August 19, 2019: A look back at what happened on this day in years gone by

We take a trip down memory lane and check out what happened on this day in years gone by by looking back at some Irish Examiner front pages and highlighting other events which went down in history across the world.

Mon, 19 Aug, 2019 - 12:00

Joe Leogue

August 19- 50 years ago

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Courts Features Place: Greece Place: Rome Place: Scots Place: Scotland Place: France Place: Paris Place: California Place: US Person: James Chichester-Clark Person: prime minister Person: Harold Wilson Person: James Callaghan Person: Minister for External Affairs Person: Patrick Hillery Person: Terry O’Neill Person: O’Neill Person: Brian Cowen Person: Bertie Ahern Person: Senator Person: Dan Boyle Person: Cowen Person: Frances Fitzgerald Person: Tyson Person: Augustus Person: Julius Caesar Person: Mary Queen Person: Louis Jacques Daguerre Person: Orville Wright Person: Wilbur Person: Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel Person: Germans Person: Adolf Hitler Event: Battle of the Bogside Event: Derry riots Event: the Troubles Organisation: UN Security Council Organisation: Irish Public Bodies Mutual Insurers Organisation: IPBMI Organisation: Oireachtas Organisation: Green Party Organisation: HSE Organisation: Department of Justice Organisation: New York Herald

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