Historical Events In February - 19

1955  On February - 19 south East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect  

1956  Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open on February - 19.  

1958  Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records on February - 19.  

1959  Britain, Turkey &Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence on this day in history.  

1959  Gabon adopts its constitution on February - 19.  

1959  USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico on February - 19.  

1959  On this day in history britain, Turkey & Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence  

1960  Bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts on this day in history.  

1960  Protest strike in Poznan Poland on February - 19.  

1961  Albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism" on this day in history.  

1962  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1962  On February - 19 albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77  

1963  Robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize on this day in history.  

1963  USSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba on this day in history.  

1964  UK flies ½ ton of Beatle wigs to US on February - 19.  

1964  UK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US on this day in history.  

1965  NFL adds 6th official on February - 19.  

1965  On this day in history forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81  

1967  Wilmer King, 1st casuality on Tappan Zee Bridge NY, dies on February - 19.  

1968  Ralph Dunn, actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65 on February - 19.  

1969  First Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet on February - 19.  

1970  USSR launches Sputnik 52 &Molniya 1-13 communications satellite on February - 19.  

1970  Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

1971  Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK on this day in history.  

1975  On February - 19 luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71  

1976  Frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara on February - 19.  

1976  Iceland breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain over the 'cod war' on February - 19.  

1977  Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released on February - 19.  

1977  On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island  

1977  On this day in history shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner  

1980  On February - 19 eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1000 meter in 1 15.18  

1980  On this day in history bon Scott, Aust rock vocalist (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie), dies at 33  

1981  On this day in history frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94  

1982  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

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1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on this day in history.  

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  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on February - 19.  

1611  On February - 19 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  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on this day in history.  

0440  On February - 19 death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)  

1133  Death of Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066) on this day in history.  

1260  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1401  On February - 19 death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London  

1414  Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies on this day in history.  

1545  On this day in history death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death  

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on February - 19.