Page 7: 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway on April - 19.   

1945  J P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed on April - 19.   

1946  The birth of Tim Curry, American actor on April - 19.   

1947  On April - 19 tor Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup   

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

1949  Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth on April - 19.   

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

1950  Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66 on April - 19.   

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 April - 19 uS actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III   

1956  On this day in history ernst R Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70   

1957  Charles Funk of Funk & Wagnalls, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 April - 19.   

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

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 April - 19.   

1967  Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they don't) on April - 19.   

1967  On April - 19 uS Surveyor III lands on Moon   

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

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  The first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon on April - 19.   

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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  On April - 19 birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

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

1665  On this day in history birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

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

1700  Georg Abraham Schneider, composer was born on April - 19.   

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on April - 19.   

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

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

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

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.   

1529  On this day in history john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55   

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

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