403 Historic Events for June 19
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| 1941 |
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US president Roosevelt signs Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Neil Chalmers, director (National History Museum, London)
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| 1942 |
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Paul Waner, is 7th to get 3,000 baseball hits
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, rocker (Spanky and Our Gang-Lazy Day)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Jos Brink, Dutch TV host (Op Zoek)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Robert [Bob] W Kasten Jr, (Sen-R-WI, 1981- )
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| 1943 |
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Race riot in Beaumont Texas
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| 1943 |
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"Shiek Of Arahy" Spike Jones and City Slickers peaks at #19
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| 1943 |
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NFL's Phila Eagles and Pitts Steelers merge, (dissolves on Dec 5)
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| 1944 |
Death |
Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies
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| 1944 |
Death |
Han Yong-woon, Zen teacher, dies in Seoul County, Korea at 65
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| 1944 |
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Two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins
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| 1944 |
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Japanese troops conquer Changsha China
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| 1944 |
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300 Japanese aircrafts shot down
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| 1944 |
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Heavy air raid on US fleet at Guam "Turkey Shoot"
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| 1944 |
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French troops free Elba
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician (Nobel)
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Tim Hovey, LA Calif, actor (Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid)
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Tobias Wolff, US writer (This Boy's Life)
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| 1946 |
Event |
1st TV sports/boxing spectacular-Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn
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| 1947 |
Death |
Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84
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| 1947 |
Event |
1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Phylicia Ayers-Allen Rashad, Houston, actress (Clair-Bill Cosby)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
James T Walsh, (Rep-R-NY)
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Salman Rushdie, Pak, novelist (Midnight's Children, Satanic Verses)
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