Page 5: Historical Events In May - 19

1918  On this day in history wash 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings   

1918  On May - 19 florence Chadwick, swimmer (1st to swim English Channel both ways)   

1919  Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, initiating what was later termed the Turkish War of Independence. The anniversary of this event is the official date of commemoration of the Pontic Greek Genocide in Greece and Cyprus on May - 19.   

1919  On May - 19 betty Jameson, Norman OK, LPGA golfer (1947 US Women's Open)   

1921  On this day in history congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system   

1921  Charles van de Reve, slavic (Belief of Kameraden) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history david McLean, Akron Oh, actor (Tate-Tate)   

1922  On this day in history heinrich I Quincke, German internist (postural drainage), dies at 79   

1923  On May - 19 kPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies   

1923  On May - 19 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4   

1924  On May - 19 sandy Galbraith Wilson, composer   

1924  On May - 19 billy Zulch, cricketer (S Afr batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies   

1925  The birth of Malcom X, controversial American civil rights leader on this day in history.   

1925  Malcolm X, [Little], [Detroit Red], Omaha NB, founder (Black Muslims) on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history french air force bombs Damascus Syria   

1926  On May - 19 paul Cooper, composer   

1928  "Firedamp" explodes in Mather PA coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners on May - 19.   

1928  On this day in history 51 frogs enter first annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp CA)   

1928  On May - 19 anthony C B Chapman, England, sports car builder/autoracer (Formula 1)   

1928  Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59 on May - 19.   

1929  On this day in history cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium; 2 people crushed to death   

1929  General Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek Government on this day in history.   

1929  On May - 19 cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death   

1929  On this day in history harvey Cox, US theologist (Secular City)   

1930  White woman win voting rights in South-Africa on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history hans Kox, composer   

1931  Ironclad cruiser Germany launched in Kiel on May - 19.   

1931  Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter on this day in history.   

1934  On May - 19 military coup by Colonel Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria   

1934  Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Saturday Review of Literature"; Males who solved puzzle become members of Baker Street Irregulars on this day in history.   

1934  On May - 19 military coup by Col Damian Veltsjev in Bulgaria   

1934  David Sinclair, actor (Love & Hate) on this day in history.   

1935  NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history david Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America)   

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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  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on May - 19.   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on May - 19.   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

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

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on May - 19.