Page 7: 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 this day in history.   

1958  Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records on this day in history.   

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

1959  Gabon adopts its constitution on February - 19.   

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

1959  Britain, Turkey & Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence on February - 19.   

1960  On this day in history bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts   

1960  On February - 19 protest strike in Poznan Poland   

1961  On February - 19 albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism"   

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

1962  On this day in history albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77   

1963  On February - 19 robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize   

1963  On February - 19 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  On this day in history nFL adds 6th official   

1965  On February - 19 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 this day in history.   

1968  Ralph Dunn, actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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  On February - 19 paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK   

1975  On this day in history luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71   

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

1977  On February - 19 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1977  Shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 19.   

1982  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on February - 19.   

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

1526  On February - 19 birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)   

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 this day in history 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 February - 19.   

0197  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London   

1414  On February - 19 thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies   

1545  On February - 19 death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on this day in history.