Historical Events In October - 19
Friday, 26 July 2024
1932 Lloyd Haynes, South Bend Indiana, actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222) on October - 19.
1932 On this day in history arthur Friedheim, composer, dies at 72
1933 On this day in history berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936
1933 On this day in history 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 Mao Tse Tung's army reaches Shanxi on this day in history.
1936 HR Ekins of "NY World-Telegram" beats 2 other reporters in a race around the world on commercial flights, by 18½ days on October - 19.
1937 Betty Carver, wife of English fieldmarshal Bernard Montgomery, dies on October - 19.
1939 Goering begins plunder through Nazi's occupied areas on this day in history.
1941 1st woman jockey in North America, Anna Lee Wiley in Mexico on this day in history.
1943 On this day in history theater Guild presentation of "Othello" opens
1943 Conference of foreign ministers in Moscow on October - 19.
1943 Adrianus M de Young, writer (Merijntje Gijzen's youth), murdered on October - 19.
1944 US forces land in Philipines on this day in history.
1944 British premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow on October - 19.
1945 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1948 "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 95 performances on this day in history.
1949 A's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton on October - 19.
1950 UN forces entered the capital of North Korea on this day in history.
1950 On October - 19 bird Building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated
1950 Edna St Vincent Millay, poet/dramatist/feminist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize) on October - 19.
1951 On October - 19 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Texas Women's Golf Open
1952 On October - 19 louise Suggs wins LPGA Betty Jameson Golf Tournament
1953 First jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service on October - 19.
1953 1st jet transcontinental nonstop scheduled service on October - 19.
1954 Egypt & Great Britain sign treaty; British troops departs on October - 19.
1955 John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 on October - 19.
1957 On October - 19 maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal, Canada, became first NHLer to score 500 goals
1957 On this day in history "Damn Yankees" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1,022 performances
1957 On this day in history vere G Childe, British archaeologist/prehistorian, dies at 65
1958 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on October - 19.
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