Historical Events In April - 19

1968  On this day in history tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61   

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

1971  Sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day) on this day in history.   

1971  The Soviet Union launch the first manned spacelab, Salyut 1 on April - 19.   

1971  USSR Salyut 1 launched; first manned lab in orbit on April - 19.   

1972  Bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth on April - 19.   

1972  T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson on this day in history.   

1972  Adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1973  Barbra Striesand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow" on this day in history.   

1974  P Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge on this day in history.   

1975  India launches first satellite with help of USSR on this day in history.   

1976  C-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist on this day in history.   

1978  Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel on this day in history.   

1978  Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1979  FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY) on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history j C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666   

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

1980  Ethel Wilson, actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88 on April - 19.   

1981  Ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85 on April - 19.   

1982  Alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2 8 51 on April - 19.   

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

1982  Sally Ride announced as first woman astronaut on April - 19.   

1982  USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit on April - 19.   

1982  Alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2:8:51 on April - 19.   

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

1983  On April - 19 jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73   

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

1986  On April - 19 alvin Childress actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78   

1986  Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title on April - 19.   

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

1987  Jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph) on this day in history.   

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

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on April - 19.   

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

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1012  On this day in history 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  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on April - 19.   

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

1560  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on this day in history.