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November 19 Events in History - November 19 Birthdays - November 19 Deaths
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November 19, 1997 "Eugene Onegin," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City November 19, 1997 "Old Neighborhood," opens at Booth Theater New York City November 19, 1997 STS 87 (Columbia 24) launches into orbit November 19, 1996 "God Said, Ha!," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 22 performances November 19, 1996 "Sex and Longing" closes at Cort Theater New York City November 19, 1996 Albert Belle, signs record five-year, $55 million with White Sox November 19, 1996 Space Shuttle STS 80 (Columbia 21), launches into space November 19, 1995 "Beatle Anthology" premieres on ABC-TV November 19, 1995 "Sacrilege" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 21 performances November 19, 1995 "School for Scandal" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 23 performances November 19, 1995 83rd CFL Grey Cup: Balt Stallions defeats Calgary Stampeders, 37-20 November 19, 1995 Keelin Curnuck, 23, Ms Venus Swimwear 1994, crowned Miss New York USA November 19, 1995 Suicide bomber blasts into Egyptian embassy in Islamabad, kills 16 November 19, 1994 Aishwarya Rai, 21, of India, crowned 44th Miss World November 19, 1994 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson November 19, 1993 Algerian Moslem fundamentalists uprising, 27 killed November 19, 1993 Curaeaose vote to remain part of Dutch Antilles November 19, 1992 "3 From Brooklyn" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 45 performances November 19, 1991 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP November 19, 1990 Greyhound files reoganization plan so they can be traded publically November 19, 1990 Iraq announces it will free all German hostages November 19, 1990 Pittsburgh's Barry Bonds wins NL MVP November 19, 1989 U.S. beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950 November 19, 1988 LA Law's Corbin Bernsen marries actress Amanda Pays November 19, 1987 France performs nuclear test November 19, 1986 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP November 19, 1986 Tina Howe's "Coastal Disturbances," premieres in New York City November 19, 1985 Herb Gardner's "I'm Not Rappaport," premieres in New York City November 19, 1985 President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for 1st time November 19, 1984 Liquid gas tank in Mexico City explodes; 334 die November 19, 1984 New York Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year November 19, 1983 Edmonton Oilers beat New Jersey Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization" November 19, 1980 CBS TV bans Calvin Klein's jean ad featuring Brooke Shields November 19, 1979 Astros sign Nolan Ryan, to record 4 year, $4.5 million contract November 19, 1978 Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for 2nd time November 19, 1977 Egyptian president Sadat visits Israel November 19, 1977 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders November 19, 1977 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrives in Israel November 19, 1977 Libya drops diplomatic relations with Egypt November 19, 1976 George Harrison releases "This Song" November 19, 1976 Patty Hearst is freed on $15 million bail November 19, 1975 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP November 19, 1973 Elections in Suriname, premier Sedney's PNP doesn't win a chair November 19, 1972 "Ambassador" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 9 performances November 19, 1972 "Dear Oscar" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 5 performances November 19, 1972 Gershwin Theater (Uris) opens at 1633 Broadway New York City November 19, 1972 KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, WI suspends broadcasting November 19, 1972 Willy Brandts SPD wins West German election November 19, 1970 Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark November 19, 1970 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 19, 1969 Apollo 12's Conrad and Bean become 3rd and 4th humans on Moon November 19, 1969 WENY TV channel 36 in Elmira, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting November 19, 1968 Mali military coup, president Modibo Keita flees November 19, 1968 Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of Year November 19, 1967 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational November 19, 1966 Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ November 19, 1965 ABC radio begins weekly "Vietnam Update" report November 19, 1965 Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created November 19, 1963 Worst Canadian air disaster kills 118 in Montreal November 19, 1962 Fidel Castro accepts removal of Soviet weapons November 19, 1962 KOET (now KULC) TV channel 9 in Ogden, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting November 19, 1962 SN Behrman's "Lord Pengo," premieres in New York City November 19, 1962 Todor Zjivkov becomes premier of Bulgaria November 19, 1961 Houston George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns vs New York Titans (49-13) November 19, 1960 Mickey Vernon is hired as 1st manager of new Washington team November 19, 1959 "Rocky and His Friends" debuts on ABC November 19, 1959 Ford cancels Edsel November 19, 1958 First 2 F-27 Fokker's Friendships delivered on Aer Lingus November 19, 1957 Antonin Novotny appointed president of Czechoslovakia November 19, 1955 KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, ND (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting November 19, 1953 U.S. Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business November 19, 1953 U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits Hanoi November 19, 1952 North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH November 19, 1952 Spain joins UNESCO November 19, 1951 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday November 19, 1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 19, 1950 U.S. General Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of NATO-Europe November 19, 1949 Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco November 19, 1948 Belgian government of Spaak, forms November 19, 1947 200" mirror arrives at Mt. Palomar November 19, 1946 Bradman scores 119 South Australia vs. Victoria, 183 mins, 8 fours November 19, 1943 U-536 sinks in Atlantic Ocean November 19, 1942 Joseph Goebbels visits "German Theatre in the Niederlanden" November 19, 1942 Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front November 19, 1940 Belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler November 19, 1940 German air raid on Birmingham fails November 19, 1939 Don Lash wins 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship November 19, 1933 Women allowed to vote in Spain (helps right wing) November 19, 1932 Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game November 19, 1932 Shaft and Thyssen demand Hitler become German chancellor November 19, 1928 1st issue of Time magazine, Japanese Emperor Hirohito on cover November 19, 1926 British mine strikes after 28 weeks ends November 19, 1923 Bela Bartok's "Tancsuite," premieres November 19, 1922 Demonstration for a French Language University in Ghent November 19, 1919 U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations November 19, 1911 New York receives 1st Marconi wireless transmission from Italy November 19, 1910 Ferenc Moln rs "Tester," premieres in Budapest November 19, 1909 Former Dutch premier Abraham Kuyper denies corruption November 19, 1906 London selected to host 1908 Olympics November 19, 1903 Carrie Nation attempts to address Senate November 19, 1896 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Sussex Vampire" November 19, 1895 Frederick E. Blaisdell patents the pencil November 19, 1894 1st mushroom on a stamp (China 1 and 5 Ap) November 19, 1894 Dutch troops occupy and plunders palace of Tjakra Negara, Lombok November 19, 1893 1st newspaper color supplement (New York World) November 19, 1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Dying Detective" November 19, 1879 Natl Assoc of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter November 19, 1874 William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall (New York City) convicted of defrauding city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment November 19, 1863 Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score and 7 years..." November 19, 1861 Julia Ward Howe committed "Battle Hymn of the Republic" to paper November 19, 1850 Lord Tennyson becomes British poet laureate November 19, 1837 Floridsdorf-Deutsch Wagram railway in Austria opens November 19, 1824 Storm causes St. Petersburg flood, killing 10,000 November 19, 1794 Jakob˜nen Club forms in Paris November 19, 1794 Jay Treaty, 1st U.S. extradition treaty, signed with Great Britain November 19, 1700 Battle at Narva: Swedish king Karel XII beats Russians November 19, 1644 1st protestant ministry society in New England November 19, 1621 Rabbi Isaiah b Abraham aha-Levi Horowitz arrives in Israel November 19, 1620 Mayflower reaches Cape Cod and explores the coast November 19, 1544 Pope Paul III opens council of Trente November 19, 1523 Giulio de' Medici chosen as Pope Clemens VII November 19, 1521 Battle at Milan: Emperor Karel V's/pontifical/Spanish/German troops beat France and occupy Milan November 19, 1493 Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his 2nd voyage November 19, 1367 League of Cologne goes against Danish king Waldemar IV November 19, 1302 Pope Boniface VIII delegates degree "Unam sanctam" November 19, 615 Pope Deusdedit/Adeodatus I elected to succeed Boniface IV November 19, 498 Anastasius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope November 19, 461 St. Hilary begins his reign as Catholic Pope |