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 August - 19 the birth of Bill Clinton, 45th US President   

1945  On this day in history phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds & wins   

1945  On August - 19 tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875)   

1947  J Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A on August - 19.   

1947  Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 on August - 19.   

1950  On this day in history aBC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch)   

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 this day in history.   

1953  On August - 19 england regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0   

1954  On August - 19 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  32.4 cm precipitation at Burlington, Connecticut (state record) on August - 19.   

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  On this day in history nAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters   

1958  On this day in history antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63   

1959  On this day in history doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44   

1969  On this day in history british army takes over policing of Northern Ireland   

1971  On August - 19 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  On August - 19 ... 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  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on this day in history.   

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.   

1557  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

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

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

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

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

1186  On this day in history death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on August - 19.   

1284  On August - 19 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 this day in history 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