Page 8: Historical Events In 1919

May 22   Paul Vanden Boeynants, premier Belgium (1966-68, 1978-79)   

May 23   Betty Garrett, St Joseph Mo, actress (Irene-All in the Family)   

May 24   Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican poet, dies at 48   

May 25   Gino Negri, composer   

May 25   In this year, Casey Stengel releases a sparrow from under his baseball cap.   

May 25   Madame C J Walker, wealthy cosmetics manufacturer, dies at 51   

May 26   Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger).   

May 27   1st transatlantic flight ends; US Navy flying boat takes 11 days.   

May 27   Charles Strite patents pop-up toaster   

May 27   Kam Fong, Honolulu Hawaii, actor (Hawaii Five-0)   

May 27   Navy NC-4 completes trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to Lisbon, Portugal.   

May 27   The fist transatlantic flight ends; US Navy flying boat takes 11 days.   

May 28   Armenia declares it's Independence.   

May 29   Charles Strite files patent for the pop-up toaster.   

May 29   Charles Strite patents pop-up toaster.   

May 29   Einstein's light-bending prediction confirmed by Arthur Eddington.   

May 29   Einstein's theories given a practical test during an eclipse   

May 30   Lord John WS Raleigh, British physicist (Nobel 1904), dies.   

May 31   1st wedding held in an aircraft (over Houston, Texas)   

May 31   Chet Gierlach, music publisher/composer   

May 31   inaugural wedding held in an aircraft (over Houston TX)   

May 31   NC-4 aircraft commanded by AC Read completes inaugural crossing of Atlantic.   

May 31   NC-4's transatlantic flight ends at Plymouth, England.   

Jun 01   Boris Lazarevich Klyuzner, composer.   

Jun 01   Rhineland Republic forms in Wiesbaden.   

Jun 02   Pulitzer prize awarded to Carl Sandburg (Cornhuskers)   

Jun 03   Liberty Life Insurance Co (Chicago) organized by blacks.   

Jun 04   Senate passes Women's Suffrage bill.   

Jun 04   US marines invade Costa Rica   

Jun 05   Akeo Watanabe, Tokyo Japan, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1956-68).   

Jun 06   Assent is given to an Act to amend the Canadian Currency Act, 1910   

Jun 06   Charles Pringle, British air marshal   

Jun 07   Sette giugno: Riot in Malta; four are killed.   

Jun 08   Guy Overton, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 3 Tests on 1953-54 SA tour)   

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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)