Historical Events In April - 19

1943  On this day in history jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto   

1943  On this day in history warsaw ghetto revolt; liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto continues for one month.   

1943  On April - 19 alexander Schmorell, German resistance fighter, beheaded   

1943  "Bermuda Conference": Fruitless discussion by U.S. and British delegates on deliverance of Nazi victims on April - 19.   

1944  Gerard Cote wins his 2nd straight & 3rd career Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44   

1945  On April - 19 rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway   

1945  On April - 19 j P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed   

1946  The birth of Tim Curry, American actor on this day in history.   

1947  Tor Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup on April - 19.   

1948  Gerard Cote wins his 4th Boston Marathon on April - 19.   

1949  On this day in history yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth   

1950  19-year-old Ham Young became the youngest Boston Marathon winner on April - 19.   

1950  Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1951  Shigeki Tanaka, survivor of Hiroshima A-bomb, wins Boston Marathon on April - 19.   

1954  On this day in history 7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th   

1955  On this day in history uSS Albany and USS William Wood begin to provide disaster relief to citizens of Volos, Greece, ending 21 April   

1956  US actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III on April - 19.   

1956  Ernst R Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70 on April - 19.   

1957  On April - 19 charles Funk of Funk & Wagnalls, dies at 76   

1957  On April - 19 in the Fox Islands, Alaska a 7.5quake was one of th elargest qukes in the U.S. (man they get a lot up in that area)   

1957  Charles Funk, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1962  On April - 19 eino Oksanen wins his 3rd Boston Marathon   

1962  NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46,900 m on this day in history.   

1963  "Hot Spot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on this day in history.   

1964  Cyril Merry, cricketer (WI batsman in 2 Tests 1933), dies on April - 19.   

1965  On April - 19 t.A.M.I. Show premiers in London   

1965  On this day in history george Davis, actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at 75   

1966  Roberta Bignay becomes the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

1967  On April - 19 beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they don't)   

1967  US Surveyor III lands on Moon on this day in history.   

1967  Conrad Adenauer, West Germany chancellor (1949-63), dies at 91 on April - 19.   

1968  Dedication of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra, by Prime Minister John Gorton The memorial is a copy of the original unveiled at Port Said, Egypt, by former Prime Minister William Morris Hughes in 1932 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history the first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon   

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1320  Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67) was born on this day in history.   

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on April - 19.   

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on April - 19.   

1658  On this day in history birth of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)   

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on this day in history.   

1665  On April - 19 birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on April - 19.   

1700  On this day in history birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on this day in history.   

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on April - 19.   

1044  On this day in history gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies   

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1390  On April - 19 robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

1529  John Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 on April - 19.   

1560  On April - 19 philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  On this day in history michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79