Historical Events In April - 19

1943  Jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto on this day in history.   

1943  On April - 19 warsaw ghetto revolt; liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto continues for one month.   

1943  Alexander Schmorell, German resistance fighter, beheaded on this day in history.   

1943  "Bermuda Conference": Fruitless discussion by U.S. and British delegates on deliverance of Nazi victims on this day in history.   

1944  Gerard Cote wins his 2nd straight & 3rd career Boston Marathon on April - 19.   

1944  On April - 19 tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44   

1945  Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history j P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed   

1946  On this day in history the birth of Tim Curry, American actor   

1947  Tor Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1950  On April - 19 tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66   

1951  Shigeki Tanaka, survivor of Hiroshima A-bomb, wins Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

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  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  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 April - 19.   

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 April - 19.   

1964  On this day in history cyril Merry, cricketer (WI batsman in 2 Tests 1933), dies   

1965  On this day in history t.A.M.I. Show premiers in London   

1965  George Davis, actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at 75 on April - 19.   

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  US Surveyor III lands on Moon on April - 19.   

1967  On April - 19 conrad Adenauer, West Germany chancellor (1949-63), dies at 91   

1968  On April - 19 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  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 April - 19.   

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 19.   

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  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on April - 19.   

0843  On this day in history 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  On April - 19 leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51   

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  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on this day in history.