Page 7: Historical Events In February - 19

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

1956  On this day in history kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open   

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  Gabon adopts its constitution on this day in history.   

1959  USAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico on February - 19.   

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  On February - 19 albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism"   

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

1962  On February - 19 albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77   

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  UK flies ½ ton of Beatle wigs to US on February - 19.   

1964  UK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US on February - 19.   

1965  NFL adds 6th official on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history 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 February - 19.   

1968  Ralph Dunn, actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65 on February - 19.   

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

1971  Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK on February - 19.   

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

1976  Frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara on February - 19.   

1976  Iceland breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain over the 'cod war' on February - 19.   

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

1977  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on February - 19.   

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  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on February - 19.   

1526  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362) on February - 19.   

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

1260  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on February - 19.   

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 this day in history death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on February - 19.