August 19th, 1750

Born on August 19th, 1750

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 19th?

August 19th, 1905

In a ceremony officiated by Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, The Luck of Cumberland (pictured) was presented to HMS Cumberland.

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 car bomb destroyed the United Nations headquarters at Baghdad's Canal Hotel, killing Brazilian diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 others.

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 (pictured) 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 in violation of Portuguese neutrality.

August 19th, 1745

Bonnie Prince Charlie 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 (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, nearly two years after his father's death.

August 19th, 1725

J. S. Bach led the first performance of Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137, a cantata setting the unchanged text of Neander's hymn.

August 19th, 1945

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

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

Same year
Born in 1750

97

Caroline Herschel

German-British astronomer (*1750 – †1848)

*March 16th, 1750, Hanover †January 9th, 1848, Hanover

74

Antonio Salieri

Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)

*August 18th, 1750, Legnago †May 7th, 1825, Vienna

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

*March 28th, 1750, Caracas †July 14th, 1816, Cádiz

50

Lorenzo Mascheroni

Italian mathematician (*1750 – †1800)

*May 13th, 1750, Bergamo †July 14th, 1800, Paris

86

Adam Afzelius

Swedish botanist (1750-1837)

*October 8th, 1750, Vara †January 20th, 1837, Uppsala

56

Henry Knox

American general and Secretary of War (1750–1806)

*July 25th, 1750, Boston †October 25th, 1806, Augusta

43

Fabre d'Églantine

French actor (1750-1794)

*July 28th, 1750, Carcassonne †April 5th, 1794, Paris

64

Joanna Southcott

English hoaxer

*April 25th, 1750, Devon †December 27th, 1814, London

52

Johann Gottfried Brügelmann

German entrepreneur

*January 1st, 1750, Elberfeld †December 27th, 1802, Ratingen

81

John Trumbull

American poet

*April 24th, 1750, Watertown †May 11th, 1831, Detroit

92

Kaspar Heinrich von Sierstorpff

Founder of Bad Driburg, botanist & art collector (1750-1842)

*January 1st, 1750, Hildesheim †January 1st, 1842, Brunswick

85

Etienne Fallot de Beaumont

French archbishop and politician (1750-1835)

*April 1st, 1750, Avignon †October 27th, 1835, Paris

52

Cornelis Ignatius Branger

Dutch politician (1750-1803)

*October 14th, 1750, Amsterdam †February 8th, 1803, Amsterdam

83

René Louiche Desfontaines

French botanist (1750-1833)

*February 14th, 1750, Tremblay †November 16th, 1833, Paris

51

Frederick Muhlenberg

American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1750-1801)

*January 1st, 1750, Trappe †June 4th, 1801, Lancaster

92

Pehr Frigel

Swedish composer and librarian

*September 2nd, 1750, Kalmar †November 24th, 1842, Stockholm

67

Thomas Posey

American politician (1750-1818)

*July 9th, 1750, Fairfax County †March 19th, 1818, Shawneetown

73

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

British politician (1750-1823)

*January 10th, 1750, Edinburgh †November 17th, 1823, Almondell and Calderwood Country Park

79

Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa

Austrian archduchess (1750-1829)

*April 7th, 1750, Modena †November 14th, 1829, Vienna

78

Thomas Pinckney

American statesman, diplomat and general (1745–1828)

*October 23rd, 1750, Charleston †November 2nd, 1828, Charleston

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1750 is a normal year and no leap year.

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