Page 5: Historical Events In February - 19

1916  Eddie Arcaro, jockey (1958 Racing Hall of Fame, 2 triple crowns) on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history ernst Mach, Austrian physicist/philosopher/psychologist, dies at 78   

1917  Carson McCullers, US, novelist (Heart Is a Lonely Hunter) on February - 19.   

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  Frances K Bairstow, educator/labor relations consultant on February - 19.   

1921  On February - 19 andries Treurnicht, [Dr No], founder (S Afr Conservative Party)   

1922  Ed Wynn becomes 1st talent to sign as a radio entertainer on February - 19.   

1922  On February - 19 beant Singh, politiician   

1923  On February - 19 jean Sibelius' 6th Symphony, premieres   

1923  Donald Lybbert, composer on this day in history.   

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

1924  On February - 19 the birth of Lee Marvin, American actor   

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

1925  On this day in history jindrich Feld, composer   

1926  Gyorgy Kurtag, composer on February - 19.   

1927  On this day in history general strike against British occupiers in Shanghai   

1927  On February - 19 rene Firino-Martell, cognac manufacturer   

1927  Georg Brandes, [Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic, dies at 85 on February - 19.   

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

1928  Canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal on this day in history.   

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

1929  Medical diathermy machine 1st used, Schenectady, NY on February - 19.   

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

1932  William Faulkner completes his novel "Light in August" on this day in history.   

1932  On February - 19 jean-Pierre Ponnele, Paris France, opera director (Carmina Burana)   

1933  On this day in history prussian minister Göring bans all Catholic newspapers   

1933  Prussian minister Goering bans all Catholic newspapers on this day in history.   

1933  Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1934  Bob &Dolores Hope marry on February - 19.   

1934  US contract air mail service canceled, replaced by US army for 6 months on February - 19.   

1934  Bob & Dolores Hope marry on February - 19.   

1935  On this day in history clifford Odets' "Awake & Sing," premieres in NYC   

1936  On February - 19 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  Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on February - 19.   

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

1588  On February - 19 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies   

1611  Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) was born on February - 19.   

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

1630  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On February - 19 birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)   

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

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

1401  Death of William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on this day in history.   

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