What are the important events that happened on August 19? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 19: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 19 is the 232nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 134 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 6, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,724,025,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectatriacontadigon’ day.
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Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 163 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,259 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 19 Historical Events
- 1561 –An 18-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
- 1666 –Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as “Holmes’s Bonfire”.
- 1759 –Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Year’s War between Britain and France.
- 1768 –Saint Isaac’s Cathedral is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- 1934 –The creation of the position Führer is approved by the German electorate with 89.9% of the popular vote.
- 1934 –The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
- 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.
- 1981 –Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra.
- 1991 –dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Crimea.
- 2009 –A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
Who were born on August 19?
- 1878 –Manuel L. Quezon, 2nd President of the Philippines (d. 1944)
- 1931 –Willie Shoemaker, American jockey (d. 2003)
- 1935 –Zahir Raihan, Bangladeshi writer and filmmaker
- 1950 –Jennie Bond, British journalist
- 1951 –Lillian Müller, Norwegian model and actress
- 1953 –Nanni Moretti, Italian film actor, director and producer
- 1956 –Adam Arkin, American actor
- 1970 –Jeff Tam, American baseball player
- 1971 –Mary Jo Fernandez, Tennis player
- 1983 –Mike Conway, British racing driver
Who died on August 19?
- 1297 –Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)
- 1692 –John Proctor, Salem farmer and tavern keeper (b.1632)
- 1945 –Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b. 1875)
- 1976 –Alastair Sim, Scottish actor and rector of Edinburgh University (b. 1900)
- 1976 –Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1946)
- 1977 –Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (b. 1890)
- 1977 –Peter Dyneley, British actor (b. 1921)
- 1979 –Dorsey Burnette, American singer (b. 1932)
- 2003 –Carlos Roberto Reina, President of Honduras (b. 1926)
- 2011 –Gun Hägglund, Swedish news presenter (b. 1932)
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