Page 5: Historical Events In August - 19

1918  James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist on this day in history.   

1919  Afghanistan declares independence from UK on this day in history.   

1919  Malcolm Forbes, publisher (Forbes Magazine) on August - 19.   

1920  Lucila Engels-Boskaljon, Curacao painter on this day in history.   

1921  Ty Cobb, is 4th to get 3,000 hits on this day in history.   

1921  Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer (Star Trek) on August - 19.   

1922  36th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Helen Wills Moody (63 61) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history douglas MacKenzie Davey, psychometrist   

1922  On this day in history felipe Pedrell, composer, dies at 81   

1924  On August - 19 william Marshall, Gary Ind, actor (Blacula, Something of Value)   

1926  Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist on this day in history.   

1927  Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state on August - 19.   

1927  On August - 19 james T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986)   

1929  On August - 19 sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57   

1930  On this day in history d[avid] G[uy] Compton, UK, sci-fi author (Synthajoy, Radio Plays)   

1931  On August - 19 lefty Grove wins AL record tying 16th consecutive game   

1931  Willie Shoemaker, jockey (won 8,833 of 40,350 starts) on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history 46th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Carolin A Babcock (62 62)   

1932  On this day in history john James Fenwick, English warehouse owner/multi-millionaire   

1933  On this day in history 47th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Helen Moody (86 36 30 ret)   

1934  On this day in history helen Hull Jacobs win US Lawn Tennis Association   

1934  On this day in history plebiscite in Germany approved sole executive power to Adolph Hitler   

1934  48th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H P Fabyan (61 64) on August - 19.   

1936  On this day in history trial against Ljev Kamenev & Grigori Zinovjev because of "Trotskyism" opens in Moscow   

1936  Federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet/composer, murdered at 37 or 38 on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history 37.6 cm rainfall at Tuckerton, NJ (state record)   

1940  The birth of Jill St John, American actress on August - 19.   

1941  Ump Jocko Conlan ejects Pirate manager Frankie Frisch for coming out on field holding an umbrella to get a rainout on this day in history.   

1942  1,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed raiding Dieppe, France on this day in history.   

1942  First American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is on August - 19.   

1942  On this day in history honorary Capt. John Weir Foote (Cdn. Chaplain Service) wins the Victoria Cross at Dieppe, France   

1942  Lt.-Colonel Charles C.I. Merritt (The South Saksatchewan Regiment) wins the Victoria Corss at Dieppe, France on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 19 -20] Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Burg-al-Arab   

1943  On this day in history belgian church excommunicates nazi Leon Degrelle   

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1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.   

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  On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

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

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on August - 19.   

1596  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  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 August - 19.