August 19th, 1978

Born on August 19th, 1978

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What happened on August 19th, 1978?

August 19th, 1978

In Iran, the Cinema Rex fire causes more than 400 deaths.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_Rex_fire

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, 1978

45

Aarti Sequeira

Indian chef

*August 19th, 1978, Mumbai

45

Mayssa Maghrebi

Moroccan actress

*August 19th, 1978, Meknes

45

Jakub Dvorský

Czech artist

*August 19th, 1978, Brno

45

Sergio Sestelo

Spanish footballer

*August 19th, 1978, Madrid

45

François Modesto

French footballer

*August 19th, 1978, Bastia

45

Thomas Jones

American footballer player from the United States

*August 19th, 1978, Big Stone Gap

45

Chris Capuano

Major League Baseball pitcher free agent

*August 19th, 1978, West Springfield

45

Sébastien Tortelli

French motocross rider

*August 19th, 1978, Agen

45

Walter Baseggio

Belgian footballer

*August 19th, 1978, Halle

45

Jordi Ferrón

Spanish footballer

*August 19th, 1978, Barcelona

45

Rashaad Ernesto Green

American director, producer and writer

*August 19th, 1978, The Bronx

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

39

Simon Stone

Australian theatre director, writer and actor

*August 19th, 1984, Basel

48

Chynna Clugston Flores

American comic book creator

*August 19th, 1975, Fresno

56

Nandana Sen

American actress

*August 19th, 1967, Kolkata

39

Alessandro Matri

Italian footballer

*August 19th, 1984, Sant'Angelo Lodigiano

39

Simon Bird

British actor and comedian

*August 19th, 1984, Guildford

20

Letshanaa A. Karupathevan

Malaysian badminton player

*August 19th, 2003, Selangor

30

Nik Tendo

Czech rapper

*August 19th, 1993, Pardubice

37

Sebastián Sosa

Uruguayan footballer violín

*August 19th, 1986, Montevideo

50

Marco Materazzi

Italian association football player and manager

*August 19th, 1973, Lecce

58

James Tomkins

Australian rower

*August 19th, 1965, Sydney

67

Adam Arkin

American actor and director

*August 19th, 1956, Brooklyn

29

Fernando Gaviria

Colombian Road racing cyclist

*August 19th, 1994, La Ceja del Tambo

36

Nico Hülkenberg

Formula One racing driver

*August 19th, 1987, Emmerich am Rhein

38

David A. Gregory

American actor

*August 19th, 1985, Fairbanks

51

Roberto Abbondanzieri

Argentine association football player

*August 19th, 1972, Bouquet, Santa Fe

58

Kyra Sedgwick

American actress (born 1965)

*August 19th, 1965, New York City

46

Callum Blue

English actor

*August 19th, 1977, London

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

46

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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