Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1027, Romuald, Italian mystic and saint (born 951) passed away. In 1783, Friedrich Sertürner, German chemist and pharmacist (died 1841) was born. In 1840, Georg Karl Maria Seidlitz, German entomologist and academic (died 1917) was born. In 1897, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1967) was born. In 1906, Ernst Boris Chain, German-Irish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979) was born. In 1910, Paul Flory, American chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) was born. In 1941, C. V. Hartman, Swiss botanist and anthropologist (born 1862) passed away. In 1979, Paul Popenoe, American explorer and scholar, founded Relationship counseling (born 1888) passed away. In 1981, Subhash Mukherjee, Indian scientist and physician who created India's first, and the world's second, child using in-vitro fertilisation (born 1931) passed away. In 1988, Fernand Seguin, Canadian biochemist and academic (born 1922) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.