August 19th, 1930

Born on August 19th, 1930

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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, 1930

78

Frank McCourt

Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer

*August 19th, 1930, Brooklyn †July 19th, 2009, Manhattan

83

Józef Świder

Polish composer (1930-2014)

*August 19th, 1930, Czechowice-Dziedzice †May 22nd, 2014, Katowice

85

Bill Foster

American college basketball coach (1929–2016)

*August 19th, 1930, Ridley Park †January 7th, 2016, Chicago

87

Waltraut Schulz

German composer (1930-2017)

*August 19th, 1930, Suhl †October 28th, 2017, Suhl

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

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

56

Nandana Sen

American actress

*August 19th, 1967, Kolkata

78

Norman Brooks

Canadian singer (1928-2006)

*August 19th, 1928, Quebec †September 14th, 2006, Quebec

67

Adam Arkin

American actor and director

*August 19th, 1956, Brooklyn

20

Letshanaa A. Karupathevan

Malaysian badminton player

*August 19th, 2003, Selangor

72

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

French politician (born 1951)

*August 19th, 1951, Tangier

92

Marianne Koch

German actress

*August 19th, 1931, Munich

79

Jean-Paul Fitoussi

French economist (1942-2022)

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

75

Ian McElhinney

Northern Irish actor, director

*August 19th, 1948, Belfast

80

Hans-Joachim Weimann

German historian

*August 19th, 1932, Kassel †December 14th, 2012

72

Bill Shoemaker

American jockey

*August 19th, 1931, Fabens †October 12th, 2003, San Marino

30

Nik Tendo

Czech rapper

*August 19th, 1993, Pardubice

71

Renaud Van Ruymbeke

French judge

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

90

Debra Paget

American actress and entertainer (born 1933)

*August 19th, 1933, Denver

68

Peter Gallagher

American actor

*August 19th, 1955, Manhattan

80

Johnny Nash

American singer (1940–2020)

*August 19th, 1940, Houston †October 6th, 2020, Houston

Same year
Born in 1930

74

Kjell Bækkelund

Norwegian musician (1930-2004)

*May 6th, 1930, Oslo †May 13th, 2004, Oslo

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

*March 30th, 1930, Aalborg †March 27th, 1981, Copenhagen

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

*January 30th, 1930, Děčín †September 18th, 2010, Koblenz

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

*November 30th, 1930, Chemnitz †January 1st, 2009, Berlin

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

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No: With 365 days 1930 is a normal year and no leap year.

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