Page 6: Historical Events In August - 19

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

1944  On August - 19 gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62   

1945  The birth of Bill Clinton, 45th US President on this day in history.   

1945  Phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds & wins on this day in history.   

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

1947  J Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A on this day in history.   

1947  Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1950  On August - 19 aBC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch)   

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

1953  England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0 on this day in history.   

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

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

1956  On this day in history fay Crocker wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open   

1957  On this day in history nY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to SF in 1958   

1958  NAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters on August - 19.   

1958  On August - 19 antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63   

1959  Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ on August - 19.   

1959  On this day in history jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78   

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

1960  On this day in history sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive)   

1962  On this day in history kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90   

1967  Beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history operation Coronado IV begins in Mekong Delta   

1967  On August - 19 carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84   

1968  Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44 on August - 19.   

1969  British army takes over policing of Northern Ireland on August - 19.   

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

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

1973  On August - 19 pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years   

1974  On this day in history ... Davies, US ambassador on Cyprus, murdered   

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

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1342  On this day in history birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  On this day in history 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 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  On August - 19 birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

1596  On August - 19 birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

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 this day in history.   

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

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 August - 19.   

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on August - 19.   

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

1493  On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

1580  On this day in history andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71