Page 5: Historical Events In 1919

Mar 23   Jean HL Bossard, actor/impresario (2 Orphans), dies at 45.   

Mar 23   Michael Lyne, British air Vice-marshal   

Mar 23   Moscow's Politburo/Central Committee forms.   

Mar 24   Lawrence Ferlinghetti, US, beat poet (Coney Island of the Mind)   

Mar 25   Jeanne Cagney, actress (Lion is in the Streets, Quicksand)   

Mar 26   Strother Martin, Kokomo Ind, actor (Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot).   

Mar 27   Julian Amery, conservative minister.   

Mar 28   Jacob Avshalomov, Tsingtao China, composer (Sinfonietta, The Oregon).   

Mar 29   Eileen Heckart, Columbus Ohio, actress (Doll's House, Trauma Center)   

Mar 29   Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) and Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic.   

Mar 30   Belgian Army occupies Dusseldorf.   

Mar 30   Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act   

Mar 30   McGeorge Bundy, Boston, national security adviser (JFK).   

Mar 31   Strike against Ruhrgebied government of Scheidemann   

Apr 01   Joseph Murray, American surgeon, Nobel laureate.   

Apr 02   Antoon J Hubben, Dutch mayor (Maasbree)/trade union leader.   

Apr 03   Austria expels all Habsburgers   

Apr 03   Duke of Grafton, KG.   

Apr 03   Paul Geisler, composer, dies at 62   

Apr 04   Antony Tudor, England, choreographer (Metropolitan Opera 1957).   

Apr 04   William Crookes, English chemist/physicist (Crookes-pipe), dies at 86.   

Apr 05   Douglas Henley, British auditor-general.   

Apr 05   Eamon de Valera is recorded as becoming president of Dail Eireann.   

Apr 05   Heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana   

Apr 05   Polish Army executes 35 young Jews.   

Apr 06   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a General Strike   

Apr 06   Stefan Surzynski, composer, dies at 63   

Apr 07   1st parcel of land is purchased for Cleveland Metroparks.   

Apr 07   Ralph Flanagan, Loraine Ohio, orch leader (Let's Dance).   

Apr 08   Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia is born   

Apr 08   [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)   

Apr 09   John Presper Eckert, co-inventor (1st electronic computer-ENIAC)   

Apr 10   Emiliano Zapata, Mexican leader, murdered at 39   

Apr 10   Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos   

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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)