Page 4: Historical Events In February - 19

1884  Tornadoes in Miss, Ala, NC, SC, Tenn, Ky & In kill 800 people on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history george Luther Foote, composer   

1887  On February - 19 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

1889  Jose Eustasio Rivera, Colombia, poet/novelist (Vortex) on February - 19.   

1891  On this day in history j C "Farmer" White, cricketer (Somerset slow lefty 1909-37)   

1892  On February - 19 monty Bowden, cricket Capt (England v S Africa 1889), dies at 26   

1893  On this day in history cedric Hardwicke, Stourbridge England, actor (Peter Pan, Richard III)   

1894  On this day in history herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher (Yankees, 243 career wins)   

1894  Ernesto Camillo Sivori, composer, dies at 78 on February - 19.   

1895  Louis Calhern, NYC, actor (Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle) on February - 19.   

1897  Karl T Weierstrass, German mathematician, dies at 81 on February - 19.   

1898  On this day in history lauwrens Voorthuyzen, [Lou de Palingboer], Dutch sect leader   

1900  British troops occupy Hlangwane Natal on this day in history.   

1900  Giorgos Seferis, writer on February - 19.   

1901  On February - 19 cor[nelis RJ] Kieboom, Dutch resistance fighter/chairman (Feyenoord)   

1902  Hugo Haas, Brno Czechoslovakia, actor/director (2 Smart People) on February - 19.   

1903  On February - 19 kay Boyle, St Paul Minn, novelist (Plagued by Nightingales)   

1904  On this day in history havank, [HF vqan der Kallen], Dutch thriller writer (St Eustache)   

1906  W K Kellogg &Charles D Bolin incorporate Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company, Battle Creek MI on February - 19.   

1906  William Kellogg founds his breakfast cereal company on this day in history.   

1906  WK Kellogg & Ch Bolin find Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co on February - 19.   

1906  On this day in history grace Mary Williams, composer   

1909  Charlie Walker, South Aust cricket wicket-keeper (toured but no Tests) on this day in history.   

1910  English premiere of Richard Strauss' "Elektra" on February - 19.   

1911  On February - 19 merle Oberon, Calcutta India, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion)   

1912  Adolf Rudnicki, Polish writer (Niekochana) on this day in history.   

1913  Mexican General V Huerta takes power with US support on February - 19.   

1913  On this day in history prizes are prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box   

1913  On February - 19 1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box   

1913  Alvin Derold Etler, composer on February - 19.   

1914  On this day in history riccardo Zandonai's opera "Francesco da Rimini," premieres in Turin   

1915  British fleet fire on Dardanellen coast on February - 19.   

1915  John Freeman, British politician (Labour)/ambassador/TV host on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history gopal Krishna Gokhale, India's social reformer/politician, dies   

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1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on this day in history.   

1526  Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on February - 19.   

1552  On this day in history birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)   

1588  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on February - 19.   

1611  On this day in history birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  On this day in history birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

1630  On this day in history birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)   

1660  Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on February - 19.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362) on this day in history.   

1133  On this day in history death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)   

1260  On February - 19 boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies   

1401  On February - 19 death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London   

1414  On this day in history thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies   

1545  On February - 19 death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on February - 19.