Page 6: Historical Events In August - 19

1944  Allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed on August - 19.   

1944  On August - 19 gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62   

1945  The birth of Bill Clinton, 45th US President on this day in history.   

1945  Phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds & wins on this day in history.   

1945  On August - 19 tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875)   

1947  On this day in history j Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A   

1947  Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1950  ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch) on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history aBC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch)   

1951  On this day in history bill Veeck (Cleveland Indians) sends Eddie Gaedel, a 3'7" midget, to pinch-hit   

1953  On this day in history england regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0   

1954  Ralph J Bunche named undersecretary of UN on this day in history.   

1954  Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1955  On August - 19 hurricane Diane kills 200 and is the first billion $ damage storm (N.E. US)   

1955  32.4 cm precipitation at Burlington, Connecticut (state record) on this day in history.   

1956  Fay Crocker wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open on August - 19.   

1957  On this day in history nY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to SF in 1958   

1958  On August - 19 nAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters   

1958  Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63 on August - 19.   

1959  On this day in history doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ   

1959  On this day in history jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78   

1960  American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers sentenced to ten years in a Soviet prison for espionage on August - 19.   

1960  On this day in history sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive)   

1962  On this day in history kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90   

1967  Beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history operation Coronado IV begins in Mekong Delta   

1967  On August - 19 carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84   

1968  On August - 19 sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44   

1969  On this day in history british army takes over policing of Northern Ireland   

1971  Walther Victor, writer, dies on August - 19.   

1973  On August - 19 george Papadopoulos becomes the first president of Greece   

1973  Pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years on August - 19.   

1974  ... Davies, US ambassador on Cyprus, murdered on this day in history.   

1976  Pres Gerald R Ford won Republican pres nomination at KC convention on August - 19.   

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1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

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  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

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

1596  On August - 19 birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

1596  On August - 19 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  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.   

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

1297  On this day in history 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.