August, 19th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Friday 19, 2005:
The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.

Tuesday 19, 2003:
A car-bomb attack on UN headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employers.

Monday 19, 2002:
A Russian Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside of Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.

Thursday 19, 1999:
In Belgrade, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milo?evi?.

Sunday 19, 1990:
Leonard Bernstein conducts his final concert, ending with Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.

Saturday 19, 1989:
Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist Prime Minister in 42 years.

Wednesday 19, 1987:
Hungerford Massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with an assault rifle and then commits suicide.

Wednesday 19, 1981:
Gulf of Sidra Incident: Two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets intercept United States fighters over the Gulf of Sidra and are destroyed by them.

Tuesday 19, 1980:
Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.

Tuesday 19, 1975:
The cricket test match between England and Australia is called off after the pitch is vandalised by supporters of George Davis.

Thursday 19, 1965:
Japanese prime minister Eisaku Sato becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa.

Friday 19, 1960:
1961 - The Australian public-affairs show Four Corners starts on the ABC.

Friday 19, 1955:
In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.

Wednesday 19, 1953:
Cold War: The CIA helps to overthrow the government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Sunday 19, 1945:
Vietnam War: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Saturday 19, 1944:
Paris rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.

Wednesday 19, 1942:
The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an allied forces amphibious assault on Dieppe, France.

Sunday 19, 1934:
The creation of the position Führer approved by the German electorate with 89.9% of the popular vote.

Monday 19, 1929:
The radio comedy show Amos and Andy makes its NBC debut starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.

Tuesday 19, 1919:
Afghanistan gains independence from the United Kingdom.

Monday 19, 1895:
American frontier murderer and outlaw, John Wesley Hardin, is killed by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas.

Tuesday 19, 1862:
Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily-defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.

Saturday 19, 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).

Monday 19, 1839:
Presentation of Jacque Daguerre's new photographic process to the French Academy of Sciences.

Thursday 19, 1813:
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's second triumvirate.

Wednesday 19, 1812:
War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerrière off the coast of Nova Scotia.

Monday 19, 1782:
Battle of Blue Licks: the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Lord Cornwallis following the Battle of Yorktown.

Friday 19, 1768:
Saint Isaac's Cathedral is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Thursday 19, 1745:
the start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion known as "the 45"

Tuesday 19, 1692:
Salem Witch Trials: In Salem, Massachusetts five women and a clergyman are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.

Saturday 19, 1561:
Queen Mary Stuart returns to Scotland.

Tuesday 19, -293:
Oldest known Roman temple to Venus Libitina founded on the Esquiline Hill; institution of Vinalia Rustica begins.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/19-august/on-this-day.html


People born on August 19

1983:
Tammin Sursok, Australian actress (b: August 19, 1983) (Biography of Tammin Sursok)

1980:
Darius Danesh, Scottish singer (b: August 19, 1980) (Biography of Darius Danesh)

1979:
David Douglas American drummer (Reliant K) (b: August 19, 1979) (Biography of David Douglas (musician))

1973:
Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway (b: August 19, 1973) (Biography of Mette Marit)
Callum Blue, British actor (b: August 19, 1973) (Biography of Callum Blue)

1969:
Matthew Perry, American actor (b: August 19, 1969) (Biography of Matthew Perry (actor))

1966:
Lee Ann Womack, American musician (b: August 19, 1966) (Biography of Lee Ann Womack)

1965:
Kyra Sedgwick, American actress (b: August 19, 1965) (Biography of Kyra Sedgwick)

1963:
John Stamos, American actor (b: August 19, 1963) (Biography of John Stamos)

1960:
Morten Andersen, American football player (b: August 19, 1960) (Biography of Morten Andersen)

1958:
Anthony Muñoz, American football player (b: August 19, 1958) (Biography of Anthony Muñoz)

1956:
Adam Arkin, American actor (b: August 19, 1956) (Biography of Adam Arkin)

1955:
Peter Gallagher, American actor (b: August 19, 1955) (Biography of Peter Gallagher)

1952:
Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director (b: August 19, 1952) (Biography of Jonathan Frakes)

1951:
John Deacon, English musician (Queen) (b: August 19, 1951) (Biography of John Deacon)

1950:
Jennie Bond, British journalist (b: August 19, 1950) (Biography of Jennie Bond)

1947:
Gerard Schwarz, American conductor (b: August 19, 1947) (Biography of Gerard Schwarz)

1946:
Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (b: August 19, 1946) (Biography of Bill Clinton)
Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor (b: August 19, 1946) (Biography of Beat Raaflaub)

1945:
Ian Gillan, English singer (b: August 19, 1945) (Biography of Ian Gillan)

1944:
Charles B. Wang, Chinese-born philanthropist (b: August 19, 1944) (Biography of Charles B. Wang)

1942:
Fred Thompson, U.S. Senator from Tennessee and actor (b: August 19, 1942) (Biography of Fred Thompson)

1940:
Johnny Nash, American singer (b: August 19, 1940) (Biography of Johnny Nash)
Jill St. John, American actress (b: August 19, 1940) (Biography of Jill St. John)

1939:
Ginger Baker, English musician (b: August 19, 1939) (Biography of Ginger Baker)

1938:
Diana Muldaur, American actress, dog breeder, and dog judge (b: August 19, 1938) (Biography of Diana Muldaur)

1935:
Bobby Richardson, baseball player (b: August 19, 1935) (Biography of Bobby Richardson)

1931:
Willie Shoemaker, American jockey (b: August 19, 1931 ; d: October 12, 2003) (Biography of Willie Shoemaker)

1930:
Frank McCourt, Irish-born author (b: August 19, 1930) (Biography of Frank McCourt (author))

1926:
Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist (b: August 19, 1926) (Biography of Arthur Rock)

1925:
Claude Gauvreau, Canadian playwright, poet, and polemicist (b: August 19, 1925 ; d: July 7, 1971) (Biography of Claude Gauvreau)

1921:
Gene Roddenberry, American television producer (b: August 19, 1921 ; d: October 24, 1991) (Biography of Gene Roddenberry)

1919:
Malcolm Forbes, American publisher (b: August 19, 1919 ; d: February 24, 1990) (Biography of Malcolm Forbes)

1915:
Ring Lardner, Jr., American actor and screenwriter (b: August 19, 1915 ; d: October 31, 2000) (Biography of Ring Lardner, Jr.)

1913:
Richard Simmons, American actor (b: August 19, 1913 ; d: January 11, 2003) (Biography of Richard Simmons (actor))

1907:
Thurston B. Morton, American politician (b: August 19, 1907) (Biography of Thurston Ballard Morton)

1906:
Philo T. Farnsworth, American inventor and television pioneer (b: August 19, 1906 ; d: March 11, 1971) (Biography of Philo T. Farnsworth)

1902:
Ogden Nash, American poet (b: August 19, 1902 ; d: May 19, 1971) (Biography of Ogden Nash)

1896:
Olga Baclanova, Russian-born actress (b: August 19, 1896 ; d: September 6, 1974) (Biography of Olga Baclanova)

1892:
Alfred Lunt, American actor (b: August 19, 1892 ; d: August 3, 1977) (Biography of Alfred Lunt)

1883:
Coco Chanel, French clothing designer (b: August 19, 1883) (Biography of Coco Chanel)
Elsie Ferguson, American film actress (b: August 19, 1883 ; d: November 15, 1961) (Biography of Elsie Ferguson)

1881:
Georges Enescu, Romanian composer (b: August 19, 1881 ; d: May 4, 1955) (Biography of Georges Enescu)

1875:
Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (b: August 19, 1875 ; d: June 7, 1936) (Biography of Stjepan Seljan)

1871:
Orville Wright, American aviation pioneer (b: August 19, 1871 ; d: January 30, 1948) (Biography of Orville Wright)

1870:
Bernard Baruch, American financier (b: August 19, 1870) (Biography of Bernard Baruch)

1743:
Madame du Barry, French courtesan (b: August 19, 1743) (Biography of Madame du Barry)

1689:
Samuel Richardson, English writer (b: August 19, 1689 ; d: July 4, 1761) (Biography of Samuel Richardson)

1686:
Nicola Porpora, Italian composer (b: August 19, 1686 ; d: March 3, 1768) (Biography of Nicola Porpora)
Eustace Budgell, English writer (b: August 19, 1686 ; d: May 4, 1737) (Biography of Eustace Budgell)

1646:
John Flamsteed, English astronomer (b: August 19, 1646 ; d: December 31, 1719) (Biography of John Flamsteed)

1631:
John Dryden, English poet (b: August 19, 1631 ; d: May 12, 1700) (Biography of John Dryden)

1621:
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (b: August 19, 1621 ; d: October 22, 1674) (Biography of Gerbrand van den Eeckhout)

1596:
Elizabeth of Bohemia (b: August 19, 1596 ; d: February 13, 1662) (Biography of Elizabeth of Bohemia)

1590:
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (b: August 19, 1590 ; d: March 9, 1649) (Biography of Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland)

1557:
Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b: August 19, 1557 ; d: January 29, 1608) (Biography of Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg)

1398:
Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (b: August 19, 1398 ; d: March 25, 1458) (Biography of Iñigo López de Mendoza)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/19-august/births.html