November 19 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1931  Frederic Cliffe, composer, dies at 74.   

1932  Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game   

1932  Marie MJ Poupelet, French sculptor/poster artist, dies.   

1933  Women allowed to vote in Spain (helps right wing).   

1933  Larry King, NYC, radio/TV host "143 Arivadechi" (Larry King Show, CNN).   

1933  Enrique Jose Varona, Cuban sociologist/vice-president, dies at 84.   

1934  Dave Guard, rocker.   

1935  John F Welch Jr, Salem Mass, CEO (GE)   

1935  F S Gough-Calthorpe, cricketer (England captain v WI 1930), dies   

1936  Dick Cavett, Kearney Neb, talk show host (Dick Cavett Show)   

1936  Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish anarchists army leader, dies in battle.   

1939  In this year, Don Lash claims 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship.   

1940  Belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler.   

1941  HMAS SYDNEY (RAN) sunk in the Indian Ocean west of Shark Bay, Western Australia by torpedoes and 5.9in gunfire of German raider 'Kormoran'.   

1942  American fashion designer Calvin Klein was born   

1942  Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along the Don front.   

1942  Calvin Klein, American fashion designer is born.   

1942  Joseph Goebbels visits "German Theatre in the Niederlanden".   

1942  Edouard Combe, composer, dies at 76.   

1943  U-536 sinks in Atlantic Ocean   

1943  Andre Antoine, French stage manager (Theatre Antoine), dies at 85.   

1944  World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling $14 billion USD in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.   

1945  Canadian rock star Neil Young was born   

1946  Bradman scores 119 South Australia v Victoria, 183 mins, 8 fours   

1947  200" mirror arrives at Mt Palomar   

1949  Prince Rainier III coronation in Monaco.   

1949  Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco   

1949  James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89   

1950  US General Eisenhower is recorded as becoming supreme commander of NATO-Europe   

1950  Thomas Wood, composer, dies at 57   

1951  Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday.   

1952  North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH   

1953  US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business   

1955  KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting.   

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1464  Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan: Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan (d. 1526)   

1563  Robert sidney: 1st earl of leicester, english statesman   

1597  Elizabeth charlotte of the palatinate: Electress of bavaria   

1600  Charles i: King of england (1625-49); executed by parliament   

1600  Lieuwe van aitzema: Dutch historian (matters of state & war)   

1607  Erasmus quellinus ii: [quellien], flemish painter/etcher   

1616  Eustache le sueur: French painter   

1700  Jean-antoine nollet: French abbot and physicist   

0498  Death of Anastasius ii: Pope (496-9)8 (dante inferno xi, 8-9),   

1272  David of augsburg: Franciscan minister/author,   

1316  Jan i: King of france (nov 15-19 1316),   

1389  Death of Dimitri ivanovitch "donskoi": Monarch of vladimir-soezdal,   

1472  Death of Joannes/basilius bessarion: Archbishop of nicaea,   

1478  Emperor baeda maryam of ethiopia: Emperor baeda maryam of ethiopia (b. 1448)   

1492  Death of Jami: Persian poet (b. 1414)   

1495  Death of Alfonso ii: King of naples (1494-95),