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Birthday July 19, 1814 Samuel Colt, invented Colt Revolver |
Birthday July 19, 1834 Edgar Degas, French impressionist painter. |
Birthday July 19, 1846 Charles Edward Pickering, pioneer American spectroscopist |
Birthday July 19, 1865 Charles Horace Mayo, American surgeon, cofounder of Mayo Clinic. |
Birthday July 19, 1893 Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet poet. |
Birthday July 19, 1896 A.J. Cronin, English author. |
Birthday July 19, 1917 William W. Scranton, (R-Gov-Pa) |
Birthday July 19, 1922 George McGovern, (D-Sen-SD), pres candidate |
Birthday July 19, 1924 Pat Hingle |
Birthday July 19, 1941 Vicki Carr, in El Paso Texas |
Birthday July 19, 1943 Dennis Cole |
Birthday July 19, 1946 Ilie Nastase, Tennis player |
History July 19, 1553 Lady Jane Grey deposed |
History July 19, 1779 Massachusetts begins ill-fated Penobscot expedition |
History July 19, 1848 Seneca Falls Convention begins |
History July 19, 1848 1st Women's Rights Convention Seneca Falls NY |
History July 19, 1863 Morgan's raiders defeated at Buffington Island |
History July 19, 1877 1st Wimbledon tennis championships held. |
History July 19, 1879 Doc Holliday kills for the first time |
History July 19, 1880 SF Public Library starts lending books |
History July 19, 1884 President Arthur proclaims power to impose quarantine on immigrants |
History July 19, 1898 Emile Zola flees France |
History July 19, 1909 Neil Ball turns an unassisted triple play at 1st |
History July 19, 1919 Cenotaph is unveiled in London |
History July 19, 1935 1st parking meters installed in Oklahoma City. |
History July 19, 1939 1st use of Fiberglas sutures RP Scholz St Louis Mo |
History July 19, 1942 George Washington Carver begins experimental project with Henry Ford |
History July 19, 1943 America bombs Rome |
History July 19, 1949 Laos becomes associated state within French Union. |
History July 19, 1955 Balclutha ties up at Pier 43 & becomes a floating museum. |
History July 19, 1956 United States withdraws offer of aid for Aswan Dam |
History July 19, 1957 1st rocket with nuclear warhead fired Yucca Flat Nevada |
History July 19, 1961 1st in-flight movie is shown (on TWA). |
History July 19, 1963 Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km. |
History July 19, 1964 President Khanh calls for expanding the war |
History July 19, 1969 Mary Jo Kopechne dies at 28 |
History July 19, 1972 Peace talks resume |
History July 19, 1977 Yanks host 48th All Star Game NL wins 7-5 |
History July 19, 1978 Yanks start a 14 1/2 game comeback with 2-0 win |
History July 19, 1979 Nicaragua Liberation Day; Sandinistas take over from Somoza. |
History July 19, 1979 Oil tankers collide in Caribbean Sea |
History July 19, 1987 Don Mattingly sets AL record of extra base hits in 10 cons games |
History July 19, 1989 Sitcom actress murdered; death prompts anti-stalking legislation |
History July 19, 1991 Mike Tyson rapes a Miss Black America contestant |
History July 19, 1992 Nick Faldo wins third British Open |
History July 19, 2003 Thousands of fans join the Miami funeral procession of Celia Cruz |
History July 19, 2009 Angela's Ashes author Frank McCourt dies |