403 Historic Events for June 19
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| 1935 |
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Tommy Devito, Montclair NJ, rock vocalist (Four Seasons-Sherry)
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| 1936 |
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Shirley Goodman, US RandB singers (Shirley and Lee-Feels so Good)
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| 1936 |
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John Sharpe, cricketer (1-eyed fast bowler for England 1891-92), dies
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| 1936 |
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Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown
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| 1936 |
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Dutch Premier Colijn denies relation with German call-girl
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| 1936 |
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German boxer Max Schmeling World Champion KOs Joe Louis
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| 1937 |
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Franco-troops conquer Bilbao Basques
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| 1937 |
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James M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies
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| 1938 |
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"Olympian Flyer" express train crashes in Montana, killing 47
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| 1938 |
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Italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris
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| 1938 |
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Paul Waner (Pirates) homers off Pete Sivess (Phillies) in DH
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| 1938 |
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Charles Gwathmey, architect (5 Architects)
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| 1938 |
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Reds Johnny Vander Meer extends his string of hitless baseball innings to 21 2/3 before Debs Garms singles for Boston in 4th
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| 1938 |
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John Sheil, Northern Irish High Court judge
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| 1939 |
Death |
Grace Abbott, social worker (US Children Bureau), dies at 60
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| 1939 |
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Peter Duffell, Brits lt-general/minister of Defense
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| 1940 |
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Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, drag racer (1st woman Top Fuel champ)
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| 1940 |
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Aur‚lien FM Lugn‚-Poe, French actor (Pirouette), dies at 70
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| 1940 |
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"Brenda Starr," 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago
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| 1940 |
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Maurice Jaubert, composer, dies at 40
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| 1940 |
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G”ring orders seizure of Dutch horses, car, buses and ships
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| 1940 |
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German 7th Armour division under gen-maj Rommel occupies Cherbourg
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| 1941 |
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Marlene Warfield, Queens NY, actress (Victoria-Maude)
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| 1941 |
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Romania orders Jews to evacuate Darabani
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| 1941 |
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Cheerios Cereal invents an O-shaped cereal
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