Page 8: Historical Events In April - 19

1968  Tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

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  Bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth on April - 19.   

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

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

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

1974  On this day in history p Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge   

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

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

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

1978  On this day in history emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70   

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

1979  On April - 19 j C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666   

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

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

1981  On April - 19 ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85   

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

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

1982  Sally Ride announced as first woman astronaut on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1983  Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1984  A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3451 on this day in history.   

1984  Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs first appears in print (Nature mag) on this day in history.   

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

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

1986  On April - 19 michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title   

1986  On this day in history alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78   

1987  Jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph) on April - 19.   

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

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

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on April - 19.   

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

1665  Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 19 judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies   

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on this day in history.   

1044  On this day in history gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies   

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 April - 19.   

1529  On April - 19 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.