397 Historic Events for February 19
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Giorgos Seferis, writer
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| 1900 |
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British troops occupy Hlangwane Natal
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Cor[nelis RJ] Kieboom, Dutch resistance fighter/chairman (Feyenoord)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Nydia Westman, NYC, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
John Bubbles, Louisville Ky, rhythm tap dancer (No Maps on My Taps)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Hugo Haas, Brno Czechoslovakia, actor/director (2 Smart People)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Kay Boyle, St Paul Minn, novelist (Plagued by Nightingales)
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Havank, [HF vqan der Kallen], Dutch thriller writer (St Eustache)
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| 1906 |
Event |
WK Kellogg and Ch Bolin find Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Grace Mary Williams, composer
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Hendrik W C Spruit, Dutch conductor
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Charlie Walker, South Aust cricket wicket-keeper (toured but no Tests)
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| 1910 |
Event |
English premiere of Richard Strauss' "Elektra"
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Merle Oberon, Calcutta India, actress (Assignment Foreign Legion)
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Nikola Hercigonja, composer
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Stan Kenton, [Newcomb], Wichita Ks, jazz musician (Music 55)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Adolf Rudnicki, Polish writer (Niekochana)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher
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| 1913 |
Event |
1st prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box
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| 1913 |
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Mexican General V Huerta takes power with US support
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| 1913 |
Birth |
Alvin Derold Etler, composer
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| 1914 |
Event |
Riccardo Zandonai's opera "Francesco da Rimini," premieres in Turin
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| 1915 |
Event |
British fleet fire on Dardanellen coast
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| 1915 |
Birth |
John Freeman, British politician (Labour)/ambassador/TV host
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| 1915 |
Death |
Gopal Krishna Gokhale, India's social reformer/politician, dies
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