Historical Events In January - 19

1950  On this day in history maiden flight by Canada's Avro Canada CF-100 military plane   

1951  Constantin Nottara, composer, dies at 60 on January - 19.   

1952  On this day in history pGA approves allowing black participants   

1952  On this day in history nFL takes control of NY Yanks   

1953  Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary on this day in history.   

1955  On January - 19 "Scrabble" debuts on board game market   

1955  "The Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS on January - 19.   

1955  On this day in history u.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower agrees to allow a presidential news conference to be aired (but not broadcast live) on television for the first time.   

1955  "Millionaire" TV program premieres on CBS on this day in history.   

1956  Hoboken dedicates a plaque honoring achievements of Alexander Cartwright in organizing early baseball at Elysian Field on January - 19.   

1957  On this day in history uSSR performs atmospheric nuclear test   

1958  On this day in history canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League   

1960  On January - 19 eisenhower & Premier Kishi sign US-Japanese Security pact   

1961  The first episode for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is filmed on January - 19.   

1961  1st episode for "Dick Van Dyke Show" is filmed on January - 19.   

1962  Snub Pollard, actor (Limelight, Arizona Days), dies of cancer at 72 on this day in history.   

1964  AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 27-24 on this day in history.   

1965  Frank Reicher, actor (King Kong, Nazi Agent, Son of Kong), dies at 89 on January - 19.   

1966  On this day in history indira Gandhi elected India's 3rd prime minister   

1966  Neil Simon, Coleman & Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history sir Robert Menzies retires after more than 16 years as Australia's prime minister.   

1967  On this day in history herr Karl Tausch writes shortest will "Vse Zene" (All to wife)   

1967  Grace Cunard, actress (Untamed, Ressurection), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1968  On January - 19 a C-130 Hercules of VR-24 and helicopters from NAF Sigonella delivered food, clothing and medicine to the west coast of Sicily to aid some 40,000 persons made homeless by an earthquake in the region of Montevago.   

1968  On this day in history wKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting   

1969  AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-25 on January - 19.   

1969  On January - 19 charles Winninger, actor (Cafe Metropole, Coney Island), dies at 84   

1970  On this day in history dutch bishop says he is in favor of married priest   

1970  Nixon nominates G Harold Carswell to Supreme Court (fails) on January - 19.   

1970  On this day in history uCLA fires Angela Davis for being a communist   

1970  On January - 19 dutch bishops says he is in favor of married priest   

1970  Hal March, actor (Atomic Kit, Outrage, Yankee Pasha), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1971  On January - 19 "No, No Nanette" opens at 46th St Theater New York City NY for 861 performances   

1971  On January - 19 beatles' Helter Skelter is played at the Charles Manson trial   

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0399  On this day in history birth of pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453)   

1200  Dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto was born on January - 19.   

1544  On this day in history birth of francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60)   

1613  On January - 19 birth of jacques Huyn, composer   

1639  Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history birth of john Weldon, composer   

1679  On January - 19 birth of girolamo Chiti, composer   

1686  On this day in history birth of hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist   

0639  On this day in history dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies   

1479  Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history death of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501)   

1547  On January - 19 death of henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29   

1549  Barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies on January - 19.   

1576  On this day in history hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81   

1591  On January - 19 edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

1625  Erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.