Page 5: Historical Events In August - 19

1918  James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist on August - 19.   

1919  On this day in history afghanistan declares independence from UK   

1919  On this day in history malcolm Forbes, publisher (Forbes Magazine)   

1920  Lucila Engels-Boskaljon, Curacao painter on August - 19.   

1921  On this day in history ty Cobb, is 4th to get 3,000 hits   

1921  Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer (Star Trek) on August - 19.   

1922  36th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Helen Wills Moody (63 61) on August - 19.   

1922  On August - 19 douglas MacKenzie Davey, psychometrist   

1922  Felipe Pedrell, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1924  On August - 19 william Marshall, Gary Ind, actor (Blacula, Something of Value)   

1926  Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist on August - 19.   

1927  On August - 19 metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state.   

1927  On August - 19 james T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986)   

1929  On this day in history sergei P Diaghilev, Russia, dance master (Imperial Ballet), dies at 57   

1930  On August - 19 d[avid] G[uy] Compton, UK, sci-fi author (Synthajoy, Radio Plays)   

1931  Lefty Grove wins AL record tying 16th consecutive game on August - 19.   

1931  Willie Shoemaker, jockey (won 8,833 of 40,350 starts) on this day in history.   

1932  46th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Carolin A Babcock (62 62) on August - 19.   

1932  On August - 19 john James Fenwick, English warehouse owner/multi-millionaire   

1933  On this day in history 47th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Helen Moody (86 36 30 ret)   

1934  On this day in history helen Hull Jacobs win US Lawn Tennis Association   

1934  On this day in history plebiscite in Germany approved sole executive power to Adolph Hitler   

1934  48th US Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H P Fabyan (61 64) on August - 19.   

1936  On this day in history trial against Ljev Kamenev & Grigori Zinovjev because of "Trotskyism" opens in Moscow   

1936  On this day in history federico Garcia Lorca, Spanish poet/composer, murdered at 37 or 38   

1939  On this day in history 37.6 cm rainfall at Tuckerton, NJ (state record)   

1940  On August - 19 the birth of Jill St John, American actress   

1941  On August - 19 ump Jocko Conlan ejects Pirate manager Frankie Frisch for coming out on field holding an umbrella to get a rainout   

1942  On this day in history 1,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed raiding Dieppe, France   

1942  On this day in history first American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is   

1942  On this day in history honorary Capt. John Weir Foote (Cdn. Chaplain Service) wins the Victoria Cross at Dieppe, France   

1942  On August - 19 lt.-Colonel Charles C.I. Merritt (The South Saksatchewan Regiment) wins the Victoria Corss at Dieppe, France   

1942  On August - 19 -20] Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Burg-al-Arab   

1943  Belgian church excommunicates nazi Leon Degrelle on August - 19.   

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1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.   

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

1557  On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

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

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.   

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on this day in history.   

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on August - 19.   

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.   

1297  On this day in history 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