August 19th, 1793

Born on August 19th, 1793

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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

Born on August 19th, 1793

63

Barthélemy Thimonnier

French inventor who invented the first sewing machine

*August 19th, 1793, L'Arbresle †July 5th, 1857, Amplepuis

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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

74

Edward Hincks

Irish Assyriologist (1792-1866)

*August 19th, 1792, Cork †December 3rd, 1866, Killyleagh

72

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

French politician (born 1951)

*August 19th, 1951, Tangier

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

58

James Tomkins

Australian rower

*August 19th, 1965, Sydney

32

Michael Beer

German poet

*August 19th, 1800, Berlin †March 22nd, 1833, Munich

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

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Born in 1793

47

George Green

British mathematical physicist (*1793 – †1841)

*July 14th, 1793, Nottingham †May 31st, 1841, Nottingham

55

Peter Friedrich Engstfeld

German organist (1793-1848)

*June 6th, 1793, Heiligenhaus †October 4th, 1848, Duisburg

82

Ferdinand I of Austria

Austrian emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1793-1875)

*April 19th, 1793, Vienna †June 29th, 1875, Prague

87

Friedrich Harkort

German industrialist (1793-1880)

*February 25th, 1793, Haus Harkorten †March 6th, 1880, Hombruch

50

Casimir Delavigne

French poet and dramatist (1793-1843)

*April 4th, 1793, Le Havre †December 11th, 1843, Lyon

86

Ludwig Reichenbach

German botanist (1793–1879)

*January 8th, 1793, Leipzig †March 17th, 1879, Dresden

69

Dost Mohammad Khan

First Emir of Afghanistan (1823-1863)

*December 23rd, 1793, Kandahar †June 9th, 1863, Herat

87

Michel Chasles

French mathematician (*1793 – †1880)

*November 15th, 1793, Épernon †December 18th, 1880, Paris

70

Sam Houston

American statesman, politician, and soldier (1793-1863)

*March 2nd, 1793, Lexington †July 26th, 1863, Huntsville

88

Joseph Earl Sheffield

Railroad executive, philanthropist

*June 19th, 1793, Southport †February 16th, 1882, New Haven

77

Josef Naus

Officer and surveying technician

*August 29th, 1793, Lechaschau †April 6th, 1871, Munich

70

John Clare

English poet (1793-1864)

*July 13th, 1793, Clare Cottage †May 20th, 1864, Northampton

68

Jacobus Josephus Eeckhout

Painter (1793-1861)

*February 8th, 1793, Antwerp †December 25th, 1861, Paris

64

Josef Ressel

Austrian inventor

*June 29th, 1793, Chrudim †October 9th, 1857, Ljubljana

54

Henry Francis Lyte

Anglican priest, hymn-writer and poet (1793-1847)

*June 1st, 1793, Ednam †November 20th, 1847, Nice

74

Antonio José Martínez

New Mexican priest, educator, publisher, rancher, farmer, community leader, and politician (1793-1867)

*January 17th, 1793, Abiquiú †July 27th, 1867, Kit Carson Park

82

John Neal

American writer

*August 25th, 1793, Portland †June 20th, 1876, Portland

54

Denis Auguste Affre

Murdered Archbishop of Paris

*September 27th, 1793, Saint-Rome-de-Tarn †June 27th, 1848, former 9th arrondissement of Paris

70

Roger Sherman Baldwin

American politician (1793-1863)

*January 4th, 1793, New Haven †February 19th, 1863, New Haven

60

Auguste of Anhalt-Dessau

Consort of Frederick Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1793-1854)

*August 18th, 1793, Dessau †June 12th, 1854, Rudolstadt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1793 is a normal year and no leap year.

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