Page 6: Historical Events In August - 19

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1945  Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875) on this day in history.   

1947  J Arens & D van Dorpen synthetise vitamin A on this day in history.   

1947  Ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history aBC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch)   

1950  On this day in history aBC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic & Acrobat Ranch)   

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

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  On this day in history alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53), dies at 73   

1955  On August - 19 hurricane Diane kills 200 and is the first billion $ damage storm (N.E. US)   

1955  On this day in history 32.4 cm precipitation at Burlington, Connecticut (state record)   

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  Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1959  Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history jacob Epstein, US/English sculptor/painter, dies at 78   

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

1960  On August - 19 sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive)   

1962  Kerstin Hesselgren, 1st woman in Swedish parliament, dies at 90 on August - 19.   

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  On this day in history carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84   

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 August - 19.   

1971  Walther Victor, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1973  George Papadopoulos becomes the first president of Greece on this day in history.   

1973  On August - 19 pirate World Music Radio (Holland) closes down after 10 years   

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

1976  On August - 19 pres Gerald R Ford won Republican pres nomination at KC convention   

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1342  On this day in history birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

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 this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  On August - 19 birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

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  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.   

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on August - 19.   

1245  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)   

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on August - 19.   

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

1493  On August - 19 frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on this day in history.