Page 3: Historical Events In 1919

Feb 08   Buddy Morrow, orch leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show).   

Feb 11   Friedrich Ebert (SPD), elected President of Germany.   

Feb 11   Gretchen Fraser, Tacoma Wash, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1948).   

Feb 13   Eddie Robinson, winningest college football coach (Grambling)   

Feb 14   United Parcel Service forms   

Feb 15   1700 Jews are murdered in the Ukrainian town of Proskoruv by followers of Simon Petlura, Ukrainian Nationalist leader.   

Feb 15   American Legion organizes in Paris   

Feb 15   Pieter K Pel, Dutch internist (Pel-Ebstein fever), dies at 66   

Feb 18   Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals.   

Feb 19   Pan-African Congress, organized by W E B Du Bois (Paris)   

Feb 20   French premier Clemenceau injured during assassination attempt   

Feb 21   German National Meeting accepts Anschluss incorporation of Austria.   

Feb 21   Giovanni Bolzoni, composer, dies at 77.   

Feb 21   Revolutionary strike in Barcelona.   

Feb 23   Benito Mussolini founds the Facist party of Italy.   

Feb 23   Fascist Party forms in Italy by Benito Mussolini.   

Feb 23   Italian Fascist Party founded by Benito Mussolini   

Feb 23   Johnny Carey, soccer star   

Feb 24   Alan Hugh Iliffe, psychologist   

Feb 24   Josephine McGill, composer, dies at 41   

Feb 25   F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian.   

Feb 25   League of Nations set up by Paris Treaty.   

Feb 26   Acadia National Park established (as Lafayette National Park), Maine   

Feb 26   Acadia National Park forms (as Lafayette N P), Maine   

Feb 26   Beppie Nooij, actress/director (Bluejackets-Rooie Sien)   

Feb 26   Grand Canyon National Park is established.   

Feb 27   1st public performance of Holst's "Planets"   

Feb 27   American Association for the Hard of Hearing formed (New York NY).   

Feb 27   inaugural public performance of Holst's "The Planets"   

Feb 27   Lawrence Durrell, writer.   

Mar 01   Demonstrations for Korean independence from Japan begin.   

Mar 02   1st congress of Communist International opens at the Kremlin.   

Mar 02   Eddie Lawrence, comedian.   

Mar 02   inaugural congress of Communist International opens at the Kremlin   

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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)