Historical Events In August - 19

1976  Alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1977  On August - 19 groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86   

1978  422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran on August - 19.   

1978  On August - 19 first transatlantic balloon crossing in history finishes in Paris   

1979  Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight on August - 19.   

1979  On this day in history dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack   

1980  On August - 19 saudi Arabian Lockheed Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die   

1981  On this day in history 2 VF-41 aircraft from USS Nimitz shoot down 2 Libyan aircraft which fired on them over international waters   

1981  On August - 19 jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74   

1982  Renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec on August - 19.   

1982  On this day in history soyuz T-7 launched, Svetlana Savtiskaya 2nd woman in space   

1983  LSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting on this day in history.   

1984  Lee Trevino wins the PGA on this day in history.   

1985  On August - 19 japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei   

1986  On August - 19 hermione Baddeley, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79   

1987  On August - 19 hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies   

1988  On August - 19 iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT)   

1989  Tadeusz Mazowiecki, elected first non-communmist president of Poland on this day in history.   

1990  Ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80 on August - 19.   

1991  On August - 19 a coup attempts to remove President Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union   

1991  On this day in history coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev   

1992  On August - 19 feliks Arons, Dutch director/actor (A Bridge Too Far), dies at 48   

1993  Jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1994  John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59 on August - 19.   

1995  Danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70 on August - 19.   

1999  On August - 19 panasonic anounces the first Progressive Scan DVD player   

2008  Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician on August - 19.   

2012  32 people are killed after a plane crash in Talodi, Sudan on this day in history.   

2013  24 Egyptian policemen are killed in an attack in Rafah on this day in history.   

2014  The 24 hour ceasefire extension renewal between Israel and Palestine is violated as Hamas fire rockets; Israeli Air Force respond, killing 9 Gazans on August - 19.   

2018  Novak Đoković beats Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Cincinnati Masters to become the first player to win all 9 Masters 1,000 tennis tournaments since the series started in 1990 on August - 19.   

2018  Monsoon rains finally ease in Kerala State, India, with flooding taking 350 lives with 200,000 in relief camps on August - 19.   

2018  On August - 19 two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia killing 14 two weeks after previous earthquakes   

2018  Rudy Giuliani , US President Trump's lawyer claims in interview with NBC Chuck Todd that "truth isn't truth" on August - 19.   

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

1398  On August - 19 birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

1557  On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on August - 19.   

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.   

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on this day in history.   

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on this day in history.   

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

1297  On this day in history death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

1493  On August - 19 frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on this day in history.