Page 6: Historical Events In 1919

Apr 11   Hugh Carey, (Gov-D-NY)   

Apr 11   The International Labour Organization is founded   

Apr 12   British Parliament passes a 48-hour work week with minimum wages   

Apr 12   Istvan Anhalt, composer.   

Apr 13   Amritsar Massacre-British Army fires on nationalist rioters in India   

Apr 13   British forces kill 100s of Indian Nationalists (Amritsar Massacre)   

Apr 15   Clive Beadon, airman   

Apr 16   Merce Cunningham, choreographer (Acrobat in Every Soul is a Circus)   

Apr 18   Enny Vrede, [Maria M Muller], Dutch actress, drowns at 35.   

Apr 19   23rd Boston Marathon won by Carl Linder of Mass in 2:29:13.4.   

Apr 19   Gil Langley, cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56).   

Apr 20   Polish Army captures Vilno, Lithuania from Soviet Army.   

Apr 21   Franc [Franklin E] Essed, Suriname agricultural eng, Oper Grasshopper).   

Apr 22   Donald Cram, US, biochemist (Nobel 1987)   

Apr 23   Major leagues open a reduced 140-game season.   

Apr 25   Heinz Wunderlich, composer.   

Apr 27   A Schwassmann discovers asteroid #912 Maritima   

Apr 27   Walter Ritchie, sculptor.   

Apr 28   1st jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les Irvin)   

Apr 28   The inaugural jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les Irvin).   

Apr 29   Celeste Holm, NYC, actress (Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve).   

Apr 30   Henry Wood, England cricket wicket keeper (in 4 Tests 1888-92), dies.   

Apr 30   Phillies beat Bkln Dodgers 9-0 in 20 innings   

Apr 30   Valeer [Valerius V] van Kerkhove, Flemish writer/producer   

Apr 30   World War I peace conference grants German concession in Shantung, China, to Japan, whereupon China leaves the conference.   

May 01   Alwyn Farquharson, Scottish clan-captain/large landowner   

May 01   Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke through crater wall killing 5000 people in 104 small villages   

May 01   Mount Kelud erupts in Indonesia, killing 5000 people   

May 02   1st US air passenger service starts   

May 02   Gustav Landauer, German socialist, dies.   

May 02   Than Wyenn, NYC, actor (Pete Kelly's Blues).   

May 02   The inaugural US air passenger service starts   

May 03   Afghanistan Emir Amanoellah begins war against Great Britain   

May 03   America's inaugural passenger flight (New York-Atlantic City).   

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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)