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This Day In History: May 19th
Special Assignment - Amanda Faris, Graphic Design Director
Birthdays:
1997 - Hong Kong Avian Flu The first Victim of the Avian Flu A (H5N1),
1611 - Innocent XI, Benedetto a three-year-old boy, has died in Hong Kong. By the end of the year, there
Odescalchi, Italy, 240th Pope were 18 recorded cases with six of the victims dying. Authorities slaughter
1700 - José de Escandón, Spanish 1.6 million chickens and other domestic fowl in Hong Kong hoping to
colonial governor (d. 1770) prevent further spread of the disease. The world Health Organization and
1795 - John Hopkins, philanthropist, other interested parties are still concerned that the Avian Flu Virus could
founded Johns Hopkins University mature further causing a similar pandemic to the 1918/1919 Spanish
1797 - Maria Isabel of Portugal, queen Flu pandemic which killed anywhere from 20 to 100 million worldwide –
of Spain (d. 1818) between 2.5 to 5% of the world’s human population.
1857 - John Jacob Abel, American 1921 - U.S.A. Emergency Quota Act The Emergency Quota Act was
Pharmacologist (endocrine glands) passed into law which limits the number of immigrants admitted into the US.
1864 - Carl Ethan Akeley, US, 1967 - Soviet Union Nuclear Space Weapons Treaty The Soviet
Naturalist, developed animal mount Union joins most of the world’s major powers by ratifying the treaty banning
process nuclear weapons from outer space.
1870 - Albert Fish, American serial 1975 - Switzerland SALT Talks Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and
killer (d. 1956) the Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Gromyko, spent the last day of talks on
1881 - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, a new treaty about limiting strategic nuclear weapons and both sides have
Founder and 1st President of the stated the discussion was constructive and friendly and it is hoped that this
Republic of Turkey will help to revive the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) in Geneva.
1890- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese 1986 - South Africa Zambia South African troops launch multiple
communist revolutionary and President raids on Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana in an effort to destroy bases
of North Vietnam (d. 1969) purportedly used by the anti-apartheid organization the African National
1891 - Oswald Boelcke, German Congress (ANC). The Nations of Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
World War 1 pilot (d. 1916) Botswana and Tanzania form the so-called “frontline states” that support
1918 - Florence Chadwick, first the ANC in their struggle against white minority rule. During the Mid to Late
swimmer to swim the English Channel 1980s sanctions imposed by the US, most Commonwealth nations and the
both ways European Community forced South Africa to end it’s anti-apartheid policies
1925 - Malcolm X, African American and in 1994 the ANC formed South Africa’s first democratically elected
human rights activist and muslim government with Mr. Mandela as the country’s first black president.
minister 1994 - U.S.A. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis The Former First Lady
1928 - Colin Chapman, English (President Kennedy’s Wife) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died today of
automotive engineer and founder of lymphoma at the age of 64.
Lotus Cars 2005 - The final chapter of Star Wars “Revenge of the Sith” opens in
1928 - Dolph Schayes, American movie theaters with movie goes queuing all night.
Basketball Hall of Famer 2007 - Record Ship Found Off Cornish Coast United States treasure
1937 - Pat Roach, English Actor and hunters discovered a shipwreck off the coast of Cornwall in the UK. The
Wrestler (d. 2004) ship had a record haul of over $500 million estimated worth of gold and
1942 - Gary Kildall, American silver. A shipwreck expert guessed that the wreck was that of the Merchant
computer scientist that created the CP/M Royal that sank in 1642 off the Islands of Scilly. The wreck was found in the
operating system Atlantic Ocean just outside the English Channel.
1946 - André the Giant, French 2012 - United States SpaceX Launch Aborted The Launch of the
professional wrestler, Fezzik in The SpaceX company’s cargo craft was aborted after data readings indicated
Princess Bride unusual pressure in one of the engine combustion chambers. The company
1957 - Sophia Crawford, Actress (Pink was attempting to become the first private company to launch a cargo
Ranger - Power Rangers) craft to be sent to the International Space Station. The craft was later
1963 - Filippo Galli, Italian footballer successfully launched and crashed back to each on May 31st.
1969 - David Wharton, US Olympic 2013 - Iran Hangs Spies The Country of Iran has hung two men
Swimmer (silver - 88) accused and convicted of spying for Israel and the United States. The
1986 - Eric Lloyd, American actor execution of the alleged spies only contributed to the tension between Iran
1992 - Sam Smith, English singer- and the West over the country’s nuclear program.
songwriter
