Page 6: 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 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  On this day in history allied air forces raid Rome during WW II   

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

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

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

1949  Laos becomes associated state within French Union on this day in history.   

1949  Laos independence on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1954  On July - 19 jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81   

1955  Koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch soc-democrat (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 July - 19.   

1957  On this day in history 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 this day in history the first in-flight movie shown (TWA)   

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

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

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

1965  Syngman Rhee, president of South-Korea (1948-60), dies at 90 on July - 19.   

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

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

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

1969  On this day in history apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit   

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 July - 19.   

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  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer was born on July - 19.   

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 July - 19.   

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

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

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

1234  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359)   

1534  On this day in history willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70   

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