Historical Events In August - 19

1976  Alastair Sim, actor (Christmas Carol, Green for Danger), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1978  On August - 19 422 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  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 this day in history.   

1980  Saudi Arabian Lockheed Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die on August - 19.   

1981  2 VF-41 aircraft from USS Nimitz shoot down 2 Libyan aircraft which fired on them over international waters on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1982  Soyuz T-7 launched, Svetlana Savtiskaya 2nd woman in space on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history lSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting   

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

1987  Hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history a coup attempts to remove President Gorbachev from power in the Soviet Union   

1991  On this day in history coup in Russia deposes Mikhail Gorbachev   

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

1993  Jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1994  John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59 on August - 19.   

1995  On August - 19 danny Arnold, British TV producer, dies at 70   

1999  On August - 19 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 August - 19.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 19 two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia killing 14 two weeks after previous earthquakes   

2018  Rudy Giuliani , US President Trump's lawyer claims in interview with NBC Chuck Todd that "truth isn't truth" on August - 19.   

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

1398  On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on this day in history.   

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

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on August - 19.   

1596  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

0440  On this day in history sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on August - 19.   

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 August - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

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