Page 7: Historical Events In August - 19

1976  Alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75 on August - 19.   

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 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  Dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack on August - 19.   

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

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

1984  On this day in history 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  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 August - 19.   

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

1991  Coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1994  On August - 19 john George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59   

1995  Danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70 on August - 19.   

1999  On August - 19 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  On August - 19 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 August - 19.   

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  Rudy Giuliani , US President Trump's lawyer claims in interview with NBC Chuck Todd that "truth isn't truth" on this day in history.   

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1342  On this day in history 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  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.   

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

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  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on August - 19.   

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

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.   

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

1186  On this day in history death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

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 August - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

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