Historical Events In August - 19
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1944 On this day in history allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed
1944 On this day in history gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62
1945 The birth of Bill Clinton, 45th US President on August - 19.
1945 On this day in history phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds & wins
1945 Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875) on August - 19.
1947 J Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A on August - 19.
1947 On August - 19 ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67
1950 On this day in history aBC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch)
1950 On August - 19 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 England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0 on August - 19.
1954 On August - 19 ralph J Bunche named undersecretary of UN
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 August - 19.
1956 Fay Crocker wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open on this day in history.
1957 NY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to SF in 1958 on August - 19.
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 Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ on August - 19.
1959 On August - 19 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 this day in history.
1960 On this day in history sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive)
1962 On August - 19 kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90
1967 On August - 19 beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1
1967 On August - 19 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 British army takes over policing of Northern Ireland on August - 19.
1971 On this day in history walther Victor, writer, dies
1973 George Papadopoulos becomes the first president of Greece on August - 19.
1973 On August - 19 pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years
1974 On this day in history ... Davies, US ambassador on Cyprus, murdered
1976 Pres Gerald R Ford won Republican pres nomination at KC convention on August - 19.
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