Page 7: Historical Events In February - 19

1955  South East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history 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  On February - 19 gabon adopts its constitution   

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

1959  On February - 19 britain, Turkey & Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence   

1960  On this day in history bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts   

1960  Protest strike in Poznan Poland on February - 19.   

1961  Albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism" on February - 19.   

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 February - 19.   

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

1964  UK flies ½ ton of Beatle wigs to US on this day in history.   

1964  UK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US on this day in history.   

1965  NFL adds 6th official on February - 19.   

1965  On this day in history forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81   

1967  On February - 19 wilmer King, 1st casuality on Tappan Zee Bridge NY, dies   

1968  On February - 19 ralph Dunn, actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65   

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 February - 19.   

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

1971  On February - 19 paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK   

1975  On February - 19 luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71   

1976  On February - 19 frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara   

1976  On February - 19 iceland breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain over the 'cod war'   

1977  Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released on this day in history.   

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

1977  Shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner on this day in history.   

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

1980  On this day in history bon Scott, Aust rock vocalist (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie), dies at 33   

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

1982  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on February - 19.   

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1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on this day in history.   

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  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on February - 19.   

1611  Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) was born on February - 19.   

1616  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on February - 19.   

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

1660  On February - 19 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  On February - 19 death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)   

1260  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on this day in history.