Page 5: Historical Events In February - 19

1916  On this day in history eddie Arcaro, jockey (1958 Racing Hall of Fame, 2 triple crowns)   

1916  On February - 19 ernst Mach, Austrian physicist/philosopher/psychologist, dies at 78   

1917  On February - 19 carson McCullers, US, novelist (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter)   

1919  Pan-African Congress, organized by W E B Du Bois (Paris) on February - 19.   

1920  Netherlands joins League of Nations on February - 19.   

1920  On this day in history frances K Bairstow, educator/labor relations consultant   

1921  Andries Treurnicht, [Dr No], founder (S Afr Conservative Party) on February - 19.   

1922  On February - 19 ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer   

1922  On this day in history beant Singh, politiician   

1923  Jean Sibelius' 6th Symphony, premieres on this day in history.   

1923  On February - 19 donald Lybbert, composer   

1923  On this day in history jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer, dies at 68   

1924  On this day in history the birth of Lee Marvin, American actor   

1924  Bruce Norris, NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings) on February - 19.   

1925  Jindrich Feld, composer on February - 19.   

1926  On February - 19 gyorgy Kurtag, composer   

1927  General strike against British occupiers in Shanghai on this day in history.   

1927  Rene Firino-Martell, cognac manufacturer on February - 19.   

1927  On February - 19 georg Brandes, [Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic, dies at 85   

1928  On this day in history 2nd Winter Olympics games close at St Moritz, Switzerland   

1928  On February - 19 canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal   

1928  On February - 19 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland   

1929  Medical diathermy machine 1st used, Schenectady, NY on this day in history.   

1930  John Frankenheimer, NYC, director (Birdman of Alcatraz) on this day in history.   

1932  On February - 19 william Faulkner completes his novel "Light in August"   

1932  Jean-Pierre Ponnele, Paris France, opera director (Carmina Burana) on February - 19.   

1933  On February - 19 prussian minister Göring bans all Catholic newspapers   

1933  On February - 19 prussian minister Goering bans all Catholic newspapers   

1933  On February - 19 arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer, dies at 77   

1934  On February - 19 bob &Dolores Hope marry   

1934  US contract air mail service canceled, replaced by US army for 6 months on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history bob & Dolores Hope marry   

1935  On February - 19 clifford Odets' "Awake & Sing," premieres in NYC   

1936  On this day in history manuel Azaña becomes Spanish premier   

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1473  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)   

1526  On February - 19 birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)   

1552  On February - 19 birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)   

1588  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on this day in history.   

1611  On February - 19 birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on this day in history.   

1630  On February - 19 birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)   

1660  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)   

0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on this day in history.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362) on February - 19.   

1133  Death of Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066) on this day in history.   

1260  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on February - 19.   

1401  Death of William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on February - 19.   

1414  Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies on this day in history.   

1545  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on February - 19.   

1553  On this day in history erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41