Historical Events In October - 19

1932  On October - 19 lloyd Haynes, South Bend Indiana, actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222)  

1932  On October - 19 arthur Friedheim, composer, dies at 72  

1933  On October - 19 berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936  

1933  On October - 19 withdrawal of Germany from the League of Nations.  

1933  Brian Booth, cricketer (dual Australian cricket/hockey international) on this day in history.  

1934  David Guard, rocker (Kingston Trio) on this day in history.  

1934  On October - 19 johan J Arch, graphic artist (houtgravures), dies at 63  

1935  On October - 19 mao Tse Tung's army reaches Shanxi  

1936  HR Ekins of "NY World-Telegram" beats 2 other reporters in a race around the world on commercial flights, by 18½ days on this day in history.  

1937  On this day in history betty Carver, wife of English fieldmarshal Bernard Montgomery, dies  

1939  Goering begins plunder through Nazi's occupied areas on October - 19.  

1941  On this day in history 1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico  

1943  On this day in history theater Guild presentation of "Othello" opens  

1943  On October - 19 conference of foreign ministers in Moscow  

1943  Adrianus M de Young, writer (Merijntje Gijzen's youth), murdered on this day in history.  

1944  US forces land in Philipines on October - 19.  

1944  British premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow on this day in history.  

1945  On October - 19 foundation of War Widow's Guild of Australia The guild's first president was Mrs Jessie Vasey, widow of Major-General GA Vasey, who had asked his wife to "look after the widows"  

1947  De Gaulles RPF wins French municipal elections on October - 19.  

1948  On this day in history "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 95 performances  

1949  On this day in history a's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton  

1950  UN forces entered the capital of North Korea on this day in history.  

1950  Bird Building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated on October - 19.  

1950  On October - 19 edna St Vincent Millay, poet/dramatist/feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize)  

1951  Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Texas Women's Golf Open on October - 19.  

1952  Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betty Jameson Golf Tournament on this day in history.  

1953  On October - 19 first jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service  

1953  1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service on October - 19.  

1954  Egypt & Great Britain sign treaty; British troops departs on October - 19.  

1955  On this day in history john Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41  

1957  Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal, Canada, became first NHLer to score 500 goals on October - 19.  

1957  On this day in history "Damn Yankees" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1,022 performances  

1957  Vere G Childe, British archaeologist/prehistorian, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1958  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on October - 19.  

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1276  On this day in history birth of prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1328)  

1433  On this day in history birth of marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (d. 1499)  

1507  On October - 19 birth of viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, [Aytta van Zwichem], Dutch priest  

1545  Giovanale Ancina, composer was born on this day in history.  

1581  Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of Ivan IV "the Terrible" was born on this day in history.  

1582  On this day in history birth of dmitry Ivanovich, Russian Tsarevich (d. 1591)  

1605  On October - 19 birth of thomas Browne, British writer (Garden of Cyrus)  

1610  James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (d. 1688) was born on this day in history.  

0727  Death of Saint Frideswide on this day in history.  

1187  Death of Pope Urban III on this day in history.  

1216  Death of King John on October - 19.  

1268  On October - 19 death of konradin von Hohenstaufen, duke of Zwaben, beheaded  

1432  On October - 19 death of john de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1392)  

1547  Pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46 on this day in history.  

1553  Bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies on this day in history.  

1587  Death of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541) on this day in history.