Today in History for 19th April 2018:
Historical Events
1552 – Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel
1907 – 11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24
1922 – 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:18:10
1943 – Jews refuse to surrender the Warsaw Ghetto to SS officer Jürgen Stroop, who then orders its destruction, beginning the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
1952 – 56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53
1967 – “Casino Royale” James Bond comedy film starring David Niven and Peter Sellers premieres. Based on the Ian Fleming novel.
Famous Birthdays
1905 – John S “Jimmy” Thach, US pilot/admiral (WWII)
1934 – Dickie Goodman, parody singer (Flying Saucer)
1944 – Mark “Flo” Volman, rocker (Flo and Eddie, Turtles-Eleanor)/DJ (WKRK)
1968 – Roger Reinson, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
1969 – Jesse James, American television personality and motorcycle builder
1972 – Eric Jack, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
Famous Deaths
1840 – Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)
1938 – Henry John Newbolt, poet/author (Studies Green and Gray), dies at 75
1957 – Charles Earle Funk, American lexicographer (Funk and Wagnalls), dies at 76
1978 – Emile de Strijker, Belgian philosopher, dies at 70
1995 – Kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/Orientalist, dies at 70
1996 – Norman Oldfield, cricketer (scored 99 runs in Test for England), dies