Page 7: Historical Events In August - 19

1976  On this day in history alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75   

1977  Groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history 422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran   

1978  On August - 19 first transatlantic balloon crossing in history finishes in Paris   

1979  On August - 19 crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight   

1979  Dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack on August - 19.   

1980  Saudi Arabian Lockheed Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history 2 VF-41 aircraft from USS Nimitz shoot down 2 Libyan aircraft which fired on them over international waters   

1981  On August - 19 jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74   

1982  Renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec on August - 19.   

1982  Soyuz T-7 launched, Svetlana Savtiskaya 2nd woman in space on this day in history.   

1983  On August - 19 lSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting   

1984  On this day in history lee Trevino wins the PGA   

1985  On this day in history japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei   

1986  On this day in history hermione Baddeley, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79   

1987  On this day in history hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies   

1988  Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT) on August - 19.   

1989  Tadeusz Mazowiecki, elected first non-communmist president of Poland on August - 19.   

1990  Ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80 on August - 19.   

1991  A coup attempts to remove President Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union on August - 19.   

1991  Coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev on August - 19.   

1992  On this day in history feliks Arons, Dutch director/actor (A Bridge Too Far), dies at 48   

1993  Jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76 on August - 19.   

1994  John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59 on August - 19.   

1995  Danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1999  On August - 19 panasonic anounces the first Progressive Scan DVD player   

2008  Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician on August - 19.   

2012  On August - 19 32 people are killed after a plane crash in Talodi, Sudan   

2013  On August - 19 24 Egyptian policemen are killed in an attack in Rafah   

2014  On August - 19 the 24 hour ceasefire extension renewal between Israel and Palestine is violated as Hamas fire rockets; Israeli Air Force respond, killing 9 Gazans   

2018  Novak Đoković beats Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Cincinnati Masters to become the first player to win all 9 Masters 1,000 tennis tournaments since the series started in 1990 on this day in history.   

2018  Monsoon rains finally ease in Kerala State, India, with flooding taking 350 lives with 200,000 in relief camps on this day in history.   

2018  Two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia killing 14 two weeks after previous earthquakes on August - 19.   

2018  On August - 19 rudy Giuliani , US President Trump's lawyer claims in interview with NBC Chuck Todd that "truth isn't truth"   

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

1398  On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  On August - 19 birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

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 this day in history.   

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

0472  On August - 19 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  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.   

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

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71