Page 5: Historical Events In February - 19

1916  Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist/philosopher/psychologist, dies at 78   

1917  Carson McCullers, US, novelist (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter).   

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

1920  Netherlands joins League of Nations   

1920  Frances K Bairstow, educator/labor relations consultant   

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

1922  Ed Wynn is recorded as becoming 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer.   

1922  Beant Singh, politiician   

1923  Jean Sibelius' 6th Symphony, premieres   

1923  Donald Lybbert, composer   

1923  Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer, dies at 68   

1924  Lee Marvin, American actor is born.   

1924  Bruce Norris, NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings).   

1925  Jindrich Feld, composer.   

1926  Gyorgy Kurtag, composer.   

1927  General strike against British occupiers in Shanghai.   

1927  Rene Firino-Martell, cognac manufacturer.   

1927  Georg Brandes, [Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic, dies at 85   

1928  2nd Winter Olympics games close at St Moritz, Switzerland   

1928  In this year, Canadian hockey team claims 3rd consecutive gold medal   

1928  2nd Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland   

1929  Medical diathermy machine 1st used, Schenectady, NY.   

1930  John Frankenheimer, NYC, director (Birdman of Alcatraz)   

1932  William Faulkner completes his novel "Light in August"   

1932  Jean-Pierre Ponnele, Paris France, opera director (Carmina Burana)   

1933  Prussian minister Goering bans all Catholic newspapers   

1933  Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer, dies at 77.   

1934  Bob and Dolores Hope marry   

1934  US contract air mail service canceled, replaced by US army for 6 months   

1935  Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing," premieres in NYC   

1936  Manuel Azaña is recorded as becoming Spanish premier.   

1938  Soviet arctic ice research station North Pole 1 evacuated, Denmark   

1941  Nazis raid Koco Amsterdam and round up 429 young Jews for deportation.   

1941  Nazi police attacks and driven away from Koco Amsterdam (by young Jews).   

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1473  Nicolaus copernicus: Polish mathematician and astronomer   

1526  Charles de l'ecluse: Flemish botanist   

1552  Melchior klesl: Austrian cardinal and statesman   

1588  Pieter de carpentier: Flemish gov-gen of dutch east-indies   

1611  Andries de graeff: Mayor of amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  Jacques de saint-luc: Composer   

1630  Shivaji: Founder of the maratha empire   

1660  Friedrich hoffmann: German physician and chemist   

0197  D clodius septimus albinus: Roman bequest in england,   

0440  Mesrop mashtots: Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)   

1133  Death of Irene ducaena: Wife of alexius i comnenus (b. 1066)   

1260  Boniface: Of lausanne, belgian bishop/saint,   

1401  William sawtree: 1st english religious martyr, burned in london   

1414  Thomas arundel: Archbishop of canterbury/chancellor of england,   

1545  Pierre brully: [peter brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  Erasmus reinhold: German mathematician,