Historical Events In February - 19

1955  On February - 19 south East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect   

1956  On February - 19 kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open   

1958  On February - 19 carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records   

1959  Britain, Turkey &Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence on February - 19.   

1959  Gabon adopts its constitution on this day in history.   

1959  USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico on this day in history.   

1959  Britain, Turkey & Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence on February - 19.   

1960  Bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts on this day in history.   

1960  Protest strike in Poznan Poland on this day in history.   

1961  On February - 19 albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism"   

1962  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  On this day in history albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77   

1963  Robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize on this day in history.   

1963  On February - 19 uSSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba   

1964  On this day in history uK flies ½ ton of Beatle wigs to US   

1964  On this day in history uK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US   

1965  NFL adds 6th official on February - 19.   

1965  On February - 19 forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81   

1967  Wilmer King, 1st casuality on Tappan Zee Bridge NY, dies on this day in history.   

1968  Ralph Dunn, actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history first Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet   

1970  USSR launches Sputnik 52 &Molniya 1-13 communications satellite on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89   

1971  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK   

1975  On this day in history luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71   

1976  Frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara on this day in history.   

1976  Iceland breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain over the 'cod war' on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released   

1977  On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1977  On February - 19 shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner   

1980  Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1000 meter in 1 15.18 on February - 19.   

1980  Bon Scott, Aust rock vocalist (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie), dies at 33 on February - 19.   

1981  On February - 19 frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94   

1982  On February - 19 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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1473  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)   

1526  On February - 19 birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)   

1552  On this day in history birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)   

1588  On February - 19 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies   

1611  On February - 19 birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  On February - 19 birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

1630  On February - 19 birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)   

1660  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)   

0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on February - 19.   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)   

1133  Death of Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066) on February - 19.   

1260  On February - 19 boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies   

1401  On February - 19 death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London   

1414  Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies on February - 19.   

1545  On February - 19 death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  On this day in history erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41