Page 6: Historical Events In August - 19

1944  On this day in history allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed   

1944  Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 August - 19.   

1945  Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875) on this day in history.   

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

1950  ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch) on August - 19.   

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

1953  England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0 on August - 19.   

1954  Ralph J Bunche named undersecretary of UN on August - 19.   

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

1955  On this day in history 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  On August - 19 fay Crocker wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open   

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

1958  On this day in history nAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters   

1958  Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history american U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers sentenced to ten years in a Soviet prison for espionage   

1960  On August - 19 sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive)   

1962  Kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90 on August - 19.   

1967  On this day in history beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1   

1967  Operation Coronado IV begins in Mekong Delta on this day in history.   

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

1968  On this day in history sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44   

1969  On August - 19 british army takes over policing of Northern Ireland   

1971  On this day in history walther Victor, writer, dies   

1973  On this day in history george Papadopoulos becomes the first president of Greece   

1973  On this day in history pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years   

1974  ... Davies, US ambassador on Cyprus, murdered on August - 19.   

1976  Pres Gerald R Ford won Republican pres nomination at KC convention on this day in history.   

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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  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 August - 19.   

1590  On August - 19 birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

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 August - 19.   

0440  On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

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

1186  On August - 19 death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  On August - 19 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  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on August - 19.   

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 this day in history.