Historical Events for 19th August 2025

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1399 - King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry Bolingbroke at Flint Castle after promising to abdicate if his life was spared
1493 - Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I becomes Archduke of Austria on the death of his father and co-ruler Frederick III
1931 - Lefty Grove wins an AL record-tying 16th consecutive game
1990 - Dodger José Offerman hits a home run in his first at-bat
1991 - Conservative members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union attempt to depose Mikhail Gorbachev in a coup d'état
2016 - A six-way tie for first place occurs in the final of the equestrian individual jumping competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; Nick Skelton of Great Britain wins the gold medal jump-off
2018 - Monsoon rains finally ease in Kerala State, India, with flooding taking 350 lives and 200,000 in relief camps
2023 - MLB Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner hits two solo home runs in the same inning in a 12-3 win over the Nationals in Washington

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