Page 7: Historical Events In August - 19

1977  Groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86.   

1978  422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran.   

1978  inaugural transatlantic balloon crossing in history finishes in Paris   

1979  Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight.   

1979  Dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack   

1980  Saudi Arabian Lockheed Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die   

1981  2 VF-41 aircraft from USS Nimitz shoot down 2 Libyan aircraft which fired on them over international waters.   

1981  Jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, inaugural a Girl), dies at 74   

1982  Renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec.   

1982  Soyuz T-7 launched, Svetlana Savtiskaya 2nd woman in space   

1983  LSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting   

1984  In this year, Lee Trevino claims the PGA   

1985  Japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei.   

1986  Hermione Baddeley, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79.   

1987  Hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies   

1988  Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT).   

1989  Tadeusz Mazowiecki, elected inaugural non-communmist president of Poland   

1990  Ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80.   

1991  A coup attempts to remove President Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union   

1991  Coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev.   

1992  Feliks Arons, Dutch director/actor (A Bridge Too Far), dies at 48.   

1993  Jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76.   

1994  John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59   

1995  Danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70.   

1999  Panasonic anounces the inaugural Progressive Scan DVD player.   

2008  Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician.   

2012  32 people are killed after a plane crash in Talodi, Sudan.   

2013  24 Egyptian policemen are killed in an attack in Rafah.   

2014  The 24 hour ceasefire extension renewal between Israel and Palestine is violated as Hamas fire rockets; Israeli Air Force respond, killing 9 Gazans   

2018  Novak Đoković beats Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Cincinnati Masters to become the inaugural player to win all 9 Masters 1000 tennis tournaments since the series started in 1990.   

2018  Monsoon rains finally ease in Kerala State, India, with flooding taking 350 lives with 200000 in relief camps   

2018  Two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia killing 14 two weeks after previous earthquakes.   

2018  In this year, Rudy Giuliani , US President Trump's lawyer claims in interview with NBC Chuck Todd that "truth isn't truth".   

2018  Weinstein accuser Asia Argento is alleged to have sexually assaulted a 17-year old in article by "The New York Times"   

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1342  Katharine of bohemia: Duchess of bavaria   

1398  Marqués de santillana: Spanish poet   

1521  Lodovico guicciardini: Italian historian (descrittione di tutti)   

1557  Frederick i: Duke of württemberg   

1558  Paulus merula: Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  Henry rich: 1st earl of holland, english soldier   

1596  Elisabeth stuart: English daughter of james i   

1596  Elizabeth stuart: Electress palatine and queen of bohemia   

0440  Death of Sixtus iii: Italian pope (432-40),   

0472  Death of Ricimer: Barbaars general,   

1186  Death of Geoffrey ii: Duke of brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  Ramon berenguer iv: Count of provence (b. 1195)   

1284  Death of Alphonso: Earl of chester, son of edward i of england (b. 1273)   

1297  Saint louis of toulouse: French catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

1493  Frederick iii of innsbruck: German emperor (1440-1493),   

1580  Andrea palladio: Architect/writer (il redentore, venice),