Page 6: Historical Events In July - 19

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

1941  The first US Army flying school for black cadets dedicted (Tuskegee Ala) on July - 19.   

1941  On this day in history 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 July - 19.   

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

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

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

1945  Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy on this day in history.   

1945  George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1947  On July - 19 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.   

1948  On this day in history french govt of Schuman, resigns   

1949  Laos becomes associated state within French Union on July - 19.   

1949  Laos independence on July - 19.   

1950  On July - 19 french/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh   

1951  On this day in history max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77   

1952  15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki on this day in history.   

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 July - 19.   

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 July - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1963  On July - 19 nASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km   

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  Syngman Rhee, president of South-Korea (1948-60), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1966  Gov James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland (race riot) on this day in history.   

1967  Race riots in Durham NC on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history uS launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km)   

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

1969  On July - 19 mary Jo Kopechne dies at 28, in Ted Kennedy's car   

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1592  On this day in history birth of erhard Buttner, composer   

1670  On July - 19 birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

1688  Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766) was born on July - 19.   

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

1742  On July - 19 birth of jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

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

1750  On this day in history birth of alessio Prati, composer   

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  On July - 19 bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies   

1234  Death of Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament on July - 19.   

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

1374  Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1415  Death of Philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359) on July - 19.   

1534  On July - 19 willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on this day in history.