Page 10: Historical Events In 1919

Jun 28   Harry S Truman married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence.   

Jun 28   Treaty of Versailles ending WW I signed and setting the stage for WWII   

Jun 29   Slim Pickens, Kingsburg Calif, actor (Dr Strangelove, Blazing Saddles)   

Jun 30   John W S Raleigh, British physicist (Nobel 1904), dies at 76.   

Jun 30   Lee Krieger, MD, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini)   

Jul 01   Hans Bender, German poet   

Jul 01   inaugural class postage drops from 3. to 2.   

Jul 02   Johnny Bradford, Long Branch NJ, actor (Ransom Sherman Show)   

Jul 04   ADGB (Allgemeine Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund) party forms.   

Jul 04   Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship   

Jul 04   M Wolf discovers asteroid #914 Palisana.   

Jul 05   32nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: S Lenglen beats Chambers (10-8 46 97).   

Jul 05   Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs in a game for his inaugural of 72 times.   

Jul 06   British R-34 lands in NY, 1st airship to cross Atlantic (108 hr)   

Jul 06   British R-34 lands in NY, inaugural airship to cross Atlantic (108 hr).   

Jul 06   Dorothy Kirsten, opera singer/Alzheimer disease activist.   

Jul 07   Jon Pertwee, English comic/actor (Dr Who, Worzel Gummidge).   

Jul 07   Paul Deusen, German philosopher/CEO (Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft), dies.   

Jul 07   Phillies tie major league record of 8 steals in 9 inn game   

Jul 08   Pres Wilson returns to NYC from Versailles Peace Conference.   

Jul 08   Walter Scheel, German Foreign minister/president.   

Jul 09   Peggy Braithwaite, lighthouse-keeper.   

Jul 10   Dutch 1st Chamber approves woman suffrage.   

Jul 10   Pres Wilson personally delivers Treaty of Versailles to Senate.   

Jul 10   Rusty Gill, St Louis Mo, singer (Polka Time)   

Jul 11   Dutch 2nd chamber approves 8-hour day/No Sunday work   

Jul 11   Pay Corps renamed Supply Corps.   

Jul 12   Vera Hruba Ralston, Prague Czech, actress (Dajkota) [or 6/12/1921]   

Jul 13   Race riots in Longview and Gregg counties Texas.   

Jul 14   Lino Ventura, Parma Italy, actor (Happy New Year, Pain in the A--)   

Jul 15   Iris Murdoch, Dublin Ireland, novelist (Severed Head, Unicorn)   

Jul 15   Iris Murdoch, English writer is born.   

Jul 16   Charles Graham, lord-lt of Cumbria UK.   

Jul 17   Alex Moir, cricketer (New Zealand leg-spinner in 17 Tests 1950-59)   

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Jan 01   Bernard drukker: Dutch organist/pianist/orch leader (devil's wheel)   

Jan 01   Carole landis: Fairchild wi, actress (one million bc, topper returns)   

Jan 01   J[erome] d[avid] salinger: Nyc, novelist (catcher in the rye)   

Jan 03   Jesse white: Buf ny, actor (bedtime for bonzo, million dollar mermaid)   

Jan 04   Al "jazbo" collins: Nyc, dj (tonight! america after dark)   

Jan 04   Havelock henry trevor hudson: Underwriter (lloyd's of london)   

Jan 05   Severino gazzelloni: Italian flautist    

Jan 06   Sylvia syms: Us singer (hello dolly, dream girl, them there eyes)   

Jan 01   William w campbell: Canadian poet (ian of the orcades),   

Jan 04   Georg von hertling: Chancellor of germany (b. 1843)   

Jan 06   Theodore roosevelt: 26th pres (1901-09),    

Jan 08   Peter altenberg: Writer,    

Jan 15   Karl liebknecht: Marxist revolutionary, murdered at 47   

Jan 16   Jaroslav jeremias: Composer,    

Jan 18   John c f: Son of english king george v,   

Jan 21   Gojong of joseon: Emperor of korea (b. 1852)