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Historical Events and Notable Figures of 1919

Test your knowledge about the significant events and famous personalities from the year 1919. This quiz covers various topics including historical milestones and notable figures who left their mark during this period.

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1 July 2 – Syrian National Congress in ________.

2 ________ – Murderer Henri Désiré Landru is arrested.

3 October 23 – Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist (d ________)

4 March 15 – ________, American actor (d.

5 August 31 – The ________ is established.

6 ________ – Richard Todd, Irish born British actor (d.

7 ________ – Tennessee Ernie Ford, American musician (d.

8 ________ – Fazlur Rahman, Pakistani Islamic scholar (d.

9 August 19 – ________ gains independence from the United Kingdom.

10 ________ – Pancho Villa attacks Ciudad Juárez.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Astrakhan Cossack army existed from 1737 until 1919 when they were defeated alongside their White Russian allies during the Russian Civil War.
  • the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw holds the remains of a Polish soldier killed at the Battle of Lvov in 1919.
  • the opening session of the Estonian Constituent Assembly on April 23, 1919 is considered the birth of the Estonian Parliament.
  • when he was promoted to president of the Great Northern Railway in 1919, Ralph Budd was the youngest American railroad president up to that date.
  • the bending of starlight around the Sun during the solar eclipse of 1919 was a testimony to the predictive power of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.
  • in 1919, the discharge of the chief of police of Berlin led to a general strike and accompanying fighting known as the Spartacist uprising, in which over 500,000 workers took part.
  • Chick Gandil was the ringleader of the 1919 Black Sox scandal in American baseball.
  • Luton Town Hall was burnt to the ground following a riot at the Peace Day celebrations marking the formal end of World War I on 19 July 1919.
  • William Garwood, an American silent film actor, starred in 149 films in under 10 years—between 1909 and 1919.
  • Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley was a German monarchist who murdered Bavarian socialist leader Kurt Eisner on a sidewalk in Munich in 1919.
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