Page 8: Historical Events In April - 19

1968  On April - 19 tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61   

1969  "Oliver," Cliff Robertson & Katharine Hepburn win 51st Acadamy Awards on April - 19.   

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

1971  The Soviet Union launch the first manned spacelab, Salyut 1 on this day in history.   

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

1972  On April - 19 bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth   

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

1972  On April - 19 adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82   

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

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

1975  India launches first satellite with help of USSR on April - 19.   

1976  C-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist on April - 19.   

1978  On April - 19 yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel   

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  J C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666 on April - 19.   

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

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

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  On this day in history rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery   

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

1982  On this day in history uSSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit   

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

1983  On April - 19 lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74   

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

1984  A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3451 on April - 19.   

1984  On this day in history nemesis, death star of dinosaurs first appears in print (Nature mag)   

1985  On this day in history 16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth   

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 this day in history.   

1986  Alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1987  On April - 19 jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph)   

1987  Maxwell D Taylor US commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85 on April - 19.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

1700  On this day in history birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

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

1012  On this day in history death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on April - 19.   

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

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on April - 19.   

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

1560  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on April - 19.   

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