June 19 in history: • 1718 – An earthquake on the Tibetan Plateau led to the deaths of more than 73,000 people. → go there • 1846 – The first officially recorded baseball game in U.S. history using modern rules was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, with the "New York Nine" defeating the New York Knickerbockers 23–1. → go there • 1926 – King Roger, an opera about Roger II of Sicily by Karol Szymanowski (pictured), was premiered at the Grand Theatre in Warsaw. → go there • 1965 – Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, the commander of the South Vietnam Air Force, was appointed prime minister at the head of a military regime. → go there • 2010 – The royal wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place in Stockholm Cathedral. → go there Born 1783: Friedrich Sertürner Wiki link Born 1861: Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig Wiki link Born 1926: Erna Schneider Hoover Wiki link Died 2013: James Gandolfini Wiki link Pictured: Szymanowski in 1922.