Daily Archives: May 19, 2024

Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, 64, dies in her Manhattan apartment 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1994)


Video: 'The Passing of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis--NBC News with Tom Brokaw, May 1994'

(Thursday, May 19, 1994, 10:15 p.m. EDT) — Jacqueline Lee (Bouvier) Kennedy Onassis, the widow of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and first lady of the United States during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963, died tonight in her sleep in her Manhattan apartment of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer. She was 64. Continue reading Former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, 64, dies in her Manhattan apartment 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1994)

‘To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before’ by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1984)

(Saturday, May 19, 1984) — “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before” by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before’ by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1984)

‘Head over Heels’ by The Go-Go’s peaks at #11 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1984)

(Saturday, May 19, 1984) — “Head over Heels” by The Go-Go’s at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Head over Heels’ by The Go-Go’s peaks at #11 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1984)

‘It’s My Life’ by Talk Talk peaks at #31 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1984)

(Saturday, May 19, 1984) — “It’s My Life” by Talk Talk at #31 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘It’s My Life’ by Talk Talk peaks at #31 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1984)

‘King of Suede’ by “Weird Al” Yankovic peaks at #62 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1984)

(Saturday, May 19, 1984) — “King of Suede” by “Weird Al” Yankovic at #62 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘King of Suede’ by “Weird Al” Yankovic peaks at #62 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 19 1984)