Ballad of Chevy Chase
Several ballads are later composed in its honour including the Battle of Otterburn and the Ballad of Chevy Chase
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August 19 in History
This permanent archive page contains 152 World History Database records for August 19, spanning 14 to 2024. Recorded topics include Death of Augustus; Coronation; Ballad of Chevy Chase.
Total: 152Events: 119Births: 6Deaths: 8Battles: 17Coronations: 2Countries: 28
Events on August 19
Arrest of Henry IV
Captured by Richard II
Arrest of Richard II
Surrenders to Henry Bolingbroke at Flint Castle & is then imprisoned in the Tower
Congress of Arras
The English withdraw from the Congress. France wants Henry VI to renounce the French throne
Congress of Arras
The English withdraw from the Congres. France demands Henry VI renounce the French throne, the English refuse. France demands Henry VI renounce the French throne
Burgundian Marriage
His son Maximilian marries Mary of Burgundy, linking Habsburg and Burgundian interests.
Marriage
Philip & Mary are greeted with a pageantry in the City of London after their marriage
Mary Returns to Scotland
Elizabeth monitors Mary of Scots return to Scotland without English safe conduct
Return to Scotland
Mary arrives at Leith to begin personal rule in Scotland
Rule of Bohemia
The Estates of Bohemia, Lusatia, Moravia and Silesia declare Ferdinand deposed as their King
Rule of Lusatia
The Estates of Bohemia, Lusatia, Moravia and Silesia declare Ferdinand deposed as their King
Rule of Moravia
The Estates of Bohemia, Lusatia, Moravia and Silesia declare Ferdinand deposed as their King
Rule of Silesia
The Estates of Bohemia, Lusatia, Moravia and Silesia declare Ferdinand deposed as their King
Siege of Raglan
Raglan is surrendered to Parliament, ends military operations of the 1st civil war
Siege of Raglan Castle
Forced to surrender Raglan Castle to the Parliamentarians
Pursuit after Preston
Lambert leads the pursuit of the defeated Engager army south from Preston as Parliamentarian forces break the invasion apart.
Royalist Army
Fighting in the fields outside the town of Preston, the English Parliamentarian forces of Oliver Cromwell inflict a major reverse on the Anglo-Scottish Royalist army of the Duke of Hamilton
Invasion of Great Britain
The Jacobite standard is erected, a banner of red silk with a white space in the centre, the Catholic bishop Hugh MacDonald blesses the standard
Invasion of Great Britain
Charles's manifesto, dated 16 May 1745, declared that he was executing his father's will by asserting his right to his ancestors' throne.
Invasion of Great Britain
The Jacobite standard is erected, a banner of red silk with a white space in the centre, the Catholic bishop Hugh MacDonald blesses the standard.
Invasion of Great Britain
The Marquis of Tullibardine read King James's declaration and commission to the assembled clans, appointing Charles as Prince Regent.
Manifesto
The Marquis of Tullibardine reads aloud the Declaration of King James to the assembled clans, James commission appointing Charles his Prince Regent, and Charles manifesto (dated 16 May 1745), In this manifesto, Charles declared he was executing the will of his father in asserting his undoubted right to the throne of his ancestors
Reballion of Rebels in Glenfinnan
The Jacobite Royal standard is raised at Glenfinnan. 1,200 Jacobite forces gather & for the 2nd time the "old pretender" is proclaimed King
Capture of Paulus Hook
Drives the British from their last major garrison in New Jersey
Sixth Bureau Text Becomes Main Drafting Base
The Assembly adopts most provisions of the Sixth Bureau project as the immediate basis for article-by-article debate.
Plan of Washington
Completes a plan for the new federal city
Invasion of France
Brunswick leads an Allied Army into France
Return to England
Returns briefly to England after the long Atlantic pursuit.
Daguerreotype Announced
Publicly presents the daguerreotype photographic process.
Practical Photographic Process
Introduces a practical method producing detailed images on silvered plates.
Assassination of Garfield
President Garfield dies from gunshot wounds fired by Charles Guiteau
President of Bolivia
Fernandez Alonso begins the final Conservative Party presidency.
Constitution of Russia
The Duma has advisory powers but is without legislative authority. Signs a manifesto summoning the Imperial Duma
Duma
The Duma has advisory powers but is without legislative authority
Manifesto
Issues a manifesto promising speech, assembly rights and elections to the Duma.
Bolshevik Party
Leaves Vienna bound for Switzerland in an Austrian military mail train
Exile of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin
Leaves Vienna bound for Switzerland in an Austrian military mail train
Lenin is released as an enemy of tsarism & escorted in a
Lenin is released as an "enemy of tsarism" & escorted in a train to Switzerland
Baltic Naval Strength Memorandum
Churchill records that Britain cannot command both the North Sea and Baltic before defeating Germany's main fleet.
Capture of Gette
The Belgian Army retreats from the Gette on Antwerp
Eastern Front
The first action on the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalluponen (in present day Lithuania) is fought by a corps of the German Eighth Army against Russian General Rennenkampfs First Army
Eighth Army
Maximilian von Prittwitzs orders were very clear, his German Eighth Army was to remain in its positions in East Prussia, without attempting any offensive action, as all German efforts were to be concentrated on the Western Front against France
Eighth Army
The first action on the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalluponen (in present day Lithuania) is fought by a corps of the German Eighth Army against Russian General Rennenkampfs First Army
First Army
Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
First Army
Tasked, along with Paul von Rennenkampf, commander of First Army, with the Russian invasion of East Prussia. Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Invasion of Belgium
The Belgian Army retreats from the Gette on Antwerp
Invasion of Germany
Tasked, along with Paul von Rennenkampf, commander of First Army, with the Russian invasion of East Prussia. Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Invasion of Prussia
Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Invasion of Prussia
Tasked, along with Paul von Rennenkampf, commander of First Army, with the Russian invasion of East Prussia. Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Mobilization
The Canadian Parliament authorizes an expeditionary force
Second Army
Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Second Army
Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Western Front
Maximilian von Prittwitzs orders were very clear, his German Eighth Army was to remain in its positions in East Prussia, without attempting any offensive action, as all German efforts were to be concentrated on the Western Front against France
Rule of Adalia
Under the Treaty of Sevres Adalia is ceded to Italy by Turkey
Rule of Dodecanese
Under the Treaty of Sevres the Dodecanese are ceded to Italy by Turkey
Rule of Rhodes
Under the Treaty of Sevres Rhodes is ceded to Italy by Turkey
Election
Election victory for the Liberal Party supporters of Venizelos.
Fuhrer Chancellor
On the death of Hindenburg proclaims himself Fuhrer, a position created by himself
Alliance Agreement with Germany maybe possible
At a meeting of the Politbureau Stalin says an alliance with Germany maybe possible
Alliance Joseph Stalin and Germany maybe possible
At a meeting of the Politbureau Stalin says an alliance with Germany maybe possible
Handed a draft of the non-aggression pact by Molotov
Handed a draft of the non-aggression pact by Molotov
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Hands the German Ambassador von der Schulenburg a draft of the non-aggression pact
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Handed a draft of the non-aggression pact by Molotov
Invasion of Egypt
Orders the invasion of Egypt on the day that the invasion of Britain was mounted
Invasion of Somaliland
Italy completes the occupation of British Somaliland
Rule of British Somaliland
Italy completes the occupation of British Somaliland
Alpine Corps Assigned to ARMIR
Gariboldi retains the Alpine Corps under 8th Army control rather than allowing its divisions to be detached toward the Caucasus.
Dieppe Raid Defence Lessons Reviewed
Jodl's staff reviews the Dieppe raid as evidence of future Allied amphibious threats to Western Europe.
Siege of Dieppe
New weapons & methods of amphibious assault are tested which are used during D-Day. Much is learnt for Normandy landings in 1944. Ends in disaster with over 3,000 killed & 2,000 captured out of 6,000
Manhattan Project
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill sign Quebec Agreement & a team of British scientists join the Manhattan Project as a result, including Klaus Fuchs
Manhattan Project
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill sign Quebec Agreement & a team of British scientists join the Manhattan Project as a result, including Klaus Fuchs
Manhattan Project
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill sign Quebec Agreement & a team of British scientists join the Manhattan Project as a result, including Klaus Fuchs
Falaise Pocket
Novel tactics by Polish 1st Armoured Division, under the command of Stanislaw Maczek during the drive for Chambois, enabled the Falaise Gap to be partially closed by August 19, 1944, trapping about 150,000 German soldiers in the Falaise Pocket
Falaise Pocket Closure Coordinated
Coordinates British, Canadian, Polish and American pressure as the Falaise pocket is closed.
Operation Tractable
Novel tactics by Polish 1st Armoured Division, under the command of Stanislaw Maczek during the drive for Chambois, enabled the Falaise Gap to be partially closed by August 19, 1944, trapping about 150,000 German soldiers in the Falaise Pocket
Operation Tractable
Novel tactics by Polish 1st Armoured Division, under the command of Stanislaw Maczek during the drive for Chambois, enabled the Falaise Gap to be partially closed by August 19, 1944, trapping about 150,000 German soldiers in the Falaise Pocket
Suicide
Committs suicide by poison at Metz
Capture of Harbin
The Russians occupy Harbin in Manchuria
Capture of Mukden
The Russians occupy Mukden in Manchuria
Result of Surrender of Japan
Japanese representatives receive the detailed Allied procedures for implementing surrender.
Surrender of Japan
Japanese emissaries receive terms for Japans surrender from the US
Doctors Trial Verdict
The tribunal found Brandt guilty as it delivered the Doctors Trial verdicts.
Nuremberg Code
The Doctors Trial judgment set out ten principles for permissible human experimentation, later known as the Nuremberg Code.
Gold Yuan Reform
The government replaces the failing fabi currency with the gold yuan in an unsuccessful effort to control wartime inflation.
Coup
Ousted in a coup organized by British & US intelligence
Animals Returned from Orbit
The achievement marks animals returned from orbit as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Korabl-Sputnik 2
Supports the biological mission carrying Belka and Strelka safely through orbit.
Beatles, The
Ringo Srarr makes his debut for the Beatles at the Cavern
Debate Proposal
After seeking to air more of the Oswald interview, Stuckey helped develop the idea of a debate between Oswald and a local anti-Castro opponent.
Holocaust
Auschwitz trials end with only 6 life sentences
Trial
Meinhof, Baader, Ensslin, and Raspe are charged with four counts of murder, fifty-four of attempted murder, and a single count of forming a criminal association
First Gulf of Sidra Air Clash
United States aircraft shoot down two Libyan fighters during naval exercises.
Acting Presidency Ends
Aye Ko leaves office after one week
President of Myanmar
Appointed President of Burma
President Takes Office
Maung Maung becomes President during the democratic uprising
Appeal for Resistance to GKChP
Declares the emergency committee unconstitutional and calls for a general strike and civil resistance.
Arrest of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Arrested during a coup
Coup
One of the ring leaders who plots against Gorbachev
Coup
A coup takes place while Gorbachev is establishing a federal Union of Sovereign States
Coup
Arrested during a coup
Coup
Gennady Yanayev is declared Gorbachevs replacement as President. Forms an 8 man Emergency Committee & declares Gorbachev deposed. Declares as state of emergency
Coup
Forms an 8 man Emergency Committee & declares Gorbachev deposed & a state of emergency
Coup
Forms an 8 man Emergency Committee & declares Gorbachev deposed & a state of emergency
Coup
Gennady Yanayev is declared Gorbachevs replacement as President. Forms an 8 man Emergency Committee. Declares Gorbachev deposed. Declares a state of emergency
Resistance to August Coup
Emerges as the principal public leader of resistance to the State Committee for the State of Emergency.
Russian White House Resistance Headquarters
Uses the Russian White House as the political headquarters for organized resistance to the emergency committee.
State of Emergency
Declares as state of emergency
State of Emergency
Forms an 8 man Emergency Committee & declares Gorbachev deposed & a state of emergency
State of Emergency
Forms an 8 man Emergency Committee & declares Gorbachev deposed & a state of emergency
State of Emergency
Declares a state of emergency
Vice President
Appointed President of Russia by the Emergency Committee
White House Armoured Vehicle Address
Addresses crowds from an armoured vehicle outside the Russian White House during resistance to the August coup.
Transfer
Coventry City pay a world record 6 million pounds for a teenager from Wolverhampton Wanderers
High Commissioner
Appointed High Commissioners for Human Rights for the United Nations
Politics
Appointed High Commissioners for Human Rights for the United Nations
Two Olympic Semi-Final Goals Against Brazil
Scores twice as Argentina defeat Brazil 3-0 in the Olympic football semi-final.
Leadership of Military Committee
Goita emerges as chairman of the military committee formed after the coup.
Roma Competitive Debut
Begins competitive management of Roma with a Conference League qualifying victory over Trabzonspor.
Democratic Convention Address
Addresses the Democratic National Convention.
Births on August 19
Birth of James Compton
Birth of James Compton, 3rd Earl of Northampton
Birth of Samuel Richardson
Birth of Samuel Richardson
Birth of Joaquin Blake y Joyes
Birth of Joaquin Blake y Joyes
Birth of Heinrich Abeken
Birth of Heinrich Abeken
Birth of Shankar Dayal Sharma
Shankar Dayal Sharma is born and later becomes the ninth President of India.
Birth of Bill Clinton
Birth of Bill Clinton in Hope south west Arkansas
Deaths on August 19
Death of Augustus
Dies at Nola after founding the principate.
Death of Richard II
Richard II is captured & defeated by Bolingbroke
Death of Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal dies in Paris, aged thirty-nine.
Death of Serge Diagilev
Death of Sergei Diagilev
Death of Johan Schobar
Death of Johan Shobar
Death of Guenther Hans von Kluge
Committs suicide by poison at Metz
Death of Alastair Sim
Death of Alastair Sim
Death of Groucho Marx
Death of Groucho Marx
Battles on August 19
Battle of Otterburn
War between the Scots and English turned into a feud between the Douglases & Percys. Several ballads are later composed in its honour including the Battle of Otterburn and the Ballad of Chevy Chase. James Douglas has his body hidden in a bush from the English & wins the battle
Battle of Otterburn
James Douglas asks his nephew Hugh Montgomery to hide his body under a bush
Battle of Otterburn
War between the Scots and English turns into a feud between the Douglases & the Percys. Percy is captured & held for ransom by the Scots, Lord Montgomery, at Otterburn
Battle of Otterburn
Ralph Percy, the brother of Hotspur, is arrested & made prisoner by the Earl Mareschal
Battle of Otterburn
The Battle of Otterburne was an incident in the invasion of England by Albany
Battle of Preston
The Scots are driven off by a charge of pikemen under Colonels Thomas Pride and Richard Dean. Surrenders at the Battle of Preston after making a final stand at Winwick. A victory by the troops of Oliver Cromwell over the Royalists and Scots commanded by the Duke of Hamilton, the Parliamentarian victory presaged the end of the Second English Civil War
Battle of Preston
The Scots are driven off by a charge of pikemen under Colonels Thomas Pride and Richard Dean
Battle of Preston
A small tributary of the Ribble, causes the poet John Milton later to write of "Darwens stream with blood of Scots imbued"
Battle of Preston
The Scots are driven off by a charge of pikemen under Colonels Thomas Pride and Richard Dean
Battle of Winwick Pass
Fighting in the fields outside the town of Preston, the English Parliamentarian forces of Oliver Cromwell inflict a major reverse on the Anglo-Scottish Royalist army of the Duke of Hamilton
Battle of Szalankemen
Mustafa & Thokoloy are defeated, Mustafa & 20,000 Turks are killed
Battle of Chesapeake Bay
Lands with 5,400 veterans of the Peninsular War & is able to advance on Washington
Battle of Belgium, 1st
The Belgian Army retreats from the Gette on Antwerp
Battle of Gumbinnen
Prittwitz decides to engage Rennenkampf at the earliest possibility, pitting 150,000 Germans against 200,000 Russians, the decision went against the orders of Moltke, the German Chief of Staff, which ruled out any offensive before the fall of France
Battle of Gumbinnen
Maximilian von Prittwitz's orders were very clear, his German Eighth Army was to remain in its positions in East Prussia, without attempting any offensive action, as all German efforts were to be concentrated on the Western Front against France.
Battle of Gumbinnen
Prittwitz decides to engage Rennenkampf at the earliest possibility, pitting 150,000 Germans against 200,000 Russians, the decision went against the orders of Moltke, the German Chief of Staff, which ruled out any offensive before the fall of France.
Battle of Stalluponen
The first action on the Eastern Front, the Battle of Stalluponen (in present day Lithuania) is fought by a corps of the German Eighth Army against Russian General Rennenkampfs First Army. Russias invasion of East Prussia, part of pre-war strategy, Plan 19, is two-pronged, Rennenkampfs First Army, of 200,000 men, enters East Prussia from the north while General Samsonovs Second Army invades from the south
Coronations on August 19
Coronation
Crowned at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Kilwardby
Coronation
Crowns Edward I at Westminster Abbey