This Day in History
May 19

What happened in history on this day: May 19? On May 19 in ... 715 - Saint Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 804 - Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours, France, at age 69. 988 - Dunstan[us] English archbishop of Canterbury, dies. 1296 - Celestine V [Pietro del Murrone] Pope (1294), dies. 1469 - Birth of Giovanni della Robbia Italian sculptor. 1506 - Christopher Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir. 1515 - George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles. 1517 - Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht. 1536 - Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded. 1536 - Lord Rochford, English brother of Anna Boleyn, beheaded. 1547 - Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel. 1568 - English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary. 1571 - Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines. 1585 - Spain confisquates English ships. 1588 - Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England. 1608 - Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague. 1611 - Birth of Innocent XI [Benedetto Odescalchi] Italy, 240th Roman Catholic Pope (1676-89). 1616 - Birth of Johann Jacob Froberger German singer/organist/composer. 1635 - France declares war on Spain. 1643 - Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army. 1643 - Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form United Colonies of New England. 1647 - Sebastian Vrancx Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies. 1652 - Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen. 1653 - Carel Reyniersz Governor-General of Netherlands East Indies, dies at age 48. 1662 - Uniformity Act of England goes into effect. 1746 - Birth of Johann Friedrich Peter composer. 1749 - George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley. 1755 - Birth of Gabriele Prota composer. 1762 - Birth of Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre). 1770 - Birth of Antoine-Charles Glachant composer. 1780 - About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England to this day its cause is still unexplained. 1786 - John Stanley composer, dies at age 74. 1792 - Russian army enters Poland. 1793 - Netherlands captures French island of Saint Maarten (held until 1795). 1795 - Birth of Johns Hopkins philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University. 1795 - Josiah Bartlett US physician/judge (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at age 65. 1796 - Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds. 1800 - French Bosbeeck veterinarian/robber, hanged. 1801 - Herman H Vitringa politician (National Meetings), dies. 1802 - French Order of Légion d'Honneur forms. 1808 - Birth of Samuel Jameson Gholson Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1883. 1812 - Birth of Felix Kirk Zollicoffer Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1862. 1815 - Birth of John Gross Barnard Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1882. 1828 - Birth of Adin Ballou Underwood Brevet Major General (Union volunteers). 1839 - Birth of Alice Mary Smith composer. 1845 - Maria EJ Versfelt mistress of General Moreau/marshal Ney, dies at age 68. 1848 - México gives Texas to US, ending the war. 1853 - Dutch prince Henry marries princess Amalia of Saxony-Weimar. 1856 - Senator Charles Sumner, Massachusetts, spoke out against slavery. 1857 - William Francis Channing and Moses G Farmer patents electric fire alarm. 1858 - Birth of Roland Napoleon Bonaparte French officer/traveller (Surinam). 1859 - Birth of Nellie Melba [Heal Mitchell] Australian soprano (Peach Melba). 1860 - Birth of Victor E Orlando Italy's premier (1917-19). 1862 - Homestead Act becomes law provides cheap land for settlement of West. 1863 - Siege of Vicksburg, investment of city complete. 1864 - Birth of Carl Ethan Akeley US, naturalist, developed animal mount process. 1864 - Nathaniel Hawthorne US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies. 1864 - Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Bermuda Hundred). 1864 - Last engagement in series of battles known as Spotsylvania. 1864 - Skirmish at Cassville, Georgia. 1869 - Birth of Jules Poncelet Belgian minister of State. 1872 - Johan van Dale schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at age 44. 1873 - Birth of Federico Gerdes Tacna Perú, orchestraestra director. 1874 - Birth of Gilbert Laird Jessop cricketer (The Croucher). 1876 - Birth of Saint-Georges de Bouchélier French author (Le Rois Sans Couronne). 1876 - Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer Dutch historian/politician, dies at age 74. 1878 - Birth of Adam von Ahn Carse composer. 1878 - Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield. 1879 - Birth of Lord Waldorf Astor England, second viscount (Conservative)/publisher (London Observer). 1879 - Birth of Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor US/England's feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor. 1880 - Birth of Allard R Hulshoff architect of Amsterdam (1924). 1883 - Birth of Henricus Keuls Dutch lawyer/poet (Dancing Lamp). 1884 - Birth of Arthur Meulemans Belgian composer (Adriaan Brouwer) (or 5/10). 1884 - Ringling Brothers circus premieres. 1885 - First mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn Massachusetts). 1885 - German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon and Togoland. 1886 - Camille Saint-Saëns' third Symphony in C, premieres. 1887 - Pieter Blussé van Alblas liberal minister of Finance, dies at age 75. 1890 - Birth of Ho Chi Minh trail blazer/leader of Vietnam (1946, 1969). 1890 - Gus Kempis cricketer (South Africa's first Test), dies of fever at age 24. 1891 - Rice Institute, which became Rice University, is chartered. 1892 - Birth of Konstatin G Paustovski Russian author (Povestj Zjizni). 1892 - Charles Brady King invents pneumatic hammer. 1892 - National Society of Colonial Dames of America founded. 1893 - Heavy rain washes "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway). 1895 - Birth of Albert Hay Malotte composer. 1895 - Birth of Cecil Gray composer. 1895 - José J Marti y Perez Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies. 1896 - First auto (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands. 1896 - Birth of Michael Balcon Birmingham England, producer/father of Jill Balcon. 1898 - Post Office authorizes use of postcards. 1899 - Birth of Leonid Maksimovich Leonov novelist/playwright. 1900 - Great Britain annexes Tonga archipelago. 1901 - Birth of Ivo Cruz composer. 1901 - Marthinus Wessels Pretorius first President Republic South Africa, dies at age 81. 1902 - Great Britain and Boers resume peace talks in Pretoria. 1903 - Arthur Shrewsbury cricketer (1277 runs at 35 47 in 23 Tests), dies. 1904 - Birth of Anthony Bushell Kent England; actor (Journey's End). 1904 - Birth of Sven Thofelt Sweden, pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1928). 1905 - Italian King Victor Emmanuel and Swiss President open world's longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) links Iselle Italy and Brig Switzerland. 1905 - Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champion. 1906 - Federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes. 1906 - Portugal's King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier. 1909 - Birth of Bruce Bennett Tacoma Washington; actor (Before I Hang, Sahara). 1909 - Birth of Schlomo Joffe composer. 1909 - Jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in six for boxing title. 1910 - Birth of Alan Melville cricketer (graceful South African batsman 1938-49). 1910 - Cleveland Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Washington 5-4 in 11 innings. 1911 - Maurice Ravel's opera "L'Heure Espagnole" premieres in Paris France. 1911 - Philadelphia Athletics are 12.5 games back in American League, and win the World Series. 1912 - American League president Ban Johnson tells Detroit Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball. 1913 - Birth of Albert Hardy photographer. 1913 - Birth of Neelam Sanjiva Reddy President of India. 1913 - Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japs from owning land. 1915 - Birth of Pol Pot dictator/mass murderer. 1916 - Escadrille Américaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun. 1918 - Birth of Florence Chadwick swimmer (first to swim English Channel both ways). 1918 - Washington's first Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings. 1919 - Birth of Betty Jameson Norman Oklahoma, LPGA golfer (1947 US Women's Open). 1921 - Birth of Charles van de Reve slavic (Belief of Kameraden). 1921 - Birth of Daniel Gelin Angers France, Maria Schneider's dad; actor (Obsession). 1921 - Birth of Karel van het Reve Dutch Slavist (Comrade's Religion). 1921 - US Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system. 1922 - Birth of David McLean Akron Ohio; actor (Tate-Tate). 1922 - Heinrich I Quincke German internist (postural drainage), dies at age 79. 1923 - 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4. 1923 - KPD (communist revolts) in German Ruhr cities occupied by Allies. 1924 - Billy Zulch cricketer (South Africa batsman scored two Test centuries), dies. 1924 - Birth of Sandy Galbraith Wilson composer. 1925 - Birth of Malcolm X [Little] Omaha Nebraska, assassinated leader of black Muslims. 1926 - Birth of Paul Cooper composer. 1926 - French air force bombs Damascus Syria. 1928 - "Firedamp" explodes in Mather Pennsylvania coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners. 1928 - 51 frogs enter first annual "Frog Jumping Jubilee" (Angel's Camp California). 1928 - 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4. 1928 - Birth of Anthony C B Chapman England, sports car builder/autoracer (Formula One). 1928 - Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert composer, dies at age 59. 1928 - Max Scheler German philosopher, dies at age 53. 1929 - Birth of Harvey Cox US theologist (Secular City). 1929 - Birth of Michael Adamis composer. 1929 - Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium; two people crushed to death. 1929 - General Feng Yu-Xiang of China declares war on Chiang Kai-Shek Government. 1930 - Birth of Hans Kox composer. 1930 - Birth of Lorraine Hansberry playwright (Raisin in the Sun). 1930 - White woman win voting rights in South Africa. 1931 - Birth of Eric Davidson comedy scriptwriter. 1931 - Birth of Ruben Radica composer. 1931 - Ironclad cruiser Germany launched in Kiel. 1934 - Birth of David Sinclair actor (Love and Hate). 1934 - Birth of James Charles Lehrer Wichita Kansas, news anchor (McNeil-Lehrer Report). 1934 - Birth of Jan Wijn Dutch pianist. 1934 - 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. 1935 - Birth of David Hartman Pawtucket Rhode Island, TV personality (Good Morning America). 1935 - Birth of F R Fries writer. 1935 - Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler French composer, dies at age 74. 1935 - NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936. 1935 - Death of Thomas Edward Shaw [Lawrence], "Lawrence of Arabia", from injuries in a motorcycle accident. 1936 - Birth of Elisabeth Schwartz Austria, pairs figure skater (Olympics-gold-1956). 1937 - Birth of Sanne Sannes Dutch photographer. 1937 - John Murray/Allen Boretz' "Room Service" premieres in New York City. 1938 - Birth of James H Bilbray (Representative-Democrat-Nevada). 1938 - Birth of Marilyn Chris Brooklyn New York, actress (Wanda Wolek-One Life to Live). 1939 - Birth of 17th Earl of Pembroke English landowner/director (Emily). 1939 - Birth of Francis R Scobee Cle Elum Washington, US Air Force/astronaut (STS 41C, 51L-Chal disaster). 1939 - Birth of James Fox England; actor (Greystoke). 1939 - Birth of James Fox London England; actor (Greystoke). 1939 - Birth of Nancy Kwan Hong Kong, actress (Flower Drum Song, World of Suzie Wong). 1939 - Birth of Richard Lowe Teitelbaum composer. 1939 - Birth of Tomasz Sikorski composer. 1939 - Churchill signs British-Russian anti-Nazi pact. 1940 - Amsterdam time becomes MET (Middle European Time). 1940 - Birth of Carlos Diegues actor (Xica). 1940 - Birth of Frank Lorenzo airline executive (Continental, Texas Air, Eastern). 1940 - Birth of Mickey Newbury rocker. 1940 - French counter attack at Péronne under General De Gaulle. 1940 - French Premier Paul Reynaud appoints General Maxime Weygand to replace General Maurice-Gustave Gamelin as Chief of General Staff and Allied commander in chief. 1941 - Birth of Jane Brody writer/nutritionist. 1941 - Birth of Jimmy Hoffa Jr son of Jimmy Hoffa/Teamster union leader. 1941 - Birth of Marc-Antonio Consoli composer. 1941 - Birth of Nora Ephron New York City, New York, novelist/screenwriter/director (Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail, Michael, Heartburn). 1941 - German occupiers in Holland forbid bicycle taxis. 1941 - New Nazi battleship Bismarck leaves Gdynia, Poland. 1941 - Werner Sombart Marxist economist (Händler und Heroes), dies at age 78. 1941 - Soviet NKGB agent Richard Sorge in Japan warns Josef Stalin that nine German armies with 150 divisions are preparing for war with the Soviet Union. Stalin rejects the credibility of the information. 1942 - Atlanta Braves' Paul Waner is third National League-er to get 3,000 hits (Anson and Wagner). 1942 - Birth of Gary Kildall creator of CP/M. 1942 - Birth of James Topping author of CP/M. 1942 - [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll Norwegian author (Enken), dies at age 69. 1943 - Berlin is declared "Judenrien" (free of Jews). 1943 - Churchill pledges England's full support to US against Japan. 1944 - 240 gypsies transported to Auschwitz from Westerbork Netherlands. 1944 - German defense line in Italy collapses. 1945 - Birth of Peter Townshend in England; rock guitarist/vocalist/composer (The Who - "Tommy"). 1945 - Start of the first Victory Test Cricket between England and Australia Services. 1946 - Birth of Diedre Lenihan in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actress (Wendy - Needles and Pins). 1946 - Birth of Mary Bryan; LPGA golfer. 1946 - Birth of Michele Placido in Foggia, Italy; actor (La Lupa, Poliziotti). 1946 - Birth of Phillip Rudd in Melbourne, Australia; rock drummer (AC/DC - "Rock 'n Roll Damnation"). 1946 - Dutch Cooperation for Sexual Reform (NVSH) forms in Amsterdam. 1947 - Birth of Jerry Hyman in Brooklyn, New York, USA; rock singer/trombonist (Blood Sweat and Tears). 1948 - Birth of Grace Jones [Mendoza] in Spanishtown, Jamaica; singer/actress (Vamp). 1948 - Birth of Jean-Pierre Haignere in France; cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-17). 1948 - Birth of Tom Scott in Los Angeles, California, USA; saxophonist/bandleader (Pat Sajak Show). 1949 - Birth of Dusty Hill; rocker (ZZ Top). 1950 - New York Times reports of world's smallest and dumbest mechanical brain. 1951 - 77th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4. 1951 - Birth of Joey Ramone [Jeffrey Hyman] in Forest Hills, New York, USA; punk rocker (Ramones - "Baby I Love You"). 1951 - United Nations begins counter-offensive in Korea. 1952 - Birth of Barbara Loomis; rocker (BT Express). 1953 - Birth of Henry Lascelles, English grandson of princess Mary. 1953 - Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish general/minister of War, dies at age 79. 1953 - Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in Saint George, Utah). 1954 - Aart A van Schelven, church historian (Willem of Orange), dies at age 73. 1954 - Birth of Rick Cerone in Newark, New Jersey, USA; catcher (New York Yankees/Boston Red Sox/New York Mets/Montreal Expos). 1954 - Charles Edward Ives, American composer (Unanswered Question), dies at age 79. 1954 - Postmaster General Summerfield approves US Central Intelligence Agency mail-opening project. 1955 - Atkinson and Depeiaza make 347 stand for 7th wkt West Indies versus Australia. 1955 - Birth of Ed Whitson; pitcher (New York Yankees, San Diego Padres). 1955 - Birth of Pierre J Thuot in Groton, Connecticut, USA; Lieutenant Commander US Navy/astronaut (STS 36, 49, 62). 1956 - 82nd Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Fabius wins in 1:58.4. 1956 - Birth of Althea Gwyn; Women's Professional Basketball League center (New York Stars). 1956 - Birth of Martyn Ware; rocker (Heaven 17 - "Electric Dreams"). 1956 - Birth of Steven Ford in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; actor (When Harry Met Sally, The Young and the Restless) / son of President Gerald Ford. 1956 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Dale Long hits 9th-inning homerun, first homerun in eight straight games. 1957 - Adone Zoli forms Italian Government. 1957 - Birth of Bill Laimbeer; NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons). 1957 - Birth of Sophia Crawford in London, England; actress (Power Rangers). 1958 - South Pacific movie soundtrack album goes to number one and stays for 31 weeks. 1958 - Bruno Sturmer, composer, dies at age 65. 1958 - Ronald Colman, British actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at age 67. 1958 - US and Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). 1959 - Birth of Nicole Brown in Frankford, Germany; Mrs OJ Simpson (murdered in 1994). 1959 - Jan de Quay becomes premier of Netherlands. 1960 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Pollyanna to theaters in the USA. The film is based on the novel by Eleanor H. Porter. 1960 - Alan Freed and eight other disk jockeys accused of taking radio payola. 1960 - Belgian parliament requires rest day for self-employed. 1960 - Juan Marichal debuts as San Francisco Giants' pitcher, beats Philadelphia Phillies on one-hitter. 1960 - US Air Force Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 33,222m. 1961 - Birth of Lisa Rathgber in Hillsboro, Illinois, USA; bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1980). 1961 - Birth of Lisa Wagner; bowler (3-time LPBT Player of Year, Bowler of Decade). 1961 - Joe Howard; singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at age 94. 1962 - 88th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2. 1962 - Birth of Iain Harvie; Scottish rock guitarist (Nothing Ever Happens). 1962 - Indonesian paratroopers land in New Guinea. 1962 - Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's National League hit record with 3,431. 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric). 1963 - Birth of Rebecca Bradley; LPGA golfer. 1963 - Birth of Yazz [Yasmin Evans]; rocker ("Fine Time", "The One Way is Up"). 1963 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open. 1964 - Birth of Michael Dean Standly in Abilene, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1993 Freeport-McMoRan). 1964 - US diplomats find at least 40 secret microphones in the Moscow embassy. 1965 - Birth of Edward Odumbe; cricketer (Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup). 1965 - Birth of Joshua Rifkind; actor (Marshall Chronicles). 1965 - Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Znaki Zycia), dies. 1965 - West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II. 1966 - Birth of Keith Jennings; NFL tight end (Chicago Bears). 1966 - Birth of Marc Bureau in Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada; NHL center (Montreal Canadiens). 1966 - Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's king by Captain Cook (1773), dies. 1967 - Birth of John Friesz; NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks). 1967 - Birth of Turk Wendell in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA; pitcher (Chicago Cubs). 1967 - US bombs Hanoi, Vietnam. 1967 - USSR ratifies treaty with England and US banning nuclear weapons in space. 1968 - In Los Angeles, California, and New York, New York, the 20th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Frank Sinatra (Los Angeles) and Dick Van Dyke (New York). Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Bill Cosby for I Spy Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama: Melvyn Douglas for episode "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" of CBS Playhouse Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Don Adams for Get Smart Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Barbara Bain for Mission: Impossible Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama: Maureen Stapleton for Among the Paths to Eden Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Lucille Ball for The Lucy Show Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama: Milburn Stone for episode "Baker's Dozen" of Gunsmoke Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: Werner Klemperer for Hogan's Heroes Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama: Barbara Anderson for Ironside Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: Marion Lorne for Bewitched Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: Bruce Bilson for episode "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" of Get Smart Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Paul Bogart for episode "Dear Friends" of CBS Playhouse Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Music or Variety: Jack Haley Jr. for Movin' with Nancy Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: Allan Burns and Chris Hayward for episode "The Coming Out Party" of He & She Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Loring Mandel for episode "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" of CBS Playhouse Outstanding Writing Achievement in Music or Variety: Chris Bearde, Phil Hahn, Jack Hanrahan, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes, Marc London, Allan Manings, David Panich, Hugh Wedlock Jr., and Digby Wolfe for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Ralph Woolsey for episode "A Thief is a Thief is a Thief" of It Takes a Thief Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design: Jan Scott and George Gaines for Kismet Outstanding Musical or Variety Series: George Schlatter for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Outstanding Musical or Variety Program: George Schlatter for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition: Earle Hagen for episode "Laya" of I Spy Outstanding Dramatic Series: Mission: Impossible Special Classification of Individual Achievements: Art Carney for The Jackie Gleason Show Outstanding Dramatic Program: "Elizabeth the Queen" of Hallmark Hall of Fame Outstanding Achievement in Sports Programming - Programs: ABC's Wide World of Sports Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Programs: Today Outstanding Comedy Series: Get Smart International Award, Entertainment: episode "Call Me Daddy" of Armchair Theatre. 1968 - Birth of James Parrish; NFL outside linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers). 1968 - Birth of Jeanne Basone in Burbank, California, USA; wrestler (Hollywood-GLOW). 1968 - Birth of Mark Janssens in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; NHL center (Hartford Whalers). 1968 - Birth of Paul Justin; NFL quarterback (Indianapolis Colts). 1968 - Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting ten in six consecutive games. 1969 - Birth of Cecile Ulbrich Tucker in Warren, Maine, USA; rower (Olympics-1996). 1969 - Birth of David Wharton in Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA; American Olympic swimmer (Olympics-silver-1988). 1969 - Birth of Kevin Scott; WLAF cornerback (Scotland Claymores). 1969 - Birth of Richard Dumas; NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers). 1969 - ABC airs the last The Big Valley TV show. 1969 - Coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies. 1971 - Bernard Wagenaar, Netherlands/US composer, dies at age 76. 1971 - Birth of Darryl Morrison; NFL safety (Washington Redskins). 1971 - Birth of Lori Ann Mundt in Yorkton, Saskatchawan, Canada; volleyball player (Olympics-1996). 1971 - Ogden Nash, poet/TV panelist (Masquerade Party), dies at age 68. 1971 - USSR launches Mars 2, first spacecraft to crash land on Mars. 1972 - Birth of Ronald Williams; Canadian Football League running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers). 1972 - Birth of Willie Brown; NFL/WLAF linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, Rhein Fire). 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1973 - 99th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54.4. 1973 - Birth of Andreas Johansson in Hofors, Sweden; NHL forward (Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders). 1974 - NHL Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2. 1974 - Valeri Giscard d'Estaing wins French presidential election. 1975 - In Los Angeles, California, the 27th Annual Emmy Awards (primetime programming) are presented. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy: Laurence Olivier for Love Among the Ruins Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Robert Blake for Baretta Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Tony Randall for The Odd Couple Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series: Peter Falk for the Columbo series of The NBC Mystery Movie Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Jean Marsh for Upstairs, Downstairs Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy: Katharine Hepburn for Love Among the Ruins Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series: Jessica Walter for Amy Prentiss Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Valerie Harper for Rhoda Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music: Jack Albertson for Cher Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special: Anthony Quayle for QB VII Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Will Geer for The Waltons Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series: Patrick McGoohan for Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Edward Asner for Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Betty White for Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music: Cloris Leachman for Cher Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special: Juliet Mills for QB VII Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Ellen Corby for The Waltons Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series: Zohra Lampert for episode Queen of the Gypsies of Kojak and Cloris Leachman for episode Phyllis Whips Inflation of Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series: Dave Powers for The Carol Burnett Show Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: Gene Reynolds for episode O.R.. of M*A*S*H Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series: Bill Bain for episode A Sudden Storm of Upstairs, Downstairs Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy: George Cukor for Love Among the Ruins Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special: Bill Davis for An Evening with John Denver Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction: Ernie Buttelman, Jim Angel, Jim Balden, Ron Brooks, and Art LaCombe for The Missiles of October Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Original Teleplay: James Costigan for Love Among the Ruins Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series: Ed Simmons, Gary Belkin, Roger Beatty, Arnie Kogen, Bill Richmond, Gene Perret, Rudy De Luca, Barry Levinson, Dick Clair, and Jenna McMahon for The Carol Burnett Show Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series: Howard Fast for episode The Ambassador of Benjamin Franklin Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special: Bob Wells, John Bradford, Cy Coleman for Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Adaptation: David W. Rintels for Clarence Darrow Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: Ed Weinberger and Stan Daniels for episode Mary Richards Goes to Jail of Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Series: Richard C. Glouner for Columbo: Playback Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Special: David M. Walsh for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Single Episode of a Comedy, Drama or Limited Series: Charles Lisanby and Robert Checchi for episode The Ambassador of Benjamin Franklin Outstanding Achievemnet in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Single Episode of a Comedy-Variety or Music Series or a Comedy-Variety or Music Special: Robert Kelly and Robert Checchi for Cher Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design: Guy C. Verhille for The Legend of Lizzie Borden and Margaret Furse for Love Among the Ruins Outstanding Achievement in Film or Tape Sound Mixing: Marshall King for The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Special: Byron 'Buzz' Brandt and Irving Rosenblum for QB VII and John A. Martinelli for The Legend of Lizzie Borden Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing: Gary Anderson and Jim McElroy for Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Series - For a Single Episode of a Comedy Series: Douglas Hines for episode An Affair To Forget of Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Series - For a Single Episode of a Drama Series: Donald R. Rode for episode Mirror, Mirror On The Wall of Petrocelli Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing: Marvin I. Kosberg, Richard Burrow, Milton C. Burrow, Jack Milner, Ron Ashcroft, James Ballas, Josef von Stroheim, Jerry Rosenthal, William Andrews, Edward L. Sandlin, David M. Horton, Alvin Kajita, Tony Garber, and Jeremy Hoenack for QB VII Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music: An Evening with John Denver Outstanding Classical Music Program: Profile in Music: Beverly Sills Festival Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special: Jerry Goldsmith for QB VII Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series: The Carol Burnett Show Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series: Billy Goldenberg for episode The Rebel of Benjamin Franklin Outstanding Drama Series: Upstairs, Downstairs Outstanding Limited Series: Benjamin Franklin Outstanding Special - Drama or Comedy: The Law Outstanding Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts: Edie Panda for episode The Ambassador of Benjamin Franklin Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design: Phill Norman for QB VII Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement: Masterpiece Theatre and The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney Outstanding Comedy Series: Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Children's Special: Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus Outstanding Achievement in Choreography: Marge Champion for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Dramatic Special or Feature Length Film Made for Television: Carmen Dillon and Tessa Davies for Love Among the Ruins 1975 - Farm truck packed with wedding party struck by a train, killing 66 in truck, 40 miles south of Poona, India. 1975 - Junko Tabei is first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest. 1976 - Birth of Kevin Garnett; NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves). 1976 - Gold ownership legalized in Australia. 1976 - Liverpool wins 5th UEFA Cup at Bridge. 1976 - US Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 1976 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk. 1977 - Film Smokey and the Bandit premieres in theaters. 1978 - George Gladstone, cricketer (one Test West Indies versus England 1930), dies. 1979 - 105th Preakness: Ron Franklin aboard Spectacular Bid wins in 1:54.2. 1979 - Guitarist Eric Clapton marries Patti Boyd. 1979 - After a bitter six-week strike, the major league umpires return to work. 1980 - Birth of Drew Fuller; American actor. 1980 - Birth of Dean Heffernan; Australian footballer (Central Coast Mariners). 1980 - Apple Computer introduces the Apple III computer. It features twice the processor speed (2 MHz 6502 processor) as the Apple II, twice the memory (128 kB), built-in 5.25-inch floppy drive, Apple SOS operating system. With a small case and no cooling fan, reliability problems limit lifetime sales over four years to 65,000 units. 1981 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Jim Bibby gives up a leadoff single to Atlanta Braves' Terry Harper, then retires the next 27 batters. 1981 - Birth of Klaas-Erik Zwering; Dutch swimmer. 1981 - Birth of Nate Cole; American singer/songwriter. 1982 - Sophia Loren jailed in Naples, Italy for tax evasion. 1982 - Birth of Kevin Amankwaah; English footballer. 1982 - IFK Göteborg wins 11th UEFA Cup at Göteborg, Sweden. 1983 - NASA launches Intelsat V. 1983 - Birth of Jessica Fox; British actress. 1983 - Birth of Eve Angel; Hungarian model. 1983 - Death of Jean Rey, President of the European Commission (born 1902). 1984 - Pat LaFontaine scores two goals within 22 seconds in an NHL playoff game. 1984 - STS 41-D vehicle moves to launch pad. 1984 - NHL Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders, 4 games to 1. 1984 - Death of John Betjeman, English poet (born 1906). 1984 - 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero Jr aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6. 1985 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic. 1986 - Birth of Eric Lloyd, American actor. 1986 - Anti-apartheid activist Hélène Pastoors sentenced to ten years in South Africa. 1986 - Death of Jimmy Lyons, American musician (born 1931). 1987 - Alice B[radley] Sheldon, science-fiction author (Byte Beautiful), dies at age 71. 1987 - Death of James Tiptree, Jr, American author (born 1915). 1988 - Boston Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's number 1. 1988 - Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellín drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than three tons of cocaine into US. 1988 - Virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at age 90. 1988 - Birth of Lily Cole, Iconic English supermodel. 1989 - Able J Herzberg, Russian/Netherlands lawyer (Eichmann in Jerusalem), dies. 1989 - Dow Jones average passes 2,500 mark for first time, closes at 2,501.1. 1989 - E Galgóczi, writer, dies. 1989 - Robert Webber, American actor (Alex - Moonlighting), dies of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/Lou Gehrig's disease) at age 64. 1989 - Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) makes her last appearance on US TV show Dallas. 1989 - United States Senator Albert Gore introduces a U$1.75 billion bill in Congress to finance creation of a nationwide "data super highway" to link supercomputers. 1989 - In China, Zhao Ziyang meets the demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. 1989 - Death of C.L.R. James, Trinidadian writer and journalist (born 1901). 1990 - General Elvis, TV drama, last airs on ABC. 1990 - 116th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Summer Squall wins in 1:53.6. 1991 - Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story closes at Shubert theater in New York City after 225 performances. 1991 - Birth of Jordan Pruitt, American singer. 1991 - Douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch), dies. 1991 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic. 1991 - Rini Otte, Dutch actress (Ergens in Nederland), dies at age 74. 1991 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Centel Senior Golf Challenge. 1992 - 27th Amendment ratified, prohibits US Congress from raising its salary. 1992 - Englishman Dave Gauder, 224 pounds, pulls 196 ton jumbo jet three inches. 1992 - Ric Flair wins NWA wrestling title. 1992 - US Vice President Dan Quayle cites Murphy Brown (ficticious TV show) as a poor example of family values. 1993 - Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellín, Colombia, kills 132. 1993 - Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,500 for first time (3,500.03). 1993 - Juventus wins 22th UEFA Cup at Torino. 1993 - Nemesio Antunes, Chilean painter, dies at age 75. 1993 - Richard Murphy, director (Three Stripes in the Sun), dies of stroke at age 81. 1993 - S W Sohoni, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies. 1994 - Final Episode of TV show L.A. Law after 8 year run. 1994 - Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at age 74. 1994 - Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. first lady (1961-63), dies of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at age 64 (born 1929). 1994 - Jacques Cesar Ellul, writer, dies at age 82. 1994 - Luis Ocana Span, cyclist (Tour de France 1973), commits suicide at age 48. 1994 - Tennis star Jennifer Capriati (18), checks into a drug rehab center. 1995 - World's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, 17, graduates Mount Sinai. 1996 - Johnny "Guitar" Watson, musician, dies at age 61. 1996 - Margaret Rawlings, actress (Roman Holiday), dies at age 89. 1996 - STS 77 (Endeavour 11), launches into orbit. 1997 - Millie, dog of President Bush (Millie's Book), dies at age 12. 1998 - The Galaxy IV communications satellite fails, leaving 80-90 percent of the world's newspagers without service. 1998 - The US aircraft Yorktown is located by searchers, three miles below the ocean surface, where she sank on June 7, 1942. 1998 - Death of Sosuke Uno, Prime Minister of Japan (born 1922). 2000 - Buena Vista Pictures generally releases the animated film Dinosaur to theaters in the USA. 2000 - Death of Yevgeny Khrunov, cosmonaut (born 1933). 2002 - Death of John Gorton, nineteenth Prime Minister of Australia (born 1911). 2003 - Pen Hadow becomes the first man to walk alone, without any outside help, from Canada to the North Pole. 2004 - Tony Blair is hit with a purple flour bomb in the chamber of the House of Commons during a session of Prime Minister's Questions. 2004 - Brad Thompson breaks a 97-year-old minor league record set by pitching 57 consecutive scoreless innings. 2004 - Jeremy Sivits pleads guilty in a court-martial in connection with alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. 2005 - The Canadian House of Commons members narrowly pass two budget bills at a second reading, allowing the minority Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin to stay in power. 2006 - Death of Freddie Garrity, English singer (Freddie and the Dreamers) (born 1940). 2007 - The 126th FA Cup Final is held, the first at the new Wembley Stadium. Chelsea defeat Manchester United 1-0. 2007 - Death of Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (born 1914). 2008 - Nintendo launches the Wii Fit exercise game for the Nintendo Wii video game system in the US, initially only in New York City. Price is US$90 including game and balance board input device. 2008 - The Detroit Red Wings defeat the Dallas Stars 4-1 in Game six to advance to the NHL Stanley Cup final game. You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://thisdayinhistoryinfo.info/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page. Other web pages of interest: Chronology of World History Chronology of World War II Chronology of Personal Coins