Page 7: Historical Events In August - 19

1976  Alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75 on August - 19.   

1977  On August - 19 groucho Martin, NYC, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86   

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

1978  On August - 19 first transatlantic balloon crossing in history finishes in Paris   

1979  Crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 aft 175 d flight on this day in history.   

1979  Dorsey Burnette, rocker, dies at 46 of a heart attack on August - 19.   

1980  On August - 19 saudi Arabian Lockheed Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die   

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 August - 19.   

1982  Renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m hurdles, 12.93 sec on August - 19.   

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  On August - 19 lee Trevino wins the PGA   

1985  On August - 19 japan launches its 2nd probe of Halley's Comet, Suisei   

1986  On this day in history hermione Baddeley, actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79   

1987  Hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies on August - 19.   

1988  Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT) on this day in history.   

1989  Tadeusz Mazowiecki, elected first non-communmist president of Poland on this day in history.   

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

1991  On August - 19 a coup attempts to remove President Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union   

1991  On August - 19 coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev   

1992  On August - 19 feliks Arons, Dutch director/actor (A Bridge Too Far), dies at 48   

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  Danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70 on August - 19.   

1999  Panasonic anounces the first Progressive Scan DVD player on August - 19.   

2008  Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian politician on August - 19.   

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

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

2014  On this day in history the 24 hour ceasefire extension renewal between Israel and Palestine is violated as Hamas fire rockets; Israeli Air Force respond, killing 9 Gazans   

2018  On August - 19 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   

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

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

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

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

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1245  On August - 19 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)   

1284  On August - 19 death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)   

1297  On August - 19 death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

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

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.