Today in History for 19th May 2017:
Historical Events
1939 – Churchill signs British-Russian anti-Nazi pact
1944 – German defense line in Italy collapsed
1976 – Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
1987 – 40th Cannes Film Festival: “Sous le soleil de Satan” directed by Maurice Pialat wins the Palme d’Or
1992 – 27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising its salary
1993 – Boeing 727 crashes into mountain at Medellin Colombia, kills 132
Famous Birthdays
1935 – David Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America)
1940 – Joan Staley, playmate (Nov, 1958)
1941 – Marc-Antonio Consoli, composer
1945 – Peter Townshend, English rock guitarist, vocalist and composer (The Who-Tommy), born in London, England
1973 – Andreas Johansson, Hofors SWE, NHL forward (Pitts, NY Islanders)
1981 – Nate Cole, American singer
Famous Deaths
1601 – Costanzo Porta, Italian composer
1821 – Camille Jordan, French politician (b. 1771)
1907 – Benjamin Baker, English engineer (bridge over the Firth of Forth, Scotland and London underground)
1918 – Raoul Lufbery, French-American World War I fighter pilot and flying ace (b. 1885)
1935 – Charles Martin Tornow Loeffler, French composer, dies at 74
1966 – Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga’s King by Captain James Cook in 1773, dies at around 193