Historical Events In August - 19

1976  On August - 19 alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75   

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

1978  On August - 19 422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran   

1978  On this day in history first transatlantic balloon crossing in history finishes in Paris   

1979  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1980  On August - 19 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 on August - 19.   

1981  Jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74 on August - 19.   

1982  On this day in history renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec   

1982  On August - 19 soyuz T-7 launched, Svetlana Savtiskaya 2nd woman in space   

1983  On August - 19 lSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting   

1984  On August - 19 lee Trevino wins the PGA   

1985  On August - 19 japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei   

1986  Hermione Baddeley, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79 on August - 19.   

1987  Hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies on this day in history.   

1988  On August - 19 iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT)   

1989  Tadeusz Mazowiecki, elected first non-communmist president of Poland on this day in history.   

1990  On August - 19 ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80   

1991  On this day in history a coup attempts to remove President Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union   

1991  Coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev on August - 19.   

1992  On August - 19 feliks Arons, Dutch director/actor (A Bridge Too Far), dies at 48   

1993  On this day in history jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76   

1994  John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70   

1999  Panasonic anounces the first Progressive Scan DVD player on this day in history.   

2008  On this day in history levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician   

2012  32 people are killed after a plane crash in Talodi, Sudan on this day in history.   

2013  24 Egyptian policemen are killed in an attack in Rafah on August - 19.   

2014  On this day in history the 24 hour ceasefire extension renewal between Israel and Palestine is violated as Hamas fire rockets; Israeli Air Force respond, killing 9 Gazans   

2018  On this day in history novak Đoković beats Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Cincinnati Masters to become the first player to win all 9 Masters 1,000 tennis tournaments since the series started in 1990   

2018  Monsoon rains finally ease in Kerala State, India, with flooding taking 350 lives with 200,000 in relief camps on August - 19.   

2018  Two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia killing 14 two weeks after previous earthquakes on August - 19.   

2018  Rudy Giuliani , US President Trump's lawyer claims in interview with NBC Chuck Todd that "truth isn't truth" on August - 19.   

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

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

1521  On this day in history 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  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0440  On this day in history 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 August - 19.   

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 this day in history 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  On August - 19 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71