Page 6: Historical Events In July - 19

1941  On July - 19 president Roosevelt appointed FEP Committee   

1941  The first US Army flying school for black cadets dedicted (Tuskegee Ala) on this day in history.   

1941  On July - 19 1st US Army flying school for black cadets dedicated (Tuskegee Ala)   

1942  On this day in history himmler sends a secret directive to SS Lieutenant General F.W. Kinger ordering the "resettlement" of the entire Jewish population of the General Government, to be completed by December 31.   

1942  Dmitri Shostakovitch' 7th Symphony, premieres in US on July - 19.   

1943  Allied air forces raid Rome during WW II on July - 19.   

1943  On July - 19 500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II   

1944  On July - 19 1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany   

1944  Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated on this day in history.   

1945  Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy on this day in history.   

1945  George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80 on July - 19.   

1947  On this day in history prime minister of shadow Burma government ,Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members were assassinated by British , which resulted in the political chaos in the country lasting until now.   

1948  French govt of Schuman, resigns on July - 19.   

1949  On this day in history laos becomes associated state within French Union   

1949  On this day in history laos independence   

1950  On July - 19 french/Vietnamese offensive against Viet Minh   

1951  Max Ettinger, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1952  15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki on July - 19.   

1954  On this day in history jean Roger-Ducasse, composer, dies at 81   

1955  On July - 19 koos [Jacobus J] Vorrink, Dutch soc-democrat (SDAP/AJC/PvdA), dies at 64   

1957  Don Bowden becomes first American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7) on this day in history.   

1957  The first rocket with nuclear warhead fired, Yucca Flat, Nevada on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history curzio Malaparte, [Kurt E Suckert], Ital author (Kaputt), dies at 59   

1958  On July - 19 robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32   

1961  The first in-flight movie shown (TWA) on this day in history.   

1963  NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km on July - 19.   

1964  On this day in history carol Veazie, actress (Maude-Norby), dies at 69   

1965  On July - 19 shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"   

1965  Syngman Rhee, president of South-Korea (1948-60), dies at 90 on July - 19.   

1966  On this day in history gov James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland (race riot)   

1967  Race riots in Durham NC on this day in history.   

1967  On July - 19 uS launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km)   

1969  Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit on July - 19.   

1969  Mary Jo Kopechne dies at 28, in Ted Kennedy's car on July - 19.   

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1592  Erhard Buttner, composer was born on July - 19.   

1670  On this day in history birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

1688  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766)   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer was born on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

1744  Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history birth of seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833)   

0514  Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies on this day in history.   

1054  Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1234  On July - 19 death of floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament   

1346  Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1374  On July - 19 francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69   

1415  On this day in history death of philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359)   

1534  Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70 on July - 19.   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on this day in history.