August 20th, 1719

Born on August 20th, 1719

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What happened on August 20th?

August 20th, 1892

Celtic Park, the largest football stadium in Scotland and home of Celtic F.C., opened.

August 20th, 2008

Spanair Flight 5022 crashed just after take-off from Madrid's Barajas Airport, killing 154 people.

August 20th, 1998

The Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory (pictured) in Sudan was destroyed by a missile attack launched by the United States in retaliation for the August 7 U.S. embassy bombings.

August 20th, 1989

The final stage of the O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide, South Australia, was finished, completing at the time the world's longest and fastest guided busway, with buses (example pictured) travelling 12 km (7.5 mi) at speeds of up to 100 km/h (62 mph).

August 20th, 1988

Fires in the United States' Yellowstone National Park ravaged more than 150,000 acres (610 km2) on the single worst day of the conflagration.

August 20th, 1950

Korean War: United Nations forces repelled an attempt by North Korea to capture the city of Taegu.

August 20th, 1920

The American Professional Football Association, a predecessor of the National Football League, was founded.

August 20th, 1910

Hurricane-force winds combined hundreds of small fires in the U.S. states of Washington and Idaho into the Devil's Broom fire, which burned about 4,700 square miles (12,100 km²), the largest fire in recorded U.S. history.

August 20th, 1909

Pluto (pictured) was photographed for the first time at the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, U.S., 21 years before it was officially discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.

August 20th, 1794

American troops defeated the Northwestern Confederacy, a Native American alliance, at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the decisive battle of the Northwest Indian War.

August 20th, 1710

War of the Spanish Succession: A Spanish Bourbon army commanded by the Marquis de Bay was soundly defeated by a multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg.

August 20th, 1707

The first Siege of Pensacola came to an end with the British and Creek abandoning their attempt to capture Pensacola in Spanish Florida.

August 20th, 0917

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Bulgarian forces led by Tsar Simeon I drove the Byzantines out of Thrace with a decisive victory at the Battle of Achelous.

August 20th, 0636

Rashidun forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid took control of Syria and Palestine in the Battle of the Yarmuk, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests.

August 20th, 2018

Silent Sam, a Confederate monument on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was toppled by protestors.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 20th

Born on August 20th, 1719

63

Christian Mayer

Czech-German astronomer

*August 20th, 1719, Modřice †April 16th, 1783, Heidelberg

68

Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis

Marshal of France

*August 20th, 1719, Ajac †November 20th, 1787, Arras

Same year
Born in 1719

67

Leopold Mozart

German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist (1719-1787)

*November 14th, 1719, Augsburg †May 28th, 1787, Salzburg

57

Spranger Barry

British actor

*November 23rd, 1719, Dublin †January 10th, 1777, London

79

Barbara Campanini

Italian ballerina

*September 27th, 1719, Parma †June 7th, 1799, Lubin

60

Wilhelm Sebastian von Belling

German general

*February 15th, 1719, Pawłowo, Kwidzyn County †November 28th, 1779, Słupsk

63

Johann Friedrich Hirt

German theologian

*August 16th, 1719, Apolda †July 29th, 1783, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

68

Anna Catharina Bischoff

"Lady (or mummy) of the Barfüsser Church"

*March 23rd, 1719, Strasbourg †August 30th, 1787, Basel

68

Johann Wilhelm Baumer

German physicist and author

*September 10th, 1719, Rehweiler †August 4th, 1788, Giessen

73

George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney

Royal Navy admiral; (1719-1792)

*February 13th, 1719, Walton-on-Thames †May 24th, 1792, London

80

Abraham Gotthelf Kästner

German mathematician (1719–1800)

*September 27th, 1719, Leipzig †June 20th, 1800, Göttingen

78

Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda

Spanish diplomat 10th Count of Aranda (1719-1798)

*August 1st, 1719, Castillo del conde de Aranda †January 9th, 1798, Palacio de los condes de Aranda

65

Étienne François, duc de Choiseul

French general, diplomat and statesman (1719-1785)

*June 28th, 1719, Nancy †May 8th, 1785, Château de Chanteloup

77

Michel-Jean Sedaine

French dramatist and librettist

*June 2nd, 1719, Paris †May 17th, 1797, Paris

72

Jacques Cazotte

French writer

*October 7th, 1719, Dijon †September 25th, 1792, Paris

67

Ferdinand Christoph von Waldburg-Zeil

German priest

*February 6th, 1719, Salzburg †April 9th, 1786, Salzburg

87

Roger Newdigate

British politician

*May 20th, 1719, Arbury †November 23rd, 1806, Arbury

47

Johann Gottlob Lehmann

German and Russian mineralogist

*August 4th, 1719, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel †January 22nd, 1767, Saint Petersburg

70

John Landen

Mathematician

*January 23rd, 1719, Peterborough †January 15th, 1790, Milton

78

John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden

British nobleman and soldier (1719-1797)

*March 13th, 1719, Oundle †May 25th, 1797, Audley End House

67

Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes

French diplomat (1719-1787)

*December 28th, 1719, Dijon †February 13th, 1787, Versailles

52

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

German princess (1719-1772); Princess of Wales as wife of Frederick, Prince of Wales; mother of George III

*November 30th, 1719, Gotha †February 8th, 1772, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1719 is a normal year and no leap year.

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