Page 6: Historical Events In August - 19

1944  Allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed on August - 19.   

1944  Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62 on August - 19.   

1945  The birth of Bill Clinton, 45th US President on this day in history.   

1945  Phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds & wins on August - 19.   

1945  On this day in history tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875)   

1947  On this day in history j Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A   

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  ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch) on this day in history.   

1951  On August - 19 bill Veeck (Cleveland Indians) sends Eddie Gaedel, a 3'7" midget, to pinch-hit   

1953  On this day in history england regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0   

1954  On this day in history ralph J Bunche named undersecretary of UN   

1954  Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73 on August - 19.   

1955  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1956  On August - 19 fay Crocker wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open   

1957  NY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to SF in 1958 on this day in history.   

1958  On August - 19 nAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters   

1958  On August - 19 antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63   

1959  On August - 19 doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ   

1959  Jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78 on August - 19.   

1960  American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers sentenced to ten years in a Soviet prison for espionage on this day in history.   

1960  Sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive) on August - 19.   

1962  On this day in history kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90   

1967  Beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1 on August - 19.   

1967  Operation Coronado IV begins in Mekong Delta on this day in history.   

1967  Carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1968  Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44 on this day in history.   

1969  British army takes over policing of Northern Ireland on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history walther Victor, writer, dies   

1973  On August - 19 george Papadopoulos becomes the first president of Greece   

1973  Pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years on this day in history.   

1974  ... Davies, US ambassador on Cyprus, murdered on August - 19.   

1976  On this day in history pres Gerald R Ford won Republican pres nomination at KC convention   

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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  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.   

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on August - 19.   

1558  On this day in history birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  On August - 19 birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on this day in history.   

1596  On August - 19 birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

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

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on August - 19.   

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

1580  On August - 19 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71