Historical Events In July - 19

1941  On July - 19 president Roosevelt appointed FEP Committee  

1941  On July - 19 the first US Army flying school for black cadets dedicted (Tuskegee Ala)  

1941  On July - 19 1st US Army flying school for black cadets dedicated (Tuskegee Ala)  

1942  On July - 19 himmler sends a secret directive to SS Lieutenant General F.W. Kinger ordering the "resettlement" of the entire Jewish population of the General Government, to be completed by December 31.  

1942  Dmitri Shostakovitch' 7th Symphony, premieres in US on July - 19.  

1943  Allied air forces raid Rome during WW II on this day in history.  

1943  On July - 19 500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II  

1944  1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany on this day in history.  

1944  Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated on this day in history.  

1945  On this day in history edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy  

1945  On this day in history george Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80  

1947  Prime minister of shadow Burma government ,Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members were assassinated by British , which resulted in the political chaos in the country lasting until now on July - 19.  

1948  French govt of Schuman, resigns on July - 19.  

1949  On July - 19 laos becomes associated state within French Union  

1949  Laos independence on July - 19.  

1950  French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh on July - 19.  

1951  On July - 19 max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77  

1952  On July - 19 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki  

1954  Jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1955  On July - 19 koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch soc-democrat (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64  

1957  Don Bowden becomes first American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7) on this day in history.  

1957  The first rocket with nuclear warhead fired, Yucca Flat, Nevada on this day in history.  

1957  On July - 19 curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Ital author (Kaputt), dies at 59  

1958  Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32 on July - 19.  

1961  On July - 19 the first in-flight movie shown (TWA)  

1963  NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km on this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69  

1965  On this day in history shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"  

1965  On this day in history syngman Rhee, president of South-Korea (1948-60), dies at 90  

1966  On July - 19 gov James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland (race riot)  

1967  On this day in history race riots in Durham NC  

1967  On July - 19 uS launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km)  

1969  Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit on July - 19.  

1969  On this day in history mary Jo Kopechne dies at 28, in Ted Kennedy's car  

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1592  Erhard Buttner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1670  Richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.  

1688  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766)  

1735  On this day in history birth of garret Wesley Mornington, composer  

1742  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer  

1744  Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.  

1750  Alessio Prati, composer was born on this day in history.  

1759  Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.  

0514  On July - 19 symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies  

1054  Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies on July - 19.  

1234  Death of Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament on this day in history.  

1346  Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1374  Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69 on July - 19.  

1415  On July - 19 death of philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359)  

1534  Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

1543  On this day in history death of lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England