Page 7: Historical Events In July - 19
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
1969 On this day in history mary Jo Kopechne, in Ted Kennedy's car, drowns at 28 

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

1970 Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61 on July - 19. 

1971 B Burnasheva discovers asteroid #2259 Sofievka on this day in history. 

1973 Clarence White, rocker (Byrds), killed by drunken driver at 29 on this day in history. 

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 July - 19. 

1975 Apollo & Soyuz linked in orbit for 2 days, separate on July - 19. 

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

1976 Gene Roth, actor (Rosie, Tormented, Nightfall), dies at 73 on this day in history. 

1977 On this day in history n Chernykh discovers asteroid #2228 Soyuz-Apollo 

1977 On this day in history john R Powers, US director model bureau, dies at 80 

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 On this day in history patricia Harris, becomes sect of HEW 

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

1980 On July - 19 david Bowie appears in role of Elephant Man in Denver 

1981 On this day in history 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 Geraldine A Ferraro, (Rep-D-NY), won Democratic VP nomination on this day in history. 

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

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 July - 19. 

1986 On July - 19 caroline Kennedy weds Edwin A Schlossberg in Centerville, Mass 

1989 On July - 19 general Jaruzelski appointed President of Poland 

1989 United flight 232 crashes in Iowa on this day in history. 

1989 On this day in history carl-Heinz Schroth, dir/actor (Strafverteidiger), dies at 87 

1990 BASF plant in Cincinnatti explodes in flames, 1 dies on this day in history. 

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

1990 On this day in history herbert Nelson actor (Guilding Light), dies at 76 of a stroke 

1990 On July - 19 johnny Wayne comedian (Wayne & Shuster), dies at 72 of cancer 

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