Page 5: Historical Events In May - 19

1918  On May - 19 wash 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings   

1918  Florence Chadwick, swimmer (1st to swim English Channel both ways) on this day in history.   

1919  Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what was later termed the Turkish War of Independence. The anniversary of this event is the official date of commemoration of the Pontic Greek Genocide in Greece and Cyprus on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history betty Jameson, Norman OK, LPGA golfer (1947 US Women's Open)   

1921  Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system on May - 19.   

1921  On May - 19 charles van de Reve, slavic (Belief of Kameraden)   

1922  David McLean, Akron Oh, actor (Tate-Tate) on this day in history.   

1922  Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1923  On May - 19 kPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies   

1923  On this day in history 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4   

1924  On this day in history sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer   

1924  Billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies on this day in history.   

1925  On May - 19 the birth of Malcom X, controversial American civil rights leader   

1925  On this day in history malcolm X, [Little], [Detroit Red], Omaha NB, founder (Black Muslims)   

1926  On May - 19 french air force bombs Damascus Syria   

1926  Paul Cooper, composer on this day in history.   

1928  On May - 19 "Firedamp" explodes in Mather PA coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners   

1928  On May - 19 51 frogs enter first annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp CA)   

1928  Anthony C B Chapman, England, sports car builder/autoracer (Formula 1) on this day in history.   

1928  On May - 19 henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59   

1929  On May - 19 cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium; 2 people crushed to death   

1929  On May - 19 general Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek Government   

1929  On this day in history cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death   

1929  On May - 19 harvey Cox, US theologist (Secular City)   

1930  On this day in history white woman win voting rights in South-Africa   

1930  On May - 19 hans Kox, composer   

1931  On May - 19 ironclad cruiser Germany launched in Kiel   

1931  Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter on May - 19.   

1934  On this day in history military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria   

1934  On May - 19 sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Saturday Review of Literature"; Males who solved puzzle become members of Baker Street Irregulars   

1934  Military coup by Col Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1934  David Sinclair, actor (Love & Hate) on May - 19.   

1935  NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936 on May - 19.   

1935  David Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America) on this day in history.   

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on May - 19.   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on May - 19.   

1616  On May - 19 birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1700  On May - 19 birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)   

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on May - 19.   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on May - 19.   

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on this day in history.   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 19.   

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on May - 19.   

1319  On May - 19 death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)   

1389  On May - 19 death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)   

1526  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on May - 19.