Page 6: Historical Events In July - 19

1941  President Roosevelt appointed FEP Committee on this day in history.   

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  On July - 19 dmitri Shostakovitch' 7th Symphony, premieres in US   

1943  Allied air forces raid Rome during WW II on July - 19.   

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

1944  On July - 19 1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany   

1944  On July - 19 carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated   

1945  Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy on July - 19.   

1945  George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80 on July - 19.   

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  Laos becomes associated state within French Union on this day in history.   

1949  Laos independence on July - 19.   

1950  On this day in history french/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh   

1951  On this day in history 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  Koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch soc-democrat (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1957  On July - 19 don Bowden becomes first American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7)   

1957  On this day in history the first rocket with nuclear warhead fired, Yucca Flat, Nevada   

1957  On this day in history curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Ital author (Kaputt), dies at 59   

1958  On July - 19 robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32   

1961  On this day in history 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  Carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69 on July - 19.   

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

1965  On July - 19 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 July - 19 race riots in Durham NC   

1967  US launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km) on this day in history.   

1969  Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit on this day in history.   

1969  Mary Jo Kopechne dies at 28, in Ted Kennedy's car on this day in history.   

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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 July - 19.   

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

1735  On July - 19 birth of garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on July - 19.   

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  On July - 19 birth of seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833)   

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  On July - 19 death of floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament   

1346  Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle on July - 19.   

1374  On this day in history francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69   

1415  Death of Philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359) on this day in history.   

1534  Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70 on July - 19.   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on July - 19.