Historical Events In April - 19

1943  Jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto on April - 19.   

1943  On April - 19 warsaw ghetto revolt; liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto continues for one month.   

1943  On this day in history alexander Schmorell, German resistance fighter, beheaded   

1943  "Bermuda Conference": Fruitless discussion by U.S. and British delegates on deliverance of Nazi victims on April - 19.   

1944  Gerard Cote wins his 2nd straight & 3rd career Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

1944  On April - 19 tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44   

1945  Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

1945  J P Heyboer, resistance fighter, executed on April - 19.   

1946  On April - 19 the birth of Tim Curry, American actor   

1947  Tor Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup on April - 19.   

1948  On this day in history gerard Cote wins his 4th Boston Marathon   

1949  Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth on April - 19.   

1950  19-year-old Ham Young became the youngest Boston Marathon winner on April - 19.   

1950  Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th baron Berners/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1951  On April - 19 shigeki Tanaka, survivor of Hiroshima A-bomb, wins Boston Marathon   

1954  7-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th on this day in history.   

1955  USS Albany and USS William Wood begin to provide disaster relief to citizens of Volos, Greece, ending 21 April on this day in history.   

1956  US actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III on April - 19.   

1956  Ernst R Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70 on April - 19.   

1957  On April - 19 charles Funk of Funk & Wagnalls, dies at 76   

1957  On this day in history in the Fox Islands, Alaska a 7.5quake was one of th elargest qukes in the U.S. (man they get a lot up in that area)   

1957  Charles Funk, Encylopediest (Funk & Wagnalls), dies at 76 on April - 19.   

1962  Eino Oksanen wins his 3rd Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

1962  On April - 19 nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46,900 m   

1963  "Hot Spot" opens at the Majestic Theater on Broadway on April - 19.   

1964  On this day in history cyril Merry, cricketer (WI batsman in 2 Tests 1933), dies   

1965  T.A.M.I. Show premiers in London on this day in history.   

1965  On April - 19 george Davis, actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at 75   

1966  Roberta Bignay becomes the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon on April - 19.   

1967  On April - 19 beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years (they don't)   

1967  On this day in history uS Surveyor III lands on Moon   

1967  On April - 19 conrad Adenauer, West Germany chancellor (1949-63), dies at 91   

1968  On this day in history dedication of the Desert Mounted Corps Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra, by Prime Minister John Gorton The memorial is a copy of the original unveiled at Port Said, Egypt, by former Prime Minister William Morris Hughes in 1932   

1968  The first American since 1957 wins the 72nd Boston Marathon on this day in history.   

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1320  On April - 19 birth of pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)   

1603  Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685) was born on April - 19.   

1605  Orazio Benevoli, composer was born on April - 19.   

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on April - 19.   

1660  Sebastian Duron, composer was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

1686  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer   

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on this day in history.   

1012  Death of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954) on this day in history.   

1044  On this day in history gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies   

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on April - 19.   

1390  Robert II, King of Scotland, dies on April - 19.   

1529  On April - 19 john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55   

1560  On this day in history philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63   

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on April - 19.