Page 6: Historical Events In February - 19

1936  On February - 19 manuel Azaña becomes Spanish premier   

1938  On this day in history soviet arctic ice research station North Pole 1 evacuated, Denmark   

1941  Nazis raid Koco Amsterdam &round up 429 young Jews for deportation on February - 19.   

1941  Nazi police attacks & driven away from Koco Amsterdam (by young Jews) on this day in history.   

1941  On February - 19 alexander Josiah Webbe, English cricket keeper (v Aus 1879), dies   

1942  About 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin on this day in history.   

1942  Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber on February - 19.   

1942  On this day in history first Japanese air raid on Darwin The city was bombed 64 times between feb 1942 and nov 1943   

1942  Japanese troop land on Timor on February - 19.   

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 February - 19.   

1943  On February - 19 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 this day in history 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 February - 19.   

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  Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League on February - 19.   

1947  On February - 19 cBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"   

1949  On February - 19 mass arrests of communists in India   

1949  On February - 19 "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 this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history french offensive at Hanoi   

1952  On February - 19 knut Hamsun, writer, dies at 92   

1953  On this day in history georgia approves US first literature censorship board   

1953  On this day in history ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet   

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

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

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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 this day in history.   

1552  Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on February - 19.   

1588  On this day in history 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  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on this day in history.   

1630  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on February - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies   

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