Page 7: Historical Events In February - 19

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

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

1958  On February - 19 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  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  On February - 19 bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts   

1960  On this day in history 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  Albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1963  On February - 19 robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize   

1963  USSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba on February - 19.   

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

1964  UK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US on February - 19.   

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

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

1969  First Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet on this day in history.   

1970  On February - 19 uSSR launches Sputnik 52 &Molniya 1-13 communications satellite   

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

1971  Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK on February - 19.   

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

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

1976  On February - 19 iceland breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain over the 'cod war'   

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

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

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

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  On February - 19 frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1616  On February - 19 birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

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

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1553  On February - 19 erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41