Page 8: Historical Events In April - 19

1968  On this day in history tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61   

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

1971  Sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day) on April - 19.   

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  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson on April - 19.   

1972  On this day in history adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82   

1973  On April - 19 barbra Striesand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow"   

1974  P Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge on April - 19.   

1975  India launches first satellite with help of USSR on this day in history.   

1976  C-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist on April - 19.   

1978  Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel on this day in history.   

1978  Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1979  FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY) on this day in history.   

1979  J C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666 on April - 19.   

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

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

1981  On this day in history ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85   

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 April - 19.   

1982  On April - 19 sally Ride announced as first woman astronaut   

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  Lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73   

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

1984  On April - 19 nemesis, death star of dinosaurs first appears in print (Nature mag)   

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 April - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1987  Maxwell D Taylor US commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on April - 19.   

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on April - 19.   

1658  On April - 19 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 April - 19.   

1686  On April - 19 birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

1700  On April - 19 birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on this day in history.   

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

1044  On this day in history 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  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

1560  On April - 19 philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  On April - 19 michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79