Page 7: Historical Events In February - 19

1955  On this day in history south East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect   

1956  On February - 19 kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open   

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

1959  On February - 19 britain, Turkey &Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence   

1959  On this day in history 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  On February - 19 bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts   

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  On this day in history albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77   

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

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

1964  UK flies ½ ton of Beatle wigs to US on this day in history.   

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

1965  On February - 19 nFL adds 6th official   

1965  Forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81 on February - 19.   

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  On February - 19 first Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet   

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

1970  On February - 19 ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89   

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  On this day in history frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara   

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

1977  On this day in history fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released   

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  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 February - 19.   

1981  Frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94 on February - 19.   

1982  On February - 19 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 February - 19.   

1526  On this day in history birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)   

1552  On this day in history birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)   

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

1611  On February - 19 birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)   

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  Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on February - 19.   

0440  On this day in history 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  On February - 19 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 February - 19.   

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