 On April - 19 the Soviet Union launch the first manned spacelab, Salyut 1
1971 On this day in history uSSR Salyut 1 launched; first manned lab in orbit
1972 On April - 19 bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth
1972 T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson on this day in history.
1972 On this day in history adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82
1973 Barbra Striesand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow" on April - 19.
1974 P Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge on this day in history.
1975 India launches first satellite with help of USSR on April - 19.
1976 On April - 19 c-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist
1978 Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel on April - 19.
1978 On this day in history emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70
1979 On April - 19 fCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY)
1979 J C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666 on this day in history.
1980 On this day in history ethel Wilson actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88
1980 On April - 19 ethel Wilson, actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88
1981 Ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85 on April - 19.
1982 On April - 19 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 USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit on April - 19.
1982 On April - 19 alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2:8:51
1983 Lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74 on April - 19.
1983 On this day in history jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73
1984 On April - 19 a Mrkos discovers asteroid #3451
1984 Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs first appears in print (Nature mag) on this day in history.
1985 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth on this day in history.
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 On April - 19 alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78
1987 Jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph) on April - 19.
1987 On this day in history maxwell D Taylor US commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »