Page 7: Historical Events In August - 19

1976  Alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75 on August - 19.   

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  First transatlantic balloon crossing in history finishes in Paris on this day in history.   

1979  Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight on this day in history.   

1979  On August - 19 dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack   

1980  On August - 19 saudi Arabian Lockheed Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die   

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

1981  On this day in history 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  LSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting on August - 19.   

1984  On August - 19 lee Trevino wins the PGA   

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

1986  On August - 19 hermione Baddeley, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79   

1987  On August - 19 hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies   

1988  On this day in history iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT)   

1989  Tadeusz Mazowiecki, elected first non-communmist president of Poland on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1992  On August - 19 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 this day in history.   

1994  On August - 19 john George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59   

1995  Danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70 on August - 19.   

1999  Panasonic anounces the first Progressive Scan DVD player on August - 19.   

2008  On August - 19 levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician   

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

2013  On this day in history 24 Egyptian policemen are killed in an attack in Rafah   

2014  On this day in history the 24 hour ceasefire extension renewal between Israel and Palestine is violated as Hamas fire rockets; Israeli Air Force respond, killing 9 Gazans   

2018  On this day in history 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   

2018  Monsoon rains finally ease in Kerala State, India, with flooding taking 350 lives with 200,000 in relief camps on August - 19.   

2018  On this day in history two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia killing 14 two weeks after previous earthquakes   

2018  On this day in history rudy Giuliani , US President Trump's lawyer claims in interview with NBC Chuck Todd that "truth isn't truth"   

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1342  On August - 19 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 this day in history.   

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

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on August - 19.   

1596  On August - 19 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  On August - 19 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.