Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1840, Georg Karl Maria Seidlitz, German entomologist and academic (died 1917) was born. In 1891, John Heartfield, German photographer and activist (died 1968) was born. In 1910, Paul Flory, American chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) was born. In 1960, Andrew Dilnot, English economist and academic was born. In 1984, Lee Krasner, American painter and educator (born 1908) passed away. In 1987, Aeroflot Flight N-528 crashes at Berdiansk Airport in present-day Ukraine, killing eight people. In 2004, Clayton Kirkpatrick, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1915) passed away. In 2009, Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef. In 2010, Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican writer, journalist and political activist (born 1938) passed away. In 2020, Animal rights advocate Regan Russell is run over and killed by a transport truck outside of a pig slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.