Page 17: Historical Events In 1919

Nov 21   Steve Brodie, El Dorado Kansas, actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp)   

Nov 22   15000 men are cremated at Domela Newenhouse, Amsterdam.   

Nov 22   Wilfred Norman Aldridge, biochemist/toxicologist.   

Nov 23   Claudio Santoro, composer.   

Nov 24   John Silverlight, journalist.   

Nov 25   Chaim Pearl, rabbi   

Nov 26   Frederik Pohl, US, sci-fi author (3 Hugo, Gateway, Bipohl).   

Nov 27   Peace of Neuilly-sur-Seine: Allies and Bulgaria   

Nov 27   Siegfried Naumann, composer.   

Nov 28   Britain's House of Commons ceased being the exclusive domain of men when the inaugural woman in British history was elected to a seat in Parliament   

Nov 28   Keith Miller, cricketer (one of Australia's best ever all-rounders)   

Nov 28   US-born Lady Astor elected 1st female member of British Parliament   

Nov 28   US-born Lady Astor elected inaugural female member of British Parliament.   

Nov 29   Pearl Primus, dancer.   

Nov 30   Anne S Wadman, Frisian literary (Fioele and faem, Smearlappen).   

Dec 01   AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester.   

Dec 01   Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, US ambassador to Belgium (1977-81)   

Dec 01   Lady Astor sworn-in as inaugural female member of British Parliament.   

Dec 02   Henry Clay Frick, built largest coke and steel operation, dies at 69   

Dec 02   Michael Geoffrey Corcos, medical researcher   

Dec 03   Charles Craig, opera singer   

Dec 03   Pierre A Renoir, French painter/sculptor, dies at 78.   

Dec 05   Victor Collin Matthews, businessman   

Dec 07   Ellen Stewart, actress/founder (La Mama Theatre Group)   

Dec 08   Hans-Dieter Hosalla, composer.   

Dec 09   William Lipscomb, American chemist, Nobel laureate.   

Dec 10   NL votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers   

Dec 10   Sven-Eric Emanuel Johanson, composer.   

Dec 11   Boll weevil monument dedicated in Enterprise, Ala.   

Dec 13   Amintore Galli, composer, dies at 74   

Dec 13   Ross and Smith land in Australia from a flight from London.   

Dec 14   Shirley Jackson, US, writer (Road Through the Wall).   

Dec 15   Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1948).   

Dec 15   Edna St Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in NYC.   

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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)