THIS DAY IN HISTORY 19/06
JUNE 19TH
1875 – The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.
1948 – Panama & Costa Rica recognize Israel
1948 – USSR blocks access road to West Berlin
1961 – Kuwait declares independence from UK
1965 – Algerian coup under colonel Houari Boumedienne, pres Ben Bella fired
1979 – Mali’s constitution goes into effect
2005 – Michael Schumacher wins controversial Formula 1 United States Grand Prix where only 6 of 20 cars complete the race amongst ridicule
2013 – 48 people are killed by armed bandits in Zamfara State, Nigeria
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
1566 – James I Stuart, king of Scotland (James VI)/England (1567/1603-25)
1896 – Wallis Simpson [Duchess of Windsor], Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, American divorcee and wife of Edward VIII (abdicated)
1903 – Lou Gehrig [Henry Louis Gehrig], “Iron Horse”, 1st baseman for NY Yankees (d. 1941)
1925 – Alfred B Nzo, South African sec-gen ANC (1969- )
1945 – Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician (Nobel)
1945 – Tim Hovey, Los Angeles California, actor (Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man
1962 – Paula Julie Abdul, Van Nuys California, singer/choreographer (Straight Up)
1978 – Zoe Saldana, Passaic, New Jersey, American actress (Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
FAMOUS DEATHS
1867 – Maximilian I of the Mexican Empire is executed by firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro at 34
1902 – John E E Dalberg baron van Acton, English historian, dies at 69
1977 – Lady Olave Baden-Powell, English founder of the Girl Guide (b. 1889)
1993 – William Golding, author (Lord of the Flies, Nobel 1983), dies at 81
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