This Day In History

August 19th

1936  Spanish poet and playwright Frederico Garcia Lorca assassinated in Granada, Spain by Franco's troops during the Spanish Civil War
1977  Legendary vaudeville, film, radio and television star comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at the age of 86
1995  During a peace mission to Bosnia, US diplomat Robert Frasure and 3 others died in a car accident outside of Sarajevo

1871  Aviator Orville Wright
1883  Fashio Designer Coco (Gabrielle) Chanel
1919  Publisher Malcolm Forbes, Sr.
1921  Producer Gene Roddenberry
1931  Horse Jockey Willie Shoemaker
1940  Actress Jill St. John (Oppenheim)
1946  42nd US President Bill Clinton of the Democratic Party
1948  Author/Activist Tipper (Mary) Gore (Aitcheson), wife of US Vice President Al Gore
1963  Actor John Stamos (Stamotopoulos)

Top Hits Courtesy of...

1960

• It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley

• Walk--Don't Run - The Ventures

• Walking to New Orleans - Fats Domino

• Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen

1968

• People Got to be Free - The Rascals

• Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf

• Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano

• Heaven Says Hello - Sonny James

1976

• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee

• You Should be Dancing - Bee Gees

• Let 'Em In - Wings

• Say It Again - Don Williams

1984

• Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

• What's Love Got to Do with It - Tina Turner

• Stuck on You - Lionel Richie

• Still Losing You - Ronnie Milsap

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