Page 7: Historical Events In February - 19

1955  On this day in history south East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect   

1956  Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open on this day in history.   

1958  Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records on this day in history.   

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

1959  On February - 19 gabon adopts its constitution   

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

1959  On this day in history britain, Turkey & Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence   

1960  On February - 19 bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts   

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

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

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 19.   

1962  Albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77 on February - 19.   

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

1963  USSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba on this day in history.   

1964  On February - 19 uK flies ½ ton of Beatle wigs to US   

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

1965  On February - 19 nFL adds 6th official   

1965  Forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81 on February - 19.   

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

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

1969  First Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet on this day in history.   

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

1970  Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89 on February - 19.   

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

1975  Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71 on February - 19.   

1976  On this day in history frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara   

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 this day in history 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  Frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

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  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on this day in history.   

1611  Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

1630  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On February - 19 birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)   

0197  On February - 19 d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle   

0440  On February - 19 death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)   

1133  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London   

1414  On this day in history thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies   

1545  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on February - 19.   

1553  On February - 19 erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41