Historical Events In July - 19

1941  President Roosevelt appointed FEP Committee on July - 19.   

1941  On July - 19 the first US Army flying school for black cadets dedicted (Tuskegee Ala)   

1941  1st US Army flying school for black cadets dedicated (Tuskegee Ala) on July - 19.   

1942  Himmler sends a secret directive to SS Lieutenant General F.W. Kinger ordering the "resettlement" of the entire Jewish population of the General Government, to be completed by December 31 on July - 19.   

1942  Dmitri Shostakovitch' 7th Symphony, premieres in US on this day in history.   

1943  On July - 19 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II   

1943  On this day in history 500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II   

1944  1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany on this day in history.   

1944  Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated on July - 19.   

1945  Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy on this day in history.   

1945  George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80 on July - 19.   

1947  On July - 19 prime minister of shadow Burma government ,Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members were assassinated by British , which resulted in the political chaos in the country lasting until now.   

1948  French govt of Schuman, resigns on July - 19.   

1949  On July - 19 laos becomes associated state within French Union   

1949  Laos independence on this day in history.   

1950  French/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh on July - 19.   

1951  On this day in history max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77   

1952  15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81   

1955  Koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch soc-democrat (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64 on July - 19.   

1957  On this day in history don Bowden becomes first American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7)   

1957  On this day in history the first rocket with nuclear warhead fired, Yucca Flat, Nevada   

1957  Curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Ital author (Kaputt), dies at 59 on July - 19.   

1958  On July - 19 robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32   

1961  On July - 19 the first in-flight movie shown (TWA)   

1963  On July - 19 nASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km   

1964  On July - 19 carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69   

1965  Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before" on this day in history.   

1965  Syngman Rhee, president of South-Korea (1948-60), dies at 90 on July - 19.   

1966  On this day in history gov James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland (race riot)   

1967  On this day in history race riots in Durham NC   

1967  On this day in history uS launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km)   

1969  Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history mary Jo Kopechne dies at 28, in Ted Kennedy's car   

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1592  On July - 19 birth of erhard Buttner, composer   

1670  Richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1688  Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1735  On July - 19 birth of garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on July - 19.   

1744  Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of alessio Prati, composer   

1759  Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born on July - 19.   

0514  On July - 19 symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies   

1054  On July - 19 bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies   

1234  On this day in history death of floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament   

1346  Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle on July - 19.   

1374  Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1415  On this day in history death of philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359)   

1534  Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on July - 19.