Page 7: Historical Events In August - 19

1976  On this day in history alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75   

1977  Groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86 on August - 19.   

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

1978  On August - 19 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  On this day in history dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack   

1980  Saudi Arabian Lockheed Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die on this day in history.   

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 August - 19.   

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

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

1984  On this day in history lee Trevino wins the PGA   

1985  Japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1990  Ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80 on August - 19.   

1991  On August - 19 a coup attempts to remove President Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union   

1991  On August - 19 coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev   

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

1993  On August - 19 jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76   

1994  On this day in history john George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59   

1995  On August - 19 danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70   

1999  Panasonic anounces the first Progressive Scan DVD player on August - 19.   

2008  Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician on August - 19.   

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

2013  On this day in history 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 on August - 19.   

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  Monsoon rains finally ease in Kerala State, India, with flooding taking 350 lives with 200,000 in relief camps on this day in history.   

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

2018  On August - 19 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  On August - 19 birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

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

1590  On August - 19 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  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

1186  On August - 19 death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)   

1284  On this day in history death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)   

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 this day in history.   

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