Historical Events In February - 19

1955  South East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect on this day in history.  

1956  On this day in history kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open  

1958  On this day in history carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records  

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

1959  On February - 19 gabon adopts its constitution  

1959  On this day in history uSAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico  

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  On February - 19 albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism"  

1962  On February - 19 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  

1962  Albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1963  Robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize on February - 19.  

1963  On this day in history uSSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba  

1964  On this day in history uK flies ½ ton of Beatle wigs to US  

1964  On February - 19 uK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US  

1965  NFL adds 6th official on this day in history.  

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

1967  On February - 19 wilmer King, 1st casuality on Tappan Zee Bridge NY, dies  

1968  On this day in history ralph Dunn, actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65  

1969  On this day in history first Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet  

1970  On this day in history uSSR launches Sputnik 52 &Molniya 1-13 communications satellite  

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

1971  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK  

1975  Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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  On February - 19 fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released  

1977  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.  

1977  Shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner on February - 19.  

1980  Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1000 meter in 1 15.18 on February - 19.  

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

1981  Frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94 on this day in history.  

1982  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.  

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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  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on this day in history.  

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

1616  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on February - 19.  

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

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

1133  On this day in history death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)  

1260  On this day in history boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies  

1401  On February - 19 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  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 this day in history.