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 August - 19.   

1919  Malcolm Forbes, publisher (Forbes Magazine) on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history lucila Engels-Boskaljon, Curacao painter   

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

1921  On August - 19 gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer (Star Trek)   

1922  On August - 19 36th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Helen Wills Moody (63 61)   

1922  On August - 19 douglas MacKenzie Davey, psychometrist   

1922  On August - 19 felipe Pedrell, composer, dies at 81   

1924  William Marshall, Gary Ind, actor (Blacula, Something of Value) on this day in history.   

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

1927  On this day in history metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state.   

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

1929  Sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1930  D[avid] G[uy] Compton, UK, sci-fi author (Synthajoy, Radio Plays) on August - 19.   

1931  Lefty Grove wins AL record tying 16th consecutive game on August - 19.   

1931  Willie Shoemaker, jockey (won 8,833 of 40,350 starts) on August - 19.   

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

1932  John James Fenwick, English warehouse owner/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

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

1934  On August - 19 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 this day in history trial against Ljev Kamenev & Grigori Zinovjev because of "Trotskyism" opens in Moscow   

1936  On August - 19 federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet/composer, murdered at 37 or 38   

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

1940  On this day in history the birth of Jill St John, American actress   

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 August - 19.   

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

1942  Honorary Capt. John Weir Foote (Cdn. Chaplain Service) wins the Victoria Cross at Dieppe, France on August - 19.   

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

1398  On August - 19 birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

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  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

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

0472  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

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

1245  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)   

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

1297  On August - 19 death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

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.