Page 5: Historical Events In August - 19

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

1919  On this day in history afghanistan declares independence from UK   

1919  On this day in history malcolm Forbes, publisher (Forbes Magazine)   

1920  Lucila Engels-Boskaljon, Curacao painter on August - 19.   

1921  Ty Cobb, is 4th to get 3,000 hits on August - 19.   

1921  Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer (Star Trek) on this day in history.   

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

1922  On August - 19 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 August - 19.   

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

1927  James T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986) on August - 19.   

1929  Sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57 on August - 19.   

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

1931  Lefty Grove wins AL record tying 16th consecutive game on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history willie Shoemaker, jockey (won 8,833 of 40,350 starts)   

1932  On August - 19 46th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Carolin A Babcock (62 62)   

1932  John James Fenwick, English warehouse owner/multi-millionaire on August - 19.   

1933  On August - 19 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  On this day in history 48th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H P Fabyan (61 64)   

1936  On August - 19 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  37.6 cm rainfall at Tuckerton, NJ (state record) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1942  On August - 19 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 August - 19.   

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

1943  Belgian church excommunicates nazi Leon Degrelle on August - 19.   

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1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on this day in history.   

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

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

0440  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.   

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 August - 19.   

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