Historical Events In May - 19
Saturday, 20 April 2024
1896 First automobile (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands on May - 19.
1896 1st auto (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands on May - 19.
1896 On this day in history michael Balcon, Birmingham England, producer/father of Jill Balcon
1897 On May - 19 oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol.
1898 Post Office authorizes use of postcards on this day in history.
1899 Leonid Maksimovich Leonov, novelist/playwright on May - 19.
1900 On this day in history great Britain annexes Tonga archipelago
1901 Ivo Cruz, composer on this day in history.
1901 On this day in history marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81
1902 Great Britain &Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria on May - 19.
1902 On May - 19 great Britain & Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria
1903 Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer (1277 runs at 35 47 in 23 Tests), dies on May - 19.
1904 On this day in history anthony Bushell, Kent England, actor (Journey's End)
1905 Italian King Victor Emmanuel &Swiss President open world's longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) links Iselle Italy &Brig Switzerland on May - 19.
1905 Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ on this day in history.
1906 On this day in history federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes
1906 Portugal's King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier on May - 19.
1906 The last British soldiers leave Canada on this day in history.
1906 Dutch King Victor Emmanuel & Swiss president open Simplon tunnel on May - 19.
1909 On this day in history jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in 6 for boxing title
1909 On May - 19 bruce Bennett, Tacoma Wash, actor (Before I Hang, Sahara)
1910 On this day in history cleve Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Wash 5-4 in 11 innings
1910 Alan Melville, cricketer (graceful South African batsman 1938-49) on this day in history.
1911 On this day in history maurice Ravels opera "L'Heure Espagnole," premieres in Paris
1912 American League president Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball on this day in history.
1912 Navy establishes North Atlantic Ice Patrol following RMS Titanic disaster on May - 19.
1912 On this day in history aL Pres Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball
1913 On May - 19 webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japs from owning land
1913 Albert Hardy, photographer on this day in history.
1915 Australians repel major Turkish attack on their positions at Gallipoli on May - 19.
1915 On this day in history death on Gallipoli of Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick of "Simpson and his donkey" fame
1915 On May - 19 lance Corporal Albert Jacka, 14th Battalion, AIF, becomes the first Australian to win a Victoria Cross in World War One for his action at Gallipoli, Turkey
1916 On this day in history escadrille Américaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun
1916 Escadrille Américaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun on this day in history.
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