Event:
Dam in Fiemme Valley Italy bursts; 200-300 die
More Notable Events on July 19:
1996 XXVI Olympic games open in Atlanta, Georgia
1990 Richard Nixon library opens in Yorba Linda, California
1975 Apollo and Soyuz linked in orbit for 2 days, separate
1963 NASA civilian Test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km
1961 1st in-flight movie shown, TWA
