Historical Events In April - 19

1968  Tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 on April - 19.   

1969  "Oliver," Cliff Robertson & Katharine Hepburn win 51st Acadamy Awards on this day in history.   

1971  On April - 19 sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)   

1971  On April - 19 the Soviet Union launch the first manned spacelab, Salyut 1   

1971  On this day in history uSSR Salyut 1 launched; first manned lab in orbit   

1972  Bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson   

1972  Adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82 on April - 19.   

1973  On this day in history barbra Striesand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow"   

1974  P Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge on April - 19.   

1975  On this day in history india launches first satellite with help of USSR   

1976  On this day in history c-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist   

1978  Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel on April - 19.   

1978  On April - 19 emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70   

1979  On April - 19 fCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY)   

1979  On April - 19 j C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666   

1980  Ethel Wilson actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history ethel Wilson, actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88   

1981  On April - 19 ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85   

1982  Alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2 8 51 on this day in history.   

1982  Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history sally Ride announced as first woman astronaut   

1982  USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit on this day in history.   

1982  On April - 19 alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2:8:51   

1983  Lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74 on April - 19.   

1983  Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73 on April - 19.   

1984  On April - 19 a Mrkos discovers asteroid #3451   

1984  On April - 19 nemesis, death star of dinosaurs first appears in print (Nature mag)   

1985  On April - 19 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth   

1986  On this day in history alvin Childress actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78   

1986  On April - 19 michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title   

1986  Alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78 on April - 19.   

1987  On this day in history jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph)   

1987  On this day in history maxwell D Taylor US commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85   

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1320  On April - 19 birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)   

1603  On this day in history birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

1605  On April - 19 birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

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  On April - 19 birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

1700  On April - 19 birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

0843  On this day in history judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies   

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  On this day in history leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51   

1390  On this day in history robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

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

1560  On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  On April - 19 michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79