Historical Events In February - 19
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
1936 Manuel Azaña becomes Spanish premier on February - 19.
1938 On February - 19 soviet arctic ice research station North Pole 1 evacuated, Denmark
1941 On this day in history nazis raid Koco Amsterdam &round up 429 young Jews for deportation
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 this day in history about 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin
1942 Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber on this day in history.
1942 First Japanese air raid on Darwin The city was bombed 64 times between feb 1942 and nov 1943 on February - 19.
1942 Japanese troop land on Timor on this day in history.
1942 On February - 19 tommy Dorsey &his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah"
1942 On February - 19 u.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt grants authority for the military to intern Japanese-Americans during WWII.
1943 On this day in history german tanks under Brigadier General Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia
1943 Parliament approves Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Bill introducing conscription for service in south-west Pacific war zone on February - 19.
1943 German tanks under brig gen Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia on February - 19.
1944 823 British bombers attack Berlin on this day in history.
1944 On February - 19 u-264 sinks off Ireland
1944 Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76 on February - 19.
1945 900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days on this day in history.
1945 On February - 19 a U.S. invasion force of 30,000 marines land at Iwo Jima, starting a month-long WWII battle against Japanese troops.
1945 On February - 19 30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima
1945 On February - 19 wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26
1946 On February - 19 giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League
1947 CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3" on this day in history.
1949 Mass arrests of communists in India on February - 19.
1949 "Inside USA" closes at Century Theater NYC after 339 performances on February - 19.
1949 On February - 19 auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83
1950 Edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82 on February - 19.
1951 Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, French writer (Nobel 1947), dies at 82 on this day in history.
1952 French offensive at Hanoi on February - 19.
1952 On this day in history knut Hamsun, writer, dies at 92
1953 Georgia approves US first literature censorship board on February - 19.
1953 On February - 19 ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet
1953 On this day in history georgia approves US 1st literature censorship board
1954 On February - 19 wAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, NY (NBC) 1st broadcast
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