Page 7: Historical Events In February - 19

1955  South East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect on February - 19.   

1956  Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history gabon adopts its constitution   

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

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

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

1960  Protest strike in Poznan Poland on February - 19.   

1961  Albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism" on February - 19.   

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  On February - 19 robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize   

1963  On February - 19 uSSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba   

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 this day in history.   

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

1967  On this day in history wilmer King, 1st casuality on Tappan Zee Bridge NY, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1970  Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89 on February - 19.   

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

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

1976  On February - 19 frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara   

1976  On this day in history iceland breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain over the 'cod war'   

1977  Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released on this day in history.   

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

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 February - 19.   

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1473  On February - 19 birth of nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)   

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 this day in history.   

1588  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 19 birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)   

1660  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)   

0197  On this day in history d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle   

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 February - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1545  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

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