Page 8: Historical Events In April - 19

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

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

1971  On April - 19 sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)   

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  Bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth on this day in history.   

1972  On April - 19 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson   

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

1973  Barbra Striesand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow" on this day in history.   

1974  P Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On April - 19 fCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY)   

1979  On April - 19 j C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666   

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

1980  On this day in history 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  On this day in history sally Ride announced as first woman astronaut   

1982  USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit on April - 19.   

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 April - 19.   

1986  Alvin Childress actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1986  Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title on April - 19.   

1986  On April - 19 alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78   

1987  On this day in history jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph)   

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 this day in history.   

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

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

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history birth of sebastian Duron, composer   

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

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

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On April - 19 robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on this day in history.   

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