Page 8: Historical Events In April - 19

1968  Tommy Bridges, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 on April - 19.   

1969  On this day in history "Oliver," Cliff Robertson & Katharine Hepburn win 51st Acadamy Awards   

1971  On this day in history sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)   

1971  On April - 19 the Soviet Union launch the first manned spacelab, Salyut 1   

1971  USSR Salyut 1 launched; first manned lab in orbit on this day in history.   

1972  Bangladesh joins the British Commonwealth on April - 19.   

1972  On April - 19 t Smirnova discovers asteroid #2328 Robeson   

1972  Adolf Bach, German philologist/sociologist, dies at 82 on April - 19.   

1973  Barbra Striesand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow" on this day in history.   

1974  P Wild discovers asteroids #1938 Lausanna & #2040 Chalonge on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history india launches first satellite with help of USSR   

1976  C-I Lagerkvist discovers asteroid #2114 Wallenquist on this day in history.   

1978  Yitzhak Navron elected 5th president of Israel on April - 19.   

1978  Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70 on April - 19.   

1979  On April - 19 fCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Bkln NY)   

1979  J C Muzzio discovers asteroid #3666 on this day in history.   

1980  On April - 19 ethel Wilson actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88   

1980  On this day in history ethel Wilson, actress (Aunt Harriet-Aldrich Family), dies at 88   

1981  On April - 19 ernst Levy, composer, dies at 85   

1982  On this day in history alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2 8 51   

1982  On this day in history rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery   

1982  Sally Ride announced as first woman astronaut on April - 19.   

1982  On this day in history uSSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit   

1982  Alberto Salazar wins the Boston Marathon in a record 2:8:51 on this day in history.   

1983  Lorene Scott actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 19 jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes & Diamonds), dies at 73   

1984  On April - 19 a Mrkos discovers asteroid #3451   

1984  Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs first appears in print (Nature mag) on this day in history.   

1985  16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D)-Discovery 4 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1986  Alvin Childress actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78 on April - 19.   

1986  On April - 19 michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes for heavyweight boxing title   

1986  On this day in history alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78   

1987  On April - 19 jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph)   

1987  Maxwell D Taylor US commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85 on April - 19.   

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1320  Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67) was born on April - 19.   

1603  On April - 19 birth of michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)   

1605  On April - 19 birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

1658  Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716) was born on this day in history.   

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

1665  On April - 19 birth of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)   

1686  On this day in history birth of vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)   

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

0843  Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies on April - 19.   

1012  On April - 19 death of alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)   

1044  Gothelo, duke of Neth-Lotharingen, dies on April - 19.   

1054  Leo IX, [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1390  On April - 19 robert II, King of Scotland, dies   

1529  On this day in history john Cuspinianus, [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55   

1560  Philipp Melanchton (Schwazerd), church reformer, dies at 63 on April - 19.   

1567  Michael Stifel, German theologist/mathematician, dies at about 79 on this day in history.