August 19th, 1483

Born on August 19th, 1483

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 19th?

August 19th, 2017

Around 250,000 farmed non-native Atlantic salmon were accidentally released into the wild near Cypress Island, Washington.

August 19th, 2005

Thunderstorms in southern Ontario, Canada, spawned at least three tornadoes that caused over C$500 million in damage.

August 19th, 2003

A Hamas suicide bomber killed 23 people and wounded more than 130 others, including many Orthodox Jewish children, on a crowded public bus in Shmuel HaNavi, Jerusalem.

August 19th, 2002

Second Chechen War: A Russian Mil Mi-26 was brought down by Chechen separatists with a man-portable air-defense system near Khankala, killing 127 people in the deadliest helicopter crash in history.

August 19th, 1953

The intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom and the United States orchestrated a coup d'état of Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh and restored the constitutional monarchy of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

August 19th, 1950

The 766th Independent Infantry Regiment of North Korea was disbanded after fighting for less than two months in the Korean War.

August 19th, 1934

A referendum supported the recent merging of the posts of Chancellor and President of Germany, consolidating Adolf Hitler's assumption of supreme power.

August 19th, 1920

Russian Civil War: Peasants in Tambov Governorate began a rebellion against the Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia.

August 19th, 1897

The Bersey Electric Cab entered service as the first electric taxi in London.

August 19th, 1759

Seven Years' War: Having damaged several French vessels, British ships pursued the remainder of the fleet to Lagos, Portugal, and continued the battle there (depicted) in violation of Portuguese neutrality.

August 19th, 1745

Bonnie Prince Charlie (pictured) raised the Jacobite standard at Glenfinnan, Scotland, in an attempt to regain the British throne for his father, beginning the Jacobite rising of 1745.

August 19th, 1274

Shortly after his return from the Ninth Crusade, Edward I was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, nearly two years after his father's death.

August 19th, 1945

August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.

August 19th, 1944

World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.

August 19th, 1942

World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 19th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 19th?

37

Tian Qing

Chinese badminton player

*August 19th, 1986, Anhua County

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

39

Simon Stone

Australian theatre director, writer and actor

*August 19th, 1984, Basel

20

Letshanaa A. Karupathevan

Malaysian badminton player

*August 19th, 2003, Selangor

49

Edward Boscawen

Royal Navy admiral (1711-1761)

*August 19th, 1711, Tregothnan †January 10th, 1761, Surrey

56

Nandana Sen

American actress

*August 19th, 1967, Kolkata

30

Nik Tendo

Czech rapper

*August 19th, 1993, Pardubice

80

Ginger Baker

British drummer (1939–2019)

*August 19th, 1939, Lewisham †October 6th, 2019, Canterbury

67

Adam Arkin

American actor and director

*August 19th, 1956, Brooklyn

39

Alessandro Matri

Italian footballer

*August 19th, 1984, Sant'Angelo Lodigiano

39

Simon Bird

British actor and comedian

*August 19th, 1984, Guildford

37

Sebastián Sosa

Uruguayan footballer violín

*August 19th, 1986, Montevideo

72

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

French politician (born 1951)

*August 19th, 1951, Tangier

58

James Tomkins

Australian rower

*August 19th, 1965, Sydney

29

Fernando Gaviria

Colombian Road racing cyclist

*August 19th, 1994, La Ceja del Tambo

75

Ian McElhinney

Northern Irish actor, director

*August 19th, 1948, Belfast

71

Renaud Van Ruymbeke

French judge

*August 19th, 1952, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Peter Gallagher

American actor

*August 19th, 1955, Manhattan

73

John Flamsteed

English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal

*August 19th, 1646, Denby †December 31st, 1719, Burstow

Same year
Born in 1483

62

Martin Luther

German priest, theologian and author (1483–1546)

*November 10th, 1483, Lutherstadt Eisleben †February 18th, 1546, Lutherstadt Eisleben

37

Raphael

Italian painter and architect (1483–1520)

*April 6th, 1483, Urbino †April 6th, 1520, Rome

47

Babur

1st Mughal Emperor

*February 14th, 1483, Andijan †December 26th, 1530, Agra

57

Francesco Guicciardini

Italian writer, historian and politician (1483-1540)

*March 6th, 1483, Florence †May 22nd, 1540, Arcetri

68

Paolo Giovio

Italian physician, historian, biographer, and prelate

*April 21st, 1483, Como †January 1st, 1552, Florence

55

Henry III of Nassau-Breda

Baron of Breda

*January 12th, 1483, Siegen †September 14th, 1538, Breda

78

Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio

Italian painter (1483-1561)

*February 14th, 1483, Florence †June 6th, 1561, Florence

64

Wenzeslaus Linck

German theologian

*January 8th, 1483, Colditz †March 12th, 1547, Nuremberg

81

Nicolaus von Amsdorf

German theologian and Protestant reformer

*December 3rd, 1483, Torgau †May 14th, 1565, Eisenach

58

Gasparo Contarini

Catholic cardinal and Bishop of Belluno

*October 16th, 1483, Venice †August 24th, 1542, Bologna

54

Hans Buchner

German Renaissance composer

*October 26th, 1483, Ravensburg †January 1st, 1538, Constance

38

Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Landgravine of Hesse

German noble

*November 16th, 1483, Heidelberg †June 24th, 1522, Baden-Baden

25

Dmitry Ivanovich

Grand Prince of Moscow (1483-1509)

*October 10th, 1483, Moscow †January 1st, 1509, Moscow

63

Tommaso Badia

Catholic cardinal

*December 10th, 1483, Modena †September 6th, 1547, Rome

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Public holidays on August 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on August 19th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1483 is a normal year and no leap year.

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