Page 5: Historical Events In May - 19

1918  On this day in history wash 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings   

1918  Florence Chadwick, swimmer (1st to swim English Channel both ways) on May - 19.   

1919  Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what was later termed the Turkish War of Independence. The anniversary of this event is the official date of commemoration of the Pontic Greek Genocide in Greece and Cyprus on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history betty Jameson, Norman OK, LPGA golfer (1947 US Women's Open)   

1921  Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system on May - 19.   

1921  Charles van de Reve, slavic (Belief of Kameraden) on May - 19.   

1922  On this day in history david McLean, Akron Oh, actor (Tate-Tate)   

1922  Heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79 on May - 19.   

1923  KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies on May - 19.   

1923  49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4 on May - 19.   

1924  Sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer on May - 19.   

1924  Billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies on May - 19.   

1925  The birth of Malcom X, controversial American civil rights leader on May - 19.   

1925  Malcolm X, [Little], [Detroit Red], Omaha NB, founder (Black Muslims) on May - 19.   

1926  French air force bombs Damascus Syria on this day in history.   

1926  On May - 19 paul Cooper, composer   

1928  On May - 19 "Firedamp" explodes in Mather PA coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners   

1928  51 frogs enter first annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp CA) on this day in history.   

1928  Anthony C B Chapman, England, sports car builder/autoracer (Formula 1) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59   

1929  Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium; 2 people crushed to death on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history general Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek Government   

1929  On May - 19 cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death   

1929  Harvey Cox, US theologist (Secular City) on May - 19.   

1930  On May - 19 white woman win voting rights in South-Africa   

1930  Hans Kox, composer on May - 19.   

1931  Ironclad cruiser Germany launched in Kiel on May - 19.   

1931  On this day in history eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter   

1934  On May - 19 military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria   

1934  Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Saturday Review of Literature"; Males who solved puzzle become members of Baker Street Irregulars on this day in history.   

1934  Military coup by Col Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history david Sinclair, actor (Love & Hate)   

1935  On May - 19 nFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936   

1935  David Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America) on this day in history.   

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1469  On May - 19 birth of giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

1611  On this day in history birth of innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

1616  On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1700  On this day in history birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)   

1724  On May - 19 birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on May - 19.   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on this day in history.   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on this day in history.   

0804  On May - 19 alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 19.   

1125  On this day in history death of vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053)   

1296  On May - 19 celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies   

1319  On May - 19 death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)   

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on May - 19.   

1526  Death of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464) on this day in history.   

1531  On May - 19 death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)