Historical Events In August - 19

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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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 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 this day in history.   

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on this day in history.   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on August - 19.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1493  On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

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