Page 8: 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 April - 19.   

1971  On this day in history sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)   

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  On April - 19 bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth   

1972  On April - 19 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson   

1972  On this day in history adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82   

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

1974  On April - 19 p Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge   

1975  On April - 19 india launches first satellite with help of USSR   

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 April - 19.   

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

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  On April - 19 ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85   

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

1982  On April - 19 rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery   

1982  On April - 19 sally Ride announced as first woman astronaut   

1982  USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit on this day in history.   

1982  Alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2:8:51 on this day in history.   

1983  Lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

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

1984  Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs first appears in print (Nature mag) on April - 19.   

1985  16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth on April - 19.   

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

1986  On this day in history michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1658  On April - 19 birth of johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)   

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 April - 19 birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

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

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  On this day in history robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

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