Historical Events In August - 19

1944  Allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed on this day in history.   

1944  Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62 on August - 19.   

1945  On this day in history the birth of Bill Clinton, 45th US President   

1945  On August - 19 phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds & wins   

1945  On this day in history tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875)   

1947  On August - 19 j Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A   

1947  On August - 19 ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67   

1950  ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch) on August - 19.   

1950  On this day in history aBC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch)   

1951  On August - 19 bill Veeck (Cleveland Indians) sends Eddie Gaedel, a 3'7" midget, to pinch-hit   

1953  On this day in history england regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0   

1954  Ralph J Bunche named undersecretary of UN on this day in history.   

1954  Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1955  Hurricane Diane kills 200 and is the first billion $ damage storm (N.E. US) on August - 19.   

1955  On August - 19 32.4 cm precipitation at Burlington, Connecticut (state record)   

1956  Fay Crocker wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open on this day in history.   

1957  On August - 19 nY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to SF in 1958   

1958  On this day in history nAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters   

1958  Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1959  Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ on this day in history.   

1959  Jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78 on August - 19.   

1960  American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers sentenced to ten years in a Soviet prison for espionage on August - 19.   

1960  Sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive) on this day in history.   

1962  Kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1967  Beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1 on August - 19.   

1967  Operation Coronado IV begins in Mekong Delta on August - 19.   

1967  Carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 19 sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44   

1969  British army takes over policing of Northern Ireland on this day in history.   

1971  Walther Victor, writer, dies on August - 19.   

1973  George Papadopoulos becomes the first president of Greece on this day in history.   

1973  Pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years on August - 19.   

1974  ... Davies, US ambassador on Cyprus, murdered on August - 19.   

1976  On August - 19 pres Gerald R Ford won Republican pres nomination at KC convention   

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1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on this day in history.   

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.   

1557  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on August - 19.   

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on August - 19.   

1596  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

1596  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

0440  On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on August - 19.   

1186  On this day in history death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on August - 19.   

1284  On this day in history death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)   

1297  On August - 19 death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.