Page 6: Historical Events In July - 19

1941  President Roosevelt appointed FEP Committee on July - 19.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1945  On July - 19 edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy   

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  French govt of Schuman, resigns on July - 19.   

1949  On July - 19 laos becomes associated state within French Union   

1949  On this day in history laos independence   

1950  French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh on this day in history.   

1951  Max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77 on July - 19.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1966  On July - 19 gov James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland (race riot)   

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

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

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

1969  On this day in history 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  Richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

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

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 19 birth of alessio Prati, composer   

1759  Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born on July - 19.   

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

1415  On this day in history death of philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359)   

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.