Historical Events In February - 19

1955  On February - 19 south East Asia Collective Defense Treaty goes into effect   

1956  On February - 19 kathy Cornelius wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open   

1958  On February - 19 carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records   

1959  On February - 19 britain, Turkey &Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence   

1959  Gabon adopts its constitution on this day in history.   

1959  On February - 19 uSAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico   

1959  On this day in history britain, Turkey & Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence   

1960  Bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts on February - 19.   

1960  Protest strike in Poznan Poland on this day in history.   

1961  Albania disavows Chinese "Revisionism" on February - 19.   

1962  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1962  On this day in history albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77   

1963  Robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize on February - 19.   

1963  On February - 19 uSSR informs JFK it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba   

1964  On this day in history uK flies ½ ton of Beatle wigs to US   

1964  UK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US on February - 19.   

1965  On February - 19 nFL adds 6th official   

1965  Forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81 on February - 19.   

1967  Wilmer King, 1st casuality on Tappan Zee Bridge NY, dies on February - 19.   

1968  On this day in history ralph Dunn, actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65   

1969  First Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet on this day in history.   

1970  On February - 19 uSSR launches Sputnik 52 &Molniya 1-13 communications satellite   

1970  Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89 on February - 19.   

1971  Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71   

1976  On February - 19 frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara   

1976  Iceland breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain over the 'cod war' on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released   

1977  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.   

1977  On February - 19 shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner   

1980  On February - 19 eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1000 meter in 1 15.18   

1980  Bon Scott, Aust rock vocalist (AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie), dies at 33 on February - 19.   

1981  Frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1982  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on February - 19.   

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1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on February - 19.   

1526  Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on this day in history.   

1552  Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1616  On February - 19 birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

1630  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on February - 19.   

1660  Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on February - 19.   

0197  On this day in history d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle   

0440  On February - 19 death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)   

1133  Death of Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066) on February - 19.   

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

1401  Death of William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on this day in history.   

1414  On this day in history thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies   

1545  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on this day in history.   

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