397 Historic Events for February 19
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Nazi police attacks and driven away from Koco Amsterdam (by young Jews)
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| 1941 |
Death |
Alexander Josiah Webbe, English cricket keeper (v Aus 1879), dies
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| 1941 |
Death |
Hamilton Hamilton Harty, composer/conductor, dies at 61
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Carlos Roque Alsina, composer
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Stephen Dobyns, US author/poet (Cold Dog Soup)
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About 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin
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FDR orders detention and internment of all west-coast Japanese-Americans
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Dutch actors protest obligatory membership of Culture Chamber
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| 1942 |
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Bill Longson beats Managoff and Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champ
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| 1942 |
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Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah"
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| 1942 |
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NY Yankees annouce 5,000 uniformed soldiers admitted free at each of their upcoming home games
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| 1942 |
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Japanese troop land on Timor
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Kenneth R Kramer, (Rep-R-CO, 1979- )
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| 1943 |
Birth |
"Mama" Cass Elliot, actress (Mamas and Papas-Monday Monday)
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| 1943 |
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German tanks under brig gen Buelowius attack Kasserine Pass Tunesia
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Lou Christie, [Lugee Sacco], Penn, vocalist (Lightning Striking Again)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Jan Bart Klaster, mythologist (Slogan)
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| 1944 |
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U-264 sinks off Ireland
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823 British bombers attack Berlin
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| 1944 |
Death |
Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76
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| 1945 |
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30,000 US Marines land on Iwo Jima
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| 1945 |
Event |
Brotherhood Day-1st celebrated
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| 1945 |
Event |
US 5th Fleet launches invasion of Iwo Jima against the Japanese
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| 1945 |
Death |
Wim Speelman, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at 26
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Thomas Brasch, writer
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