August 19th, 1848

Born on August 19th, 1848

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What happened on August 19th, 1848?

August 19th, 1848

California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_gold_rush

What else 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.

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

Born on August 19th, 1848

45

Gustave Caillebotte

French painter

*August 19th, 1848, Paris †February 21st, 1894, Gennevilliers

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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

56

Nandana Sen

American actress

*August 19th, 1967, Kolkata

80

Ginger Baker

British drummer (1939–2019)

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

30

Nik Tendo

Czech rapper

*August 19th, 1993, Pardubice

67

Adam Arkin

American actor and director

*August 19th, 1956, Brooklyn

72

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

French politician (born 1951)

*August 19th, 1951, Tangier

87

Coco Chanel

French fashion designer (1883–1971)

*August 19th, 1883, Saumur †January 10th, 1971, Hôtel Ritz Paris

39

Alessandro Matri

Italian footballer

*August 19th, 1984, Sant'Angelo Lodigiano

39

Simon Bird

British actor and comedian

*August 19th, 1984, Guildford

49

Edward Boscawen

Royal Navy admiral (1711-1761)

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

37

Sebastián Sosa

Uruguayan footballer violín

*August 19th, 1986, Montevideo

58

James Tomkins

Australian rower

*August 19th, 1965, Sydney

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

64

Joannes Charles Melchior Chatin

French botanist, zoologist and university teacher (1847-1912)

*August 19th, 1847, Paris †July 4th, 1912, Les Essarts-le-Roi

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Born in 1848

69

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

*February 16th, 1848, Trévières †February 16th, 1917, Paris

82

Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff

German classical philologist (1848-1931)

*December 22nd, 1848, Markowice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship †September 25th, 1931, Berlin

74

Hermann Diels

German classical scholar (1848–1922)

*May 18th, 1848, Biebrich †June 4th, 1922, Dahlem

59

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic

*February 5th, 1848, Paris †May 12th, 1907, Paris

62

Fritz von Uhde

German artist (1848–1911)

*May 22nd, 1848, Limbach-Oberfrohna †February 25th, 1911, Munich

75

Raphael von Koeber

Russian-German philosopher

*January 15th, 1848, Nizhny Novgorod †June 14th, 1923, Yokohama

86

Benjamin Baillaud

French astronomer (1848-1934)

*February 14th, 1848, Chalon-sur-Saône †July 8th, 1934, Paris

76

Wilhelm von Finck

German entrepreneur and banker

*February 6th, 1848, Bad Vilbel †April 8th, 1924, Munich

76

Gottlob Frege

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925)

*November 8th, 1848, Wismar †July 26th, 1925, Bad Kleinen

71

Johann Desch

German entrepreneur

*April 27th, 1848, Glattbach †January 29th, 1920, Aschaffenburg

66

Hubertine Auclert

French feminist and suffragist

*April 10th, 1848, Saint-Priest-en-Murat †August 4th, 1914, 11th arrondissement of Paris

75

Vilfredo Pareto

Italian economist and sociologist (1848-1923)

*July 15th, 1848, Paris †August 19th, 1923, Céligny

81

Arthur Balfour

British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and statesman (1848-1930)

*July 25th, 1848, Whittingehame †March 19th, 1930, Woking

54

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848 — 1903)

*June 7th, 1848, Paris †May 9th, 1903, Atuona

87

Hugo de Vries

Dutch botanist (1848-1935)

*February 16th, 1848, Haarlem †May 21st, 1935, Ede

48

Otto Lilienthal

German aviation pioneer (1848-1896)

*May 23rd, 1848, Anklam †August 10th, 1896, Berlin

73

Jean Aicard

French poet, dramatist and novelist (1848-1921)

*February 4th, 1848, Toulon †May 13th, 1921, 7th arrondissement of Paris

48

Édouard Joseph Dantan

French painter (1848–1897)

*August 26th, 1848, Paris †July 7th, 1897, Villerville

83

Pierre De Geyter

Belgian composer

*October 8th, 1848, Ghent †September 26th, 1932, Saint-Denis

76

Johann Palisa

Austrian astronomist

*December 6th, 1848, Opava †May 2nd, 1925, Vienna

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Leap year

Yes: 1848 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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