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

1947  On this day in history 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 August - 19.   

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  England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0 on August - 19.   

1954  On August - 19 ralph J Bunche named undersecretary of UN   

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

1955  On this day in history hurricane Diane kills 200 and is the first billion $ damage storm (N.E. US)   

1955  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78 on August - 19.   

1960  On this day in history american U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers sentenced to ten years in a Soviet prison for espionage   

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

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 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  On this day in history walther Victor, writer, dies   

1973  George Papadopoulos becomes the first president of Greece on August - 19.   

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  Pres Gerald R Ford won Republican pres nomination at KC convention on August - 19.   

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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  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  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 August - 19.   

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on this day in history.   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on this day in history.   

1493  On August - 19 frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on this day in history.