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 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  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 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  Jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec   

1982  On August - 19 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 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 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  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 this day in history a coup attempts to remove President Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union   

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 this day in history.   

1994  John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

1999  On August - 19 panasonic anounces the first Progressive Scan DVD player   

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

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

2013  On August - 19 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  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 August - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 19 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 August - 19.   

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  On this day in history 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 August - 19.   

1493  On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.