Historical Events In July - 19

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

1970  Barry Wood singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61   

1971  B Burnasheva discovers asteroid #2259 Sofievka on July - 19.   

1973  Clarence White, rocker (Byrds), killed by drunken driver at 29 on July - 19.   

1974  On July - 19 david Bowie's Diamond Dog tour ends in NYC   

1974  Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #3118 on this day in history.   

1974  Joe Flynn actor (McHale's Navy), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1974  Earl Warren, gov of Calif/Supreme court justice (1953-68), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1975  Apollo & Soyuz linked in orbit for 2 days, separate on this day in history.   

1976  Rock group Deep Purple disbands on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history gene Roth, actor (Rosie, Tormented, Nightfall), dies at 73   

1977  On July - 19 n Chernykh discovers asteroid #2228 Soyuz-Apollo   

1977  John R Powers, US director model bureau, dies at 80 on July - 19.   

1979  2 supertankers collide off Tobago-260,000 TONS of oil spill on July - 19.   

1979  On this day in history nicaragua Liberation Day; Sandinistas take over from Somoza   

1979  Patricia Harris, becomes sect of HEW on this day in history.   

1980  22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow; US & others boycott on July - 19.   

1980  David Bowie appears in role of Elephant Man in Denver on July - 19.   

1981  On July - 19 louis Cheslock, composer, dies at 81   

1982  David S Dodge becomes the first American hostage in Lebanon on July - 19.   

1984  Carol Eberts Veazie actor, dies at 89 on July - 19.   

1984  On July - 19 geraldine A Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY), won Democratic VP nomination   

1984  On this day in history the first female to captain a 747 across the Atlantic (Lynn Rippelmeyer)   

1984  Carol Eberts Veazie, actress (Maude Endles-Norby), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1985  Christa McAuliffe chosen first schoolteacher to fly the space shuttle on this day in history.   

1986  Caroline Kennedy weds Edwin A Schlossberg in Centerville, Mass on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history general Jaruzelski appointed President of Poland   

1989  On July - 19 united flight 232 crashes in Iowa   

1989  On July - 19 carl-Heinz Schroth, dir/actor (Strafverteidiger), dies at 87   

1990  BASF plant in Cincinnatti explodes in flames, 1 dies on July - 19.   

1990  On July - 19 cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion   

1990  Herbert Nelson actor (Guilding Light), dies at 76 of a stroke on this day in history.   

1990  Johnny Wayne comedian (Wayne & Shuster), dies at 72 of cancer on this day in history.   

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1592  Erhard Buttner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 July - 19.   

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

1744  Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806) was born on July - 19.   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1234  Death of Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament on July - 19.   

1346  On this day in history dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle   

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  On July - 19 willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70   

1543  On July - 19 death of lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England