Page 7: 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 August - 19.   

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

1978  First transatlantic balloon crossing in history finishes in Paris on August - 19.   

1979  Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight on August - 19.   

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

1981  On this day in history jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74   

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 this day in history lSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting   

1984  Lee Trevino wins the PGA on August - 19.   

1985  On this day in history 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 August - 19.   

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

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

1990  On this day in history ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80   

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 August - 19 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history 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 August - 19.   

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  On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

1557  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on August - 19.   

1590  On August - 19 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  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

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

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

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on August - 19.   

1245  On this day in history 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  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on this day in history.   

1493  On August - 19 frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

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