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 this day in history.   

1978  422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran on this day in history.   

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  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  On August - 19 jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74   

1982  On August - 19 renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec   

1982  On this day in history soyuz T-7 launched, Svetlana Savtiskaya 2nd woman in space   

1983  LSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting on this day in history.   

1984  Lee Trevino wins the PGA on August - 19.   

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

1986  On August - 19 hermione Baddeley, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79   

1987  On August - 19 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 August - 19 tadeusz Mazowiecki, elected first non-communmist president of Poland   

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

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

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

1999  On this day in history panasonic anounces the first Progressive Scan DVD player   

2008  On August - 19 levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician   

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

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  On August - 19 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  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  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  On this day in history birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on this day in history.   

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 19.   

1596  On August - 19 birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on this day in history.   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on August - 19.   

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on this day in history.   

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on August - 19.   

1284  On August - 19 death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)   

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 August - 19.   

1580  On August - 19 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71