Page 11: Historical Events In 1919

Jul 17   In this year, Finland formally adopts constitution.   

Jul 19   Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of World War I, ex-servicemen rioted and burnt down Luton Town Hall   

Jul 19   Patricia Medina, Liverpool England, actress (High-Low)   

Jul 20   Edmund Hillary, NZ, one of 1st 2 men to scale Mt Everest   

Jul 21   Anthony Fokker's establishes airplane factory at Hamburg and Amsterdam   

Jul 21   Dirigible crashes through bank skylight killing 13 (Chicago, Ill)   

Jul 22   De Falla and Massine's "Three-cornered Hat," premieres in London.   

Jul 23   [Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop (Dodgers)   

Jul 24   Peter Yates, British director is born.   

Jul 24   Race Riot in Washington DC (6 killed, 100 wounded).   

Jul 25   Hubert Booi, Bonairian poet (Golgotha/Muchila).   

Jul 26   James Lovelock, scientist   

Jul 27   Chicago race riot (15 whites and 23 blacks killed, 500 injured).   

Jul 28   Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam.   

Jul 30   Berniece Baker Miracle, half-sister of Marilyn Monroe.   

Jul 31   Curt Gowdy, Green River Wyo, sportscaster (ABC).   

Jul 31   Germany accepts Weimar Constitution.   

Jul 31   R G Barlow, cricketer (591 runs/34 wickets/17 Tests for England), dies   

Aug 01   Queen Wilhelmina opens 1st Air Fair in Amsterdam.   

Aug 01   Stanley Middleton, novelist.   

Aug 02   John Pinkerton, compuer scientist   

Aug 04   D[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies.   

Aug 06   1st air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler)   

Aug 06   Pauline Betz Addie, Dayton Ohio, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1946)   

Aug 06   The inaugural air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler).   

Aug 08   Dino De Laurentiis, Torre Annunziata Italy, producer (King Kong)   

Aug 08   Treaty of Rawalpindi, British recognize Afghanistan's independence.   

Aug 09   Ernst Haeckel, German philosopher (Social Darwinism), dies at 85.   

Aug 09   Joop [Johannes] den Uyl, Dutch Premier (PVDA, 1973-77).   

Aug 10   Ukrainian National Army massacres 25 Jews in Podolia Ukraine.   

Aug 10   Ukranian National Army massacres 25 Jews in Podolia Ukrane.   

Aug 11   Andrew Carnegie, US steel industrialist/philanthropist, dies at 83.   

Aug 11   Green Bay Packers football club founded   

Aug 12   Michael Kidd, [Milton Greenwald] choreographer (7 Brides for 7 Bros)   

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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)