Page 6: Historical Events In August - 19

1944  On this day in history allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 August - 19.   

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

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

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

1955  On this day in history 32.4 cm precipitation at Burlington, Connecticut (state record)   

1956  On August - 19 fay Crocker wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1967  On this day in history beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1   

1967  Operation Coronado IV begins in Mekong Delta on this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history 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  On this day in history walther Victor, writer, dies   

1973  On this day in history george Papadopoulos becomes the first president of Greece   

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

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

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

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1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

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

1521  On August - 19 birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on August - 19.   

1558  On August - 19 birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  On August - 19 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  On August - 19 birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

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

0472  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

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

1245  On August - 19 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) on this day in history.   

1297  On August - 19 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