August 19: Cease-Fire in the Iran-Iraq War and Gorbachev Survives a Coup

On This Day in History August 19, 2020 Historical Events 1839  Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris 1942  World War II: Over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers killed, wounded or captured raiding Dieppe, France 1988  Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT) 1991  Conservative members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union attempt to depose Mikhail Gorbachev in a coup d'état 2010  Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Bill Clinton 74th Birthday Coco Chanel (1883 - 1971) Manuel L. Quezon (1878 - 1944) Orville Wright (1871 - 1948) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Augustus Caesar (63 BC - 14) Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for August 19-25 Test your knowledge of historical events and famous people in our weekly history quiz for August 19-25. Then challenge your friends Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand