Page 5: Historical Events In August - 19

1918  James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist.   

1919  Afghanistan declares independence from UK   

1919  Malcolm Forbes, publisher (Forbes Magazine)   

1920  Lucila Engels-Boskaljon, Curacao painter.   

1921  Ty Cobb, is 4th to get 3000 hits.   

1921  Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer (Star Trek)   

1922  36th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Helen Wills Moody (63 61).   

1922  Douglas MacKenzie Davey, psychometrist.   

1922  Felipe Pedrell, composer, dies at 81.   

1924  William Marshall, Gary Ind, actor (Blacula, Something of Value)   

1926  Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist.   

1927  Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state   

1927  James T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986).   

1929  Sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57   

1930  D[avid] G[uy] Compton, UK, sci-fi author (Synthajoy, Radio Plays)   

1931  In this year, Lefty Grove claims AL record tying 16th consecutive game   

1931  Willie Shoemaker, jockey (won 8833 of 40350 starts).   

1932  46th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Carolin A Babcock (62 62)   

1932  John James Fenwick, English warehouse owner/multi-millionaire.   

1933  47th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Helen Moody (86 36 30 ret)   

1934  Helen Hull Jacobs win US Lawn Tennis Association   

1934  Plebiscite in Germany approved sole executive power to Adolph Hitler.   

1934  48th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H P Fabyan (61 64)   

1936  Trial against Ljev Kamenev and Grigori Zinovjev because of "Trotskyism" opens in Moscow.   

1936  Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet/composer, murdered at 37 or 38.   

1939  37.6 cm rainfall at Tuckerton, NJ (state record)   

1940  Jill St John, American actress is born   

1941  Ump Jocko Conlan ejects Pirate manager Frankie Frisch for coming out on field holding an umbrella to get a rainout.   

1942  1000 Canadian and British soldiers killed raiding Dieppe, France.   

1942  inaugural American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.   

1942  In this year, Honorary Capt. John Weir Foote (Cdn. Chaplain Service) claims the Victoria Cross at Dieppe, France.   

1942  In this year, Lt.-Colonel Charles C.I. Merritt (The South Saksatchewan Regiment) claims the Victoria Corss at Dieppe, France   

1942  -20] Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Burg-al-Arab.   

1943  Belgian church excommunicates nazi Leon Degrelle   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1342  Katharine of bohemia: Duchess of bavaria   

1398  Marqués de santillana: Spanish poet   

1521  Lodovico guicciardini: Italian historian (descrittione di tutti)   

1557  Frederick i: Duke of württemberg   

1558  Paulus merula: Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  Henry rich: 1st earl of holland, english soldier   

1596  Elisabeth stuart: English daughter of james i   

1596  Elizabeth stuart: Electress palatine and queen of bohemia   

0440  Death of Sixtus iii: Italian pope (432-40),   

0472  Ricimer: Barbaars general,   

1186  Death of Geoffrey ii: Duke of brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  Death of Ramon berenguer iv: Count of provence (b. 1195)   

1284  Death of Alphonso: Earl of chester, son of edward i of england (b. 1273)   

1297  Saint louis of toulouse: French catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

1493  Frederick iii of innsbruck: German emperor (1440-1493),   

1580  Death of Andrea palladio: Architect/writer (il redentore, venice),