Page 4: Historical Events In May - 19

1896  First automobile (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1896  1st auto (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1896  Michael Balcon, Birmingham England, producer/father of Jill Balcon on May - 19.   

1897  Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol on May - 19.   

1898  Post Office authorizes use of postcards on May - 19.   

1899  On May - 19 leonid Maksimovich Leonov, novelist/playwright   

1900  On this day in history great Britain annexes Tonga archipelago   

1901  Ivo Cruz, composer on this day in history.   

1901  Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history great Britain &Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria   

1902  Great Britain & Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria on May - 19.   

1903  Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer (1277 runs at 35 47 in 23 Tests), dies on May - 19.   

1904  Anthony Bushell, Kent England, actor (Journey's End) on May - 19.   

1905  Italian King Victor Emmanuel &Swiss President open world's longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) links Iselle Italy &Brig Switzerland on May - 19.   

1905  Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes   

1906  Portugal's King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history the last British soldiers leave Canada   

1906  Dutch King Victor Emmanuel & Swiss president open Simplon tunnel on May - 19.   

1909  Jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in 6 for boxing title on this day in history.   

1909  Bruce Bennett, Tacoma Wash, actor (Before I Hang, Sahara) on May - 19.   

1910  Cleve Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Wash 5-4 in 11 innings on this day in history.   

1910  Alan Melville, cricketer (graceful South African batsman 1938-49) on May - 19.   

1911  Maurice Ravels opera "L'Heure Espagnole," premieres in Paris on May - 19.   

1912  American League president Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball on this day in history.   

1912  Navy establishes North Atlantic Ice Patrol following RMS Titanic disaster on May - 19.   

1912  AL Pres Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball on May - 19.   

1913  Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japs from owning land on this day in history.   

1913  Albert Hardy, photographer on May - 19.   

1915  On May - 19 australians repel major Turkish attack on their positions at Gallipoli   

1915  Death on Gallipoli of Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick of "Simpson and his donkey" fame on this day in history.   

1915  Lance Corporal Albert Jacka, 14th Battalion, AIF, becomes the first Australian to win a Victoria Cross in World War One for his action at Gallipoli, Turkey on May - 19.   

1916  On May - 19 escadrille Américaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun   

1916  Escadrille Américaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun on this day in history.   

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on May - 19.   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on this day in history.   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

1724  On May - 19 birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

1744  On May - 19 birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  On May - 19 birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on May - 19.   

0804  On this day in history alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 19.   

1125  On May - 19 death of vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053)   

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on May - 19.   

1319  On May - 19 death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)   

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)   

1531  On this day in history death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)