Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at Riyadh International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people. Date: August 19, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today)
Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States F-14A Tomcat fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra. Date: August 19, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today)
Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide. Date: August 19, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)
Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Date: August 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This…
Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years. Date: August 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today)
Crown Heights riot in New York City begins. Date: August 19, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today)
Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The August Coup begins when Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine. Date: August 19, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1991 π On This Day (Today)
In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan MiloΕ‘eviΔ. Date: August 19, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 1999 π On This Day (Today)
Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers. Date: August 19, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 2002 π On This Day (Today)
Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing: A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children. Date: August 19, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 19 π Events on this day in 2003 π On This Day (Today)