Page 8: Historical Events In April - 19

1968  Tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 on April - 19.   

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

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

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 this day in history bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth   

1972  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson on April - 19.   

1972  Adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82 on April - 19.   

1973  Barbra Striesand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow" on April - 19.   

1974  On April - 19 p Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge   

1975  On April - 19 india launches first satellite with help of USSR   

1976  C-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel   

1978  On this day in history emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70   

1979  FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY) on April - 19.   

1979  On this day in history j C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666   

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  Alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2 8 51 on April - 19.   

1982  On April - 19 rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery   

1982  Sally Ride announced as first woman astronaut on April - 19.   

1982  On this day in history 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 April - 19.   

1983  Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73 on April - 19.   

1984  On this day in history a Mrkos discovers asteroid #3451   

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

1985  On April - 19 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth   

1986  Alvin Childress actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78 on April - 19.   

1986  On April - 19 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  On this day in history maxwell D Taylor US commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85   

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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  On April - 19 birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

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

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

1665  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on April - 19.   

1686  On this day in history birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

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

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on April - 19.   

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1390  On this day in history robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on April - 19.   

1560  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on April - 19.   

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on April - 19.