Page 7: Historical Events In August - 19

1976  On this day in history alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75   

1977  Groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history 422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran   

1978  On this day in history first transatlantic balloon crossing in history finishes in Paris   

1979  On this day in history crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight   

1979  Dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1980  Saudi Arabian Lockheed Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die on this day in history.   

1981  2 VF-41 aircraft from USS Nimitz shoot down 2 Libyan aircraft which fired on them over international waters on August - 19.   

1981  Jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1982  On August - 19 renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec   

1982  On this day in history soyuz T-7 launched, Svetlana Savtiskaya 2nd woman in space   

1983  LSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting on this day in history.   

1984  Lee Trevino wins the PGA on August - 19.   

1985  On this day in history japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei   

1986  On August - 19 hermione Baddeley, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79   

1987  On August - 19 hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies   

1988  On August - 19 iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT)   

1989  On this day in history tadeusz Mazowiecki, elected first non-communmist president of Poland   

1990  On August - 19 ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80   

1991  A coup attempts to remove President Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union on August - 19.   

1991  On August - 19 coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev   

1992  Feliks Arons, Dutch director/actor (A Bridge Too Far), dies at 48 on August - 19.   

1993  On this day in history jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76   

1994  On August - 19 john George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59   

1995  On this day in history danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70   

1999  On this day in history panasonic anounces the first Progressive Scan DVD player   

2008  On this day in history levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician   

2012  32 people are killed after a plane crash in Talodi, Sudan on this day in history.   

2013  24 Egyptian policemen are killed in an attack in Rafah on August - 19.   

2014  The 24 hour ceasefire extension renewal between Israel and Palestine is violated as Hamas fire rockets; Israeli Air Force respond, killing 9 Gazans on August - 19.   

2018  Novak Đoković beats Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Cincinnati Masters to become the first player to win all 9 Masters 1,000 tennis tournaments since the series started in 1990 on August - 19.   

2018  Monsoon rains finally ease in Kerala State, India, with flooding taking 350 lives with 200,000 in relief camps on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia killing 14 two weeks after previous earthquakes   

2018  On this day in history rudy Giuliani , US President Trump's lawyer claims in interview with NBC Chuck Todd that "truth isn't truth"   

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1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on August - 19.   

1521  On August - 19 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 August - 19.   

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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

0472  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

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

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  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on this day in history.   

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on August - 19.   

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