Historical Events In February - 19

1936  Manuel Azaña becomes Spanish premier on this day in history.   

1938  Soviet arctic ice research station North Pole 1 evacuated, Denmark on February - 19.   

1941  Nazis raid Koco Amsterdam &round up 429 young Jews for deportation on this day in history.   

1941  On February - 19 nazi police attacks & driven away from Koco Amsterdam (by young Jews)   

1941  Alexander Josiah Webbe, English cricket keeper (v Aus 1879), dies on this day in history.   

1942  On February - 19 about 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin   

1942  On this day in history dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber   

1942  First Japanese air raid on Darwin The city was bombed 64 times between feb 1942 and nov 1943 on February - 19.   

1942  On February - 19 japanese troop land on Timor   

1942  Tommy Dorsey &his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah" on February - 19.   

1942  U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt grants authority for the military to intern Japanese-Americans during WWII on this day in history.   

1943  German tanks under Brigadier General Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia on February - 19.   

1943  Parliament approves Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Bill introducing conscription for service in south-west Pacific war zone on February - 19.   

1943  On February - 19 german tanks under brig gen Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia   

1944  On February - 19 823 British bombers attack Berlin   

1944  U-264 sinks off Ireland on February - 19.   

1944  Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history 900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days   

1945  A U.S. invasion force of 30,000 marines land at Iwo Jima, starting a month-long WWII battle against Japanese troops on February - 19.   

1945  30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima on this day in history.   

1945  Wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26 on this day in history.   

1946  On February - 19 giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League   

1947  On this day in history cBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"   

1949  Mass arrests of communists in India on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history "Inside USA" closes at Century Theater NYC after 339 performances   

1949  Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83 on February - 19.   

1950  On this day in history edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82   

1951  Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, French writer (Nobel 1947), dies at 82 on February - 19.   

1952  French offensive at Hanoi on February - 19.   

1952  On this day in history knut Hamsun, writer, dies at 92   

1953  On February - 19 georgia approves US first literature censorship board   

1953  Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet on this day in history.   

1953  Georgia approves US 1st literature censorship board on February - 19.   

1954  On February - 19 wAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, NY (NBC) 1st broadcast   

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1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on February - 19.   

1526  Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on this day in history.   

1552  Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1616  On February - 19 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 February - 19.   

0197  On February - 19 d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)   

1133  On February - 19 death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)   

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

1401  On this day in history 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  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

1553  On February - 19 erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41