August 19th, 1919

Born on August 19th, 1919

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1919

75

Roger Stéphane

French journalist

*August 19th, 1919, 17th arrondissement of Paris †December 4th, 1994, 7th arrondissement of Paris

91

Joaquín Soler Serrano

Spanish journalist

*August 19th, 1919, Murcia †September 7th, 2010, Barcelona

70

Malcolm Forbes

American publisher (1919-1990)

*August 19th, 1919, Englewood †February 24th, 1990, Far Hills

87

Alfred Schrick

German author (1919-2007)

*August 19th, 1919, Alsenz †August 7th, 2007, Mainz

53

Maurycy Janowski

Polish writer, screenwriter and dramaturge (1919-1973)

*August 19th, 1919, Poland †July 11th, 1973

100

Helen Shingler

British actress (1919-2019)

*August 19th, 1919, London †October 8th, 2019

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 19th?

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

37

Tian Qing

Chinese badminton player

*August 19th, 1986, Anhua County

81

Shankar Dayal Sharma

Indian politician (1918-1999)

*August 19th, 1918, Bhopal †December 26th, 1999, New Delhi

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

80

Ginger Baker

British drummer (1939–2019)

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

39

Simon Stone

Australian theatre director, writer and actor

*August 19th, 1984, Basel

85

Ring Lardner Jr.

American screenwriter (1915–2000)

*August 19th, 1915, Chicago †October 31st, 2000, New York City

56

Nandana Sen

American actress

*August 19th, 1967, Kolkata

20

Letshanaa A. Karupathevan

Malaysian badminton player

*August 19th, 2003, Selangor

67

Adam Arkin

American actor and director

*August 19th, 1956, Brooklyn

72

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

French politician (born 1951)

*August 19th, 1951, Tangier

30

Nik Tendo

Czech rapper

*August 19th, 1993, Pardubice

75

Ian McElhinney

Northern Irish actor, director

*August 19th, 1948, Belfast

79

Jean-Paul Fitoussi

French economist (1942-2022)

*August 19th, 1942, La Goulette †April 15th, 2022, Paris

71

Renaud Van Ruymbeke

French judge

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

58

James Tomkins

Australian rower

*August 19th, 1965, Sydney

68

Peter Gallagher

American actor

*August 19th, 1955, Manhattan

86

Ralph Story

American broadcaster

*August 19th, 1920, Kalamazoo †September 26th, 2006, Santa Ynez

39

Alessandro Matri

Italian footballer

*August 19th, 1984, Sant'Angelo Lodigiano

39

Simon Bird

British actor and comedian

*August 19th, 1984, Guildford

Same year
Born in 1919

68

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor

*July 14th, 1919, Parma †October 22nd, 1987, Saint-Cloud

84

Ove Sprogøe

Danish actor (1919-2004)

*December 21st, 1919, Odense †September 14th, 2004, Tårnby

86

Paul Valentine

American actor (1919-2006)

*March 23rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

66

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Norwegian violinist

*February 19th, 1919, Oslo †November 18th, 1985, Oslo

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

95

Jayne Meadows

Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)

*September 27th, 1919, Wuchang †April 26th, 2015, Encino

94

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Soviet and Russian small arms designer (1919-2013)

*November 10th, 1919, Kurya †December 23rd, 2013, Izhevsk

76

Jon Pertwee

English actor (1919–1996)

*July 7th, 1919, Chelsea †May 20th, 1996, Connecticut

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

*November 4th, 1919, The Bronx †February 13th, 1996, Rome

97

Walter Scheel

President of West Germany (1974-1979)

*July 8th, 1919, Solingen †August 24th, 2016, Bad Krozingen

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

*September 16th, 1919, Kungsholm parish †January 10th, 1994, Oscar Parish

60

Kay Medford

American actress (1919–1980)

*September 14th, 1919, New York City †April 10th, 1980, New York City

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

*March 17th, 1919, Montgomery †February 15th, 1965, Santa Monica

94

Giulio Andreotti

Italian politician and statesman (1919–2013)

*January 14th, 1919, Rome †May 6th, 2013, Rome

77

Beryl Reid

British actress

*June 17th, 1919, Hereford †October 13th, 1996, Thames Valley Hospital

94

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

*October 22nd, 1919, Kermanshah †November 17th, 2013, London

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

*February 12th, 1919, Trieste †November 2nd, 2005, Florence

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 19th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1919 is a normal year and no leap year.

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