Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: August 19
August 19, 2024 is the 232nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 134 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Leo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: August 19
- 1504 –In Ireland, the Hiberno-Norman de Burghs (Burkes) and Anglo-Norman Fitzgeralds fight in the Battle of Knockdoe.
- 1692 –Salem witch trials: in Salem, Massachusetts, Province of Massachusetts Bay five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.
- 1759 –Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Year’s War between Britain and France.
- 1919 –Afghanistan gains full independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1934 –The creation of the position Führer is approved by the German electorate with 89.9% of the popular vote.
- 1945 –Vietnam War: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- 1960 –Sputnik program: Sputnik 5 – the Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, 2 rats and a variety of plants.
- 1989 –Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist Prime Minister in 42 years.
- 1991 –Crown Heights Riot: Black groups target Hasidic Jews on the streets of Crown Heights during 3 days, after 2 black kids were struck by a car driven by a Hasidic man.
- 2003 –A car-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency’s top envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
Who were born on August 19?
- 1902 –Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971)
- 1938 –Diana Muldaur, American actress
- 1940 –Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter
- 1944 –Charles Wang, Chinese-born philanthropist
- 1946 –Dawn Steel, American film producer (d. 1997)
- 1951 –John Deacon, English musician (Queen)
- 1955 –Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
- 1966 –Lilian Garcia, wrestling announcer
- 1970 –Jeff Tam, American baseball player
- 1983 –John McCargo, American football player
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