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 February - 19.   

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

1959  On this day in history gabon adopts its constitution   

1959  On February - 19 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 this day in history.   

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

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1970  On this day in history ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89   

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  Frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara on this day in history.   

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  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on February - 19.   

1977  On February - 19 shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner   

1980  On this day in history 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 February - 19.   

1981  On February - 19 frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94   

1982  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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

1526  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

1630  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on February - 19.   

1401  Death of William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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