Page 7: Historical Events In April - 19

1943  Jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto on April - 19.   

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  On this day in history "Bermuda Conference": Fruitless discussion by U.S. and British delegates on deliverance of Nazi victims.   

1944  On April - 19 gerard Cote wins his 2nd straight & 3rd career Boston Marathon   

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  J P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed on April - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1949  Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth on this day in history.   

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  7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th on April - 19.   

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

1956  On this day in history uS actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III   

1956  On April - 19 ernst R Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70   

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

1957  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) on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history charles Funk, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls), dies at 76   

1962  Eino Oksanen wins his 3rd Boston Marathon on April - 19.   

1962  On this day in history nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46,900 m   

1963  "Hot Spot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on April - 19.   

1964  On April - 19 cyril Merry, cricketer (WI batsman in 2 Tests 1933), dies   

1965  T.A.M.I. Show premiers in London on April - 19.   

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 this day in history beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they don't)   

1967  On this day in history uS Surveyor III lands on Moon   

1967  On this day in history conrad Adenauer, West Germany chancellor (1949-63), dies at 91   

1968  On this day in history 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   

1968  The first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

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1320  On this day in history birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)   

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

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

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on April - 19.   

1660  On this day in history birth of sebastian Duron, composer   

1665  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on April - 19.   

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

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

0843  On April - 19 judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies   

1012  On April - 19 death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on this day in history.   

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on April - 19.   

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  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on April - 19.