Page 6: 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  The birth of Bill Clinton, 45th US President on August - 19.   

1945  On this day in history 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 this day in history j Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A   

1947  On this day in history ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67   

1950  ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch) on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1954  On this day in history ralph J Bunche named undersecretary of UN   

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 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  Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63 on August - 19.   

1959  On August - 19 doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ   

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 August - 19.   

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 August - 19 operation Coronado IV begins in Mekong Delta   

1967  Carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84 on August - 19.   

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

1969  On August - 19 british army takes over policing of Northern Ireland   

1971  Walther Victor, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1976  Pres Gerald R Ford won Republican pres nomination at KC convention on this day in history.   

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1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.   

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  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 19.   

0440  On this day in history sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

1186  On August - 19 death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

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

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 19 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71