Historical Events In August - 19

1944  On August - 19 allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed   

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  Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875) on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history j Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1953  England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0 on August - 19.   

1954  Ralph J Bunche named undersecretary of UN on August - 19.   

1954  Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73 on August - 19.   

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  Fay Crocker wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open on this day in history.   

1957  NY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to SF in 1958 on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history 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  Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44 on this day in history.   

1969  British army takes over policing of Northern Ireland on this day in history.   

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

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

1973  Pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years on this day in history.   

1974  On August - 19 ... Davies, US ambassador on Cyprus, murdered   

1976  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  On this day in history birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

1596  On this day in history 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  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 August - 19.   

1297  On August - 19 death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on August - 19.   

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.