Page 7: Historical Events In February - 19

1955  On this day in history 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  Britain, Turkey &Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history gabon adopts its constitution   

1959  On this day in history uSAF rocket-powered rail sled attains Mach 4.1 (4970 kph), New Mexico   

1959  Britain, Turkey & Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence on February - 19.   

1960  On this day in history bil Keane's "Family Circus" cartoon strip debuts   

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

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

1962  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1962  Albert Israel Elkus, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize   

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  On this day in history uK flies ½ ton of The Beatles wigs to the US   

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  On this day in history first Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet   

1970  USSR launches Sputnik 52 &Molniya 1-13 communications satellite on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89   

1971  On February - 19 paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK   

1975  On February - 19 luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer, dies at 71   

1976  On this day in history frente Polisario forms Democratic Republic of Sahara   

1976  On February - 19 iceland breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain over the 'cod war'   

1977  On February - 19 fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released   

1977  On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1977  Shuttle Enterprise makes first test flight atop a 747 jetliner on February - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1981  Frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94 on February - 19.   

1982  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

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

1526  On February - 19 birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)   

1552  Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on February - 19.   

1588  On February - 19 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies   

1611  On this day in history birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on this day in history.   

1630  On this day in history birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)   

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

0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1133  On this day in history death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)   

1260  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1401  On this day in history death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London   

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 February - 19.   

1553  On February - 19 erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41