Historical Events In May - 19

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

1918  On this day in history florence Chadwick, swimmer (1st to swim English Channel both ways)   

1919  On May - 19 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.   

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 this day in history.   

1921  Charles van de Reve, slavic (Belief of Kameraden) on this day in history.   

1922  David McLean, Akron Oh, actor (Tate-Tate) on this day in history.   

1922  On May - 19 heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79   

1923  On this day in history kPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies   

1923  On this day in history 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4   

1924  On this day in history sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer   

1924  Billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies on this day in history.   

1925  The birth of Malcom X, controversial American civil rights leader on this day in history.   

1925  Malcolm X, [Little], [Detroit Red], Omaha NB, founder (Black Muslims) on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history french air force bombs Damascus Syria   

1926  On this day in history 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  Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1929  On May - 19 general Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek Government   

1929  Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death on May - 19.   

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

1930  White woman win voting rights in South-Africa on May - 19.   

1930  Hans Kox, composer on this day in history.   

1931  On May - 19 ironclad cruiser Germany launched in Kiel   

1931  On this day in history eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter   

1934  On this day in history military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria   

1934  On May - 19 sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Saturday Review of Literature"; Males who solved puzzle become members of Baker Street Irregulars   

1934  Military coup by Col Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria on May - 19.   

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

1935  NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history david Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America)   

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on this day in history.   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on May - 19.   

1744  On this day in history birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on May - 19.   

0804  On this day in history alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

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

1296  On this day in history celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies   

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) on May - 19.   

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 May - 19.   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on May - 19.