Page 6: Historical Events In July - 19

1941  On July - 19 president Roosevelt appointed FEP Committee   

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  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 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch' 7th Symphony, premieres in US   

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

1943  500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II on this day in history.   

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

1944  On this day in history carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated   

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

1945  On July - 19 george Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80   

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  French govt of Schuman, resigns on this day in history.   

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

1949  Laos independence on this day in history.   

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

1951  Max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 July - 19 the first rocket with nuclear warhead fired, Yucca Flat, Nevada   

1957  Curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Ital author (Kaputt), dies at 59 on July - 19.   

1958  Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32 on this day in history.   

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  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 July - 19 syngman Rhee, president of South-Korea (1948-60), dies at 90   

1966  Gov James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland (race riot) on July - 19.   

1967  Race riots in Durham NC on July - 19.   

1967  US launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km) on July - 19.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

1688  Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

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

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  On July - 19 birth of heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806)   

1750  On July - 19 birth of alessio Prati, composer   

1759  On this day in history birth of seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833)   

0514  Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies on July - 19.   

1054  On this day in history bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies   

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

1346  On July - 19 dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle   

1374  On July - 19 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 July - 19.   

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