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  1st US Army flying school for black cadets dedicated (Tuskegee Ala) on this day in history.   

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 July - 19.   

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

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

1944  On July - 19 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history laos becomes associated state within French Union   

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 July - 19.   

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 July - 19.   

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

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 July - 19.   

1961  The first in-flight movie shown (TWA) on this day in history.   

1963  NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km on July - 19.   

1964  Carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69 on July - 19.   

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

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  Race riots in Durham NC on July - 19.   

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 July - 19.   

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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  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 July - 19.   

1759  On July - 19 birth of seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833)   

0514  Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies on this day in history.   

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

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