Page 8: Historical Events In April - 19

1968  Tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history "Oliver," Cliff Robertson & Katharine Hepburn win 51st Acadamy Awards   

1971  Sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day) on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history the Soviet Union launch the first manned spacelab, Salyut 1   

1971  USSR Salyut 1 launched; first manned lab in orbit on April - 19.   

1972  On this day in history bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth   

1972  On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson   

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 this day in history.   

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

1976  On this day in history c-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist   

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

1978  On April - 19 emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70   

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

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

1981  Ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1982  Alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2 8 51 on April - 19.   

1982  Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery on this day in history.   

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

1982  On April - 19 uSSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit   

1982  Alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2:8:51 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74   

1983  Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1984  A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3451 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history alvin Childress actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78   

1986  On April - 19 michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title   

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

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   

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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 April - 19.   

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

1660  On April - 19 birth of sebastian Duron, composer   

1665  On this day in history birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

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 April - 19.   

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on April - 19.   

1044  On this day in history gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies   

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 this day in history john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55   

1560  On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  On this day in history michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79