Historical Events In February - 19

1936  On this day in history manuel Azaña becomes Spanish premier   

1938  Soviet arctic ice research station North Pole 1 evacuated, Denmark on February - 19.   

1941  On February - 19 nazis raid Koco Amsterdam &round up 429 young Jews for deportation   

1941  Nazi police attacks & driven away from Koco Amsterdam (by young Jews) on February - 19.   

1941  On this day in history alexander Josiah Webbe, English cricket keeper (v Aus 1879), dies   

1942  On this day in history about 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin   

1942  On this day in history dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber   

1942  On this day in history first Japanese air raid on Darwin The city was bombed 64 times between feb 1942 and nov 1943   

1942  On February - 19 japanese troop land on Timor   

1942  On this day in history tommy Dorsey &his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah"   

1942  U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt grants authority for the military to intern Japanese-Americans during WWII on February - 19.   

1943  German tanks under Brigadier General Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia on February - 19.   

1943  On February - 19 parliament approves Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Bill introducing conscription for service in south-west Pacific war zone   

1943  German tanks under brig gen Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia on this day in history.   

1944  823 British bombers attack Berlin on this day in history.   

1944  U-264 sinks off Ireland on February - 19.   

1944  On February - 19 siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76   

1945  900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days on February - 19.   

1945  On February - 19 a U.S. invasion force of 30,000 marines land at Iwo Jima, starting a month-long WWII battle against Japanese troops.   

1945  On February - 19 30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima   

1945  Wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26 on February - 19.   

1946  On this day in history giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the "outlaw" Mexican League   

1947  On this day in history cBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"   

1949  On February - 19 mass arrests of communists in India   

1949  On this day in history "Inside USA" closes at Century Theater NYC after 339 performances   

1949  On February - 19 auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx, composer, dies at 83   

1950  On this day in history edyth Walker, US singer, dies at 82   

1951  Andre[-Paul-Guillaume] Gide, French writer (Nobel 1947), dies at 82 on February - 19.   

1952  On February - 19 french offensive at Hanoi   

1952  Knut Hamsun, writer, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history georgia approves US first literature censorship board   

1953  Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet on February - 19.   

1953  On February - 19 georgia approves US 1st literature censorship board   

1954  WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, NY (NBC) 1st broadcast on February - 19.   

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1473  On this day in history birth of nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)   

1526  Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on February - 19.   

1552  On this day in history birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)   

1588  On this day in history birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies   

1611  Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) was born on February - 19.   

1616  On this day in history birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

1630  On February - 19 birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)   

1660  Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

0197  On February - 19 d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle   

0440  On this day in history death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)   

1133  On February - 19 death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)   

1260  On this day in history boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1545  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on February - 19.   

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