Page 7: Historical Events In May - 19
Friday, 02 January 2026
1957 On this day in history adone Zoli forms Italian Government 

1957 On this day in history adone Zoli forms Italian govt 

1958 On this day in history "South Pacific" soundtrack album goes to #1 &stays #1 for 31 weeks 

1958 On this day in history premiere of Harold Pinter's "Birthday Party" in London 

1958 On May - 19 uS &Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) 

1958 On this day in history bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at 65 

1959 Jan de Quay becomes premier of Netherlands on this day in history. 

1960 Alan Freed &eight other DJs accused of taking radio payola on May - 19. 

1960 Belgian parliament requires rest day for self employed on this day in history. 

1960 On May - 19 uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 33,222mph 

1961 On this day in history new pier opens in Scheveningen 

1961 Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94 on this day in history. 

1962 "John Birch Society" by Chad Mitchell Trio hits #99 on May - 19. 

1962 On May - 19 indonesian paratroopers land in New Guinea 

1962 On this day in history stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's National League hit record with 3,431 

1962 US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) on May - 19. 

1964 US diplomats find at least 40 secret microphones in the Moscow embassy on this day in history. 

1965 30th Naval Construction Regiment activated at Danang, Vietnam on this day in history. 

1965 On this day in history patricia R Harris named first US black female ambassador (Luxembourg) 

1965 West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II on this day in history. 

1965 Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Znaki Zycia), dies on May - 19. 

1966 Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Capt Cook (1773), dies on May - 19. 

1967 On this day in history the United States, Soviet Union, and United Kingdom agree to ban nuclear weapons from outer space 

1967 On this day in history uS bombs Hanoi 

1967 USSR ratifies treaty with England &US banning nuclear weapons in space on this day in history. 

1968 20th Emmy Awards Get Smart, Mission Impossible &Barbara Bain on May - 19. 

1968 Pirate Radio Brumble of Northern England first heard on this day in history. 

1968 On May - 19 20th Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Mission Impossible &Barbara Bain 

1969 On this day in history coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies 

1971 On May - 19 uSSR launches Mars 2, first spacecraft to crash land on Mars 

1971 Bernard Wagenaar, Neth/US composer, dies at 76 on May - 19. 

1972 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 

1974 Valeri Giscard d'Estaing wins French presidential election on this day in history. 

1975 On this day in history 27th Emmy Awards Mary Tyler Moore Show, Robert Blake &Jean Marsh 

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