Historical Events In July - 19

1941  On July - 19 president Roosevelt appointed FEP Committee  

1941  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1944  Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated on July - 19.  

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 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  On July - 19 laos becomes associated state within French Union  

1949  Laos independence on this day in history.  

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

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

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  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  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  On July - 19 robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32  

1961  The first in-flight movie shown (TWA) on July - 19.  

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

1964  On July - 19 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  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 this day in history.  

1967  Race riots in Durham NC on July - 19.  

1967  On July - 19 uS launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km)  

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

1969  Mary Jo Kopechne dies at 28, in Ted Kennedy's car on July - 19.  

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1592  On July - 19 birth of erhard Buttner, composer  

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 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  On July - 19 birth of alessio Prati, composer  

1759  Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 July - 19.