Historical Events In August - 19

1976  Alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1977  On August - 19 groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86  

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

1978  First transatlantic balloon crossing in history finishes in Paris on this day in history.  

1979  On August - 19 crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight  

1979  On August - 19 dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack  

1980  Saudi Arabian Lockheed Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die on August - 19.  

1981  On August - 19 2 VF-41 aircraft from USS Nimitz shoot down 2 Libyan aircraft which fired on them over international waters  

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

1982  Renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec on this day in history.  

1982  Soyuz T-7 launched, Svetlana Savtiskaya 2nd woman in space on this day in history.  

1983  LSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting on August - 19.  

1984  Lee Trevino wins the PGA on August - 19.  

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 this day in history.  

1987  On this day in history 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) on August - 19.  

1989  On this day in history tadeusz Mazowiecki, elected first non-communmist president of Poland  

1990  On August - 19 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 on this day in history.  

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

1992  On this day in history feliks Arons, Dutch director/actor (A Bridge Too Far), dies at 48  

1993  Jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76 on August - 19.  

1994  John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59 on August - 19.  

1995  Danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

2008  Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician on this day in history.  

2012  32 people are killed after a plane crash in Talodi, Sudan on August - 19.  

2013  24 Egyptian policemen are killed in an attack in Rafah on this day in history.  

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  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 on this day in history.  

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

2018  Two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia killing 14 two weeks after previous earthquakes on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history rudy Giuliani , US President Trump's lawyer claims in interview with NBC Chuck Todd that "truth isn't truth"  

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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 August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)  

1558  On August - 19 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  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on this day in history.  

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.  

0440  On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies  

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

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  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.  

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on this day in history.  

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1580  On this day in history andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71