Page 8: Historical Events In April - 19

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

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

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 April - 19 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 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  On this day in history c-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist   

1978  Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel on April - 19.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1983  On April - 19 lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74   

1983  On April - 19 jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73   

1984  On this day in history 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  On April - 19 alvin Childress actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78   

1986  Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78   

1987  On April - 19 jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph)   

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 this day in history birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

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

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

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

1665  On April - 19 birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

0843  On April - 19 judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies   

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

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on this day in history.   

1054  On this day in history leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51   

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on April - 19.   

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

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

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