August 19th, 1883

Born on August 19th, 1883

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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, 1883

87

Coco Chanel

French fashion designer (1883–1971)

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

78

Elsie Ferguson

American actress (1883–1961)

*August 19th, 1883, New York City †November 15th, 1961, New London

81

Richard Pellengahr

German general (1883-1964)

*August 19th, 1883, Wiedenbrück †October 9th, 1964, Bielefeld

81

José Mendes Cabeçadas

President of Portugal (1883-1965)

*August 19th, 1883, Loulé †June 11th, 1965, Lisbon

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

73

George Enescu

Romanian composer

*August 19th, 1881, George Enescu †May 4th, 1955, 8th arrondissement of Paris

39

Simon Stone

Australian theatre director, writer and actor

*August 19th, 1984, Basel

20

Letshanaa A. Karupathevan

Malaysian badminton player

*August 19th, 2003, Selangor

80

Ginger Baker

British drummer (1939–2019)

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

76

Arthur Waley

British orientalist and sinologist (1889–1966)

*August 19th, 1889, Royal Tunbridge Wells †June 27th, 1966, Highgate

56

Nandana Sen

American actress

*August 19th, 1967, Kolkata

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

39

Alessandro Matri

Italian footballer

*August 19th, 1984, Sant'Angelo Lodigiano

58

James Tomkins

Australian rower

*August 19th, 1965, Sydney

39

Simon Bird

British actor and comedian

*August 19th, 1984, Guildford

75

Ian McElhinney

Northern Irish actor, director

*August 19th, 1948, Belfast

37

Sebastián Sosa

Uruguayan footballer

*August 19th, 1986, Montevideo

71

Renaud Van Ruymbeke

French judge

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

68

Peter Gallagher

American actor

*August 19th, 1955, Manhattan

68

Ogden Nash

American poet

*August 19th, 1902, New York †May 19th, 1971, Baltimore

Same year
Born in 1883

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven †April 29th, 1976, Oslo

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

*February 23rd, 1883, Oldenburg †February 26th, 1969, Basel

40

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)

*July 3rd, 1883, Prague †June 3rd, 1924, Kierling

62

John Maynard Keynes

English economist (1883–1946)

*June 5th, 1883, Cambridge †April 21st, 1946, Firle

64

Arthur Cave

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1883, Cork †November 30th, 1947, Clontarf

48

Khalil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

*January 6th, 1883, Bsharri †April 10th, 1931, New York City

87

Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883-1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City

88

Hans Vogts

German architect

*June 25th, 1883, Berlin †March 7th, 1972, Scheuren

65

Jose Clemente Orozco

Mexican artist (1883–1949)

*November 23rd, 1883, Ciudad Guzmán †September 7th, 1949, Mexico City

77

Oskar von Hindenburg

German politician and general (1883–1960)

*January 31st, 1883, Königsberg †February 12th, 1960, Bad Harzburg

66

Jane Cowl

American actress and playwright

*December 14th, 1883, Boston †June 22nd, 1950, Santa Monica

86

Walter Gropius

German-American architect (1883–1969)

*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston

73

Luigi Ganna

Italian cyclist (1883–1957)

*December 1st, 1883, Induno Olona †October 2nd, 1957, Varese

87

Charles Méré

French screenwriter

*January 29th, 1883, Marseille †October 2nd, 1970, Paris

81

Cliff Sterrett

American cartoonist

*December 12th, 1883, Fergus Falls †December 28th, 1964, New York City

39

Jaroslav Hašek

Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist (1883-1923)

*April 30th, 1883, Prague †January 3rd, 1923, Lipnice nad Sázavou

61

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor

*December 3rd, 1883, Vienna †September 15th, 1945, Mittersill

80

Frank R. Adams

Author, screenwriter, composer and reporter

*July 7th, 1883, Morrison †October 8th, 1963, White Lake Township

66

Rockliffe Fellowes

Canadian actor (1884-1950)

*March 17th, 1883, Ottawa †January 28th, 1950, Los Angeles

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 19th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1883 is a normal year and no leap year.

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