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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[295 BC]] – The first temple to [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]], the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by [[Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges (consul 292 BC)|Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges]] during the [[Third Samnite War]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Sabine G. Oswalt|title=Concise Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdQnAAAAYAAJ|year=1969|publisher=Collins|page=296|isbn=9780695861094}}</ref> *[[43 BC]] – [[Augustus|Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus]], later known as Augustus, compels the [[Roman Senate]] to elect him [[Roman consul|Consul]]. * [[947]] – [[Abu Yazid]], a [[Kharijites|Kharijite]] rebel leader, is defeated and killed in the [[Hodna Mountains]] in modern-day [[Algeria]] by [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid]] forces. *[[1153]] – [[Baldwin III of Jerusalem]] takes control of the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] from his mother [[Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem|Melisende]], and also [[Siege of Ascalon|captures Ascalon]]. *[[1458]] – [[Pope Pius II]] is elected the 211th Pope.<ref>{{cite book|author=Renaissance Society of America|title=The Italian Renaissance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xtJoDXWcL3kC&pg=PA79|date=1 January 1993|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-0-8020-7735-6|pages=79}}</ref> *[[1504]] – In Ireland, the [[Hiberno-Normans|Hiberno-Norman]] de Burghs (Burkes) and [[Cambro-Normans|Cambro-Norman]] Fitzgeralds fight in the [[Battle of Knockdoe]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Tony Jaques|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC&pg=PA536|year=2007|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-33538-9|pages=536}}</ref> *[[1561]] – [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], aged 18, returns to [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] after spending 13 years in [[France]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Henry Ellis|title=To 1572|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4rVAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA318|year=1846|publisher=R. Bentley|pages=318}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1604]] – [[Eighty Years War]]: a besieging Dutch and English army led by [[Maurice of Orange]] forces the Spanish garrison of [[Sluis]] to capitulate.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Duffy|first1=Christopher|title=Siege Warfare: The Fortress in the Early Modern World 1494–1660 Volume 1 of Siege warfare|date=2013|page=89|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136607875}}</ref> *[[1612]] – The "[[Samlesbury witches]]", three women from the [[Lancashire]] village of [[Samlesbury]], [[Kingdom of England|England]], are put on trial, accused of practicing [[witchcraft]], one of the most famous [[Witch-hunt|witch trial]]s in British history. *[[1666]] – [[Second Anglo-Dutch War]]: Rear Admiral [[Robert Holmes (Royal Navy officer)|Robert Holmes]] leads a raid on the Dutch island of [[Terschelling]], destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "[[Holmes's Bonfire]]". *[[1692]] – [[Salem witch trials]]: In [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem, province of Massachusetts Bay]], five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft. *[[1745]] – Prince [[Charles Edward Stuart]] raises his standard in [[Glenfinnan]]: The start of the [[Jacobite rising of 1745|Second Jacobite Rebellion]], known as "the 45". * 1745 – [[Ottoman–Persian War (1743–46)|Ottoman–Persian War]]: In the [[Battle of Kars (1745)|Battle of Kars]], the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by [[Nader Shah]]. *[[1759]] – [[Battle of Lagos]]: Naval battle during the [[Seven Years' War]] between Great Britain and France. *[[1772]] – [[Gustav III of Sweden]] stages [[Revolution of 1772|a coup d'état]], in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the [[Riksdag of the Estates|Riksdag]] and the King.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Barton |first1=H. Arnold |title=Gustav III of Sweden and the Enlightenment |journal=Eighteenth-Century Studies |date=1972 |volume=6 |issue=1 |page=11 |doi=10.2307/3031560 |jstor=3031560}}</ref> *[[1782]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Battle of Blue Licks]]: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British [[commander]] [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Charles Cornwallis]] following the [[Siege of Yorktown]]. *[[1812]] – [[War of 1812]]: American frigate {{USS|Constitution}} [[USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere|defeats]] the British frigate {{HMS|Guerriere|1806|6}} off the coast of [[Nova Scotia]], Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides". *[[1813]] – [[Gervasio Antonio de Posadas]] joins Argentina's [[Second Triumvirate (Argentina)|Second Triumvirate]]. *[[1839]] – The French government announces that [[Louis Daguerre]]'s [[daguerreotype|photographic process]] is a gift "free to the world". *[[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). *[[1854]] – The [[First Sioux War]] begins when [[United States Army]] soldiers kill [[Lakota people|Lakota]] chief [[Conquering Bear]] and in return are [[Grattan massacre|massacred]]. *[[1861]] – First ascent of [[Weisshorn]], fifth highest summit in the Alps. *[[1862]] – [[Dakota War of 1862|Dakota War]]: During an uprising in [[Minnesota]], [[Lakota people|Lakota]] warriors decide not to attack heavily defended [[Fort Ridgely]] and instead turn to the settlement of [[New Ulm, Minnesota|New Ulm]], killing white settlers along the way. ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – The [[Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising|Transfiguration Uprising]] breaks out in [[East Thrace]], resulting in the establishment of the [[Strandzha Commune]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Khadzhiev |first1=Georgi |translator1-last=Firth |translator1-first=Will |chapter=The Transfiguration Uprising and the 'Strandzha Commune': The First Libertarian Commune in Bulgaria |title=Националното освобождение и безвластният федерализъм |trans-title=National Liberation and Libertarian Federalism |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DDFOAQAAIAAJ |language=bg |pages=99–148 |date=1992 |publisher=Artizdat-5 |location=Sofia |chapter-url=http://www.savanne.ch/tusovka/en/will-firth/bulgaria.html#strandzha |oclc=27030696 }}</ref> *[[1909]] – The [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] opens for [[automobile racing]]. [[William Bourque]] and his mechanic are killed during the first day's events.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indianapolis Medical Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sM0yAQAAMAAJ|year=1922|page=151}}</ref> *[[1920]] – The [[Tambov Rebellion]] breaks out, in response to the [[Bolshevik]] policy of ''[[Prodrazvyorstka]]''.<ref name="black book">Nicolas Werth, Karel Bartošek, Jean-Louis Panné, Jean-Louis Margolin, Andrzej Paczkowski, [[Stéphane Courtois]], ''[[The Black Book of Communism]]: Crimes, Terror, Repression'', [[Harvard University Press]], 1999, hardcover, 858 pages, {{ISBN|0-674-07608-7}}.</ref> *[[1927]] – [[Patriarch Sergius of Moscow]] proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] to the [[Soviet Union]]. *[[1934]] – The first All-American [[Soap Box Derby]] is held in [[Dayton, Ohio]]. * 1934 – The [[German referendum, 1934|German referendum of 1934]] approves [[Adolf Hitler]]'s appointment as head of state with the title of [[Führer]]. *[[1936]] – The [[Great Purge]] of the [[Soviet Union]] begins when the first of the [[Moscow Trials]] is convened. *[[1940]] – First flight of the [[North American B-25 Mitchell|B-25 Mitchell]] [[medium bomber]]. *[[1941]] – [[Nazi Germany|Germany]] and [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] sign the [[Tiraspol Agreement]], rendering the region of [[Transnistria Governorate|Transnistria]] under control of the latter.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309415043|title=The beginning of war in the East and hastening the approaches against the Jewish population|first1=Adina|last1=Babeș|first2=Alexandru|last2=Florian|journal=Holocaust. Studii și cercetări|issue=7|year=2014|pages=30–44}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[World War II]]: [[Dieppe Raid|Operation Jubilee]] (The Dieppe Raid): The [[2nd Canadian Infantry Division]] leads an [[amphibious warfare|amphibious assault]] by [[Allies of World War II|allied forces]] on [[Dieppe]], France and fails. *[[1944]] – World War II: [[Liberation of Paris]]: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops. *[[1945]] – [[August Revolution]]: [[Viet Minh]] led by [[Ho Chi Minh]] take power in Hanoi, Vietnam. *[[1953]] – [[Cold War]]: The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] help to [[1953 Iranian coup d'état|overthrow]] the government of [[Mohammad Mosaddegh]] in Iran and reinstate the [[Shah]] [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]. *[[1955]] – In the [[Northeastern United States|Northeast United States]], severe flooding caused by [[Hurricane Diane]], claims 200 lives. *[[1960]] – Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American [[Lockheed U-2|U-2]] pilot [[Francis Gary Powers]] is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for [[espionage]]. * 1960 – [[List of spacecraft called Sputnik|Sputnik program]]: ''[[Korabl-Sputnik 2]]'': The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the [[dog]]s [[Soviet space dogs#Belka and Strelka|Belka and Strelka]], 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants. *[[1964]] – [[Syncom]] 3, the first [[geostationary communication satellite]], is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]. *[[1965]] – [[Prime Minister of Japan|Japanese prime minister]] [[Eisaku Satō]] becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit [[Okinawa Prefecture]]. *[[1978]] – In Iran, the [[Cinema Rex fire]] causes more than 400 deaths. *[[1980]] – [[Saudia Flight 163]], a [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] burns after making an emergency landing at [[Riyadh Air Base|Riyadh International Airport]] in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]], killing 301 people. * 1980 – [[Otłoczyn railway accident]]: In Poland's worst post-war railway accident, 67 people lose their lives and a further 62 are injured.<ref>{{cite book |author=Haine |first=Edgar A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7t8DW4iYDMC&pg=PA182 |title=Railroad Wrecks |publisher=Associated University Presses |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-8453-4844-4 |pages=182}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)|Gulf of Sidra Incident]]: United States [[Grumman F-14 Tomcat|F-14A Tomcat]] fighters intercept and shoot down two [[Libyan Air Force (1951–2011)|Libyan]] [[Sukhoi Su-17|Sukhoi Su-22]] fighter jets over the [[Gulf of Sidra]]. *[[1987]] – [[Hungerford massacre]]: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a [[semi-automatic rifle]] and then commits suicide. *[[1989]] – Polish president [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]] nominates [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] activist [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]] to be the first non-[[Communism|communist]] [[prime minister]] in 42 years. * 1989 – Several hundred [[East Germany|East Germans]] cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the [[Pan-European Picnic]], part of the events that began the process of the [[Fall of the Berlin Wall]]. *[[1991]] – [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union]]: The [[1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt|August Coup]] begins when [[President of the Soviet Union|Soviet President]] [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] is placed under [[house arrest]] while on holiday in the town of [[Foros, Ukraine]]. * 1991 – [[Crown Heights riot]] begins.<ref>Shapiro, Edward S. (2002). "Interpretations of the Crown Heights Riot". American Jewish History.</ref> *[[1999]] – In [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslavia]], tens of thousands of [[Serbia]]ns rally to demand the resignation of [[President of Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President]] [[Slobodan Milošević]]. *[[2002]] – [[Khankala Mi-26 crash]]: A Russian [[Mil Mi-26]] helicopter carrying troops is hit by a [[Chechens|Chechen]] missile outside [[Grozny]], killing 118 soldiers. *[[2003]] – A [[Canal Hotel bombing|truck-bomb attack]] on [[United Nations]] headquarters in [[Iraq]] kills the agency's top envoy [[Sérgio Vieira de Mello]] and 21 other employees.<ref>{{cite book|title=Report of the Security Council: 1 August 2013 - 31 July 2014|publisher=United Nations|year=2014|page=72}}</ref> * 2003 – [[Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing]]: A suicide attack on a bus in [[Jerusalem]], planned by [[Hamas]], kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFA-Archive/2003/Pages/Suicide%20bombing%20of%20No%202%20Egged%20bus%20in%20Jerusalem%20-%201.aspx|title=Suicide bombing of No 2 Egged bus in Jerusalem-19-Aug-2003|publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Google|Google Inc.]] has its [[initial public offering]] on [[Nasdaq]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=30 June 2014 |title=Google Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/30/business/google-fast-facts/index.html |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=[[CNN]] }}</ref> *[[2005]] – The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called [[Peace Mission 2005]] begins. *[[2009]] – A [[August 2009 Baghdad bombings|series of bombings]] in [[Baghdad]], Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others. *[[2010]] – [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] ends, with the last of the United States [[brigade]] combat teams crossing the border to [[Kuwait]]. *[[2013]] – The [[Dhamara Ghat train accident]] kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. *[[2017]] – Tens of thousands of farmed non-native [[Atlantic salmon]] are accidentally released into the wild in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] waters in the [[Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break|2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break]]. ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[232]] – [[Marcus Aurelius Probus]], Roman emperor (died 282)<ref>{{cite book|title=Dissertation Abstracts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YjlFAQAAIAAJ|date=September 1955|publisher=University Microfilms|page=2519}}</ref> *[[1342]] – [[Catherine of Bohemia]], duchess of Austria (died 1395) *[[1398]] – [[Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana]], Spanish poet and politician (died 1458)<ref>{{cite book|author=Iñigo López de Mendoza Santillana (marqués de)|title=Letter of the Marquis of Santillana to Don Peter, Constable of Portugal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8aZfAAAAMAAJ|year=1927|publisher=Clarendon Press|page=15}}</ref> *[[1570]] – [[Salamone Rossi]], Italian violinist and composer (probable;<ref>{{cite book|author=Willi Apel|title=Italian Violin Music of the Seventeenth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DP5i52zOXcIC&pg=PA19|year=1990|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0-253-30683-3|pages=19}}</ref> (died 1630) *[[1583]] – [[Daišan]], Chinese prince and statesman (died 1648) *[[1590]] – [[Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire]] (died 1649) *[[1596]] – [[Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia|Elizabeth Stuart]], queen of Bohemia (died 1662)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Stuart {{!}} Facts, Family, & Queen of Bohemia {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Stuart |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1609]] – [[Jan Fyt]], Flemish painter (died 1661)<ref>[https://rkd.nl/explore/artists/29840 Joannes Fijt] at the [[Netherlands Institute for Art History]] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> *[[1621]] – [[Gerbrand van den Eeckhout]], Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (died 1674) *[[1631]] – [[John Dryden]], English poet, literary critic and playwright (died 1700) *[[1646]] – [[John Flamsteed]], English astronomer and academic (died 1719) *[[1686]] – [[Eustace Budgell]], English journalist and politician (died 1737) *[[1689]] (baptized) – [[Samuel Richardson]], English author and publisher (died 1761)<ref>{{cite book|author=John Richetti|title=The Cambridge Companion to the Eighteenth-Century Novel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4HqlJqJ8dUEC&pg=PA92|date=5 September 1996|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-42945-0|pages=92}}</ref> *[[1711]] – [[Edward Boscawen]], English admiral and politician (died 1761) *[[1719]] – [[Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec]], French soldier and diplomat (died 1781) *[[1743]] – [[Madame du Barry]], French mistress of [[Louis XV of France]] (died 1793)<ref>{{cite book|author=Erhard Breitner|title=Madame Du Barry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QSoJAQAAIAAJ|year=1938|publisher=Cobden-Sanderson|page=1}}</ref> *[[1777]] – [[Francis I of the Two Sicilies|Francis I]], king of the Two Sicilies (died 1830)<ref>{{cite book|title=Companion to the Almanac, Or Yearbook of General Information for ....|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7zdNAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA1-PA76|pages=76}}</ref> *[[1815]] – [[Harriette Newell Woods Baker]], American editor and children's book writer (died 1893)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Derby|first1=George|last2=White|first2=James Terry|title=The National Cyclopædia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZToOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA154|edition=Public domain|volume=14|year=1910|publisher=J. T. White|pages=154–}}</ref> *[[1819]] – [[Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt]], Luxembourger-Dutch politician, [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] (died 1894) *[[1830]] – [[Julius Lothar Meyer]], German chemist (died 1895) *[[1835]] – [[Tom Wills]], Australian cricketer and pioneer of [[Australian rules football]] (died 1880) *[[1843]] – [[C. I. Scofield]], American minister and theologian (died 1921) *[[1846]] – [[Luis Martín]], Spanish religious leader, 24th [[Superior General of the Society of Jesus]] (died 1906) *[[1848]] – [[Gustave Caillebotte]], French painter and engineer (died 1894) *[[1849]] – [[Joaquim Nabuco]], Brazilian politician and diplomat (died 1910) *[[1858]] – [[Ellen Willmott]], English horticulturalist (died 1934)<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-48838|title=Willmott, Ellen Ann (1858–1934), horticulturist|last=le Lièvre|first=Audrey|year=2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/48838|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref> *[[1870]] – [[Bernard Baruch]], American businessman and philanthropist (died 1965) *[[1871]] – [[Orville Wright]], American engineer and pilot, co-founded the [[Wright Company]] (died 1948)<ref>{{cite book|author=Arthur George Renstrom|title=Wilbur & Orville Wright: A Reissue of a Chronology Commemorating the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Orville Wright, August 19, 1871|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hpI9AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1|year=2003|publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, NASA History Office, NASA Headquarters|pages=1|isbn=9781467941402}}</ref> *[[1873]] – [[Fred Stone]], American actor and producer (died 1959) *[[1878]] – [[Manuel L. Quezon]], Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd [[President of the Philippines]] (died 1944) *[[1881]] – [[George Enescu]], Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1955)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Strad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Gk9AQAAIAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Orpheus|page=259}}</ref> * 1881 – [[George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd]] (died 1954) *[[1883]] – [[Coco Chanel]], French fashion designer, founded the [[Chanel|Chanel Company]] (died 1971)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Amy De la Haye|author2=Shelley Tobin|title=Chanel: The Couturiere at Work|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YGpAAQAAIAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Victoria & Albert Museum|isbn=978-1-85177-119-6|page=7}}</ref> * 1883 – [[José Mendes Cabeçadas]], Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th [[President of Portugal]] (died 1965) *[[1885]] – [[Grace Hutchins]], American labor reformer and researcher (died 1969)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Whitman |editor1-first=Alden |title=American Reformers: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary |date=1985 |publisher=H.W. Wilson Company |location=New York |isbn=9780824207052 |page=460}}</ref> *[[1887]] – [[S. Satyamurti]], Indian lawyer and politician (died 1943) *[[1895]] – [[C. Suntharalingam]], Sri Lankan lawyer, academic, and politician (died 1985) *[[1899]] – [[Colleen Moore]], American actress (died 1988) *[[1900]] – [[Gontran de Poncins]], French author and adventurer (died 1962) * 1900 – [[Gilbert Ryle]], English philosopher, author, and academic (died 1976) * 1900 – [[Dorothy Burr Thompson]], American archaeologist and art historian (died 2001) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Ogden Nash]], American poet (died 1971)<ref>{{cite book|first=David |last=Lehman |title=The Oxford Book of American Poetry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gO0AK7qCvmoC&pg=PA475 |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-516251-6 |page=475}}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[James Gould Cozzens]], American novelist and short story writer (died 1978)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Aldridge|first=John W.|date=July 3, 1983|title=NOVELIST OF POWER AND PRIVILEGE|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/03/books/novelist-of-power-and-privilege.html}}</ref> *[[1904]] – [[Maurice Wilks]], English engineer and businessman (died 1963) *[[1906]] – [[Philo Farnsworth]], American inventor, invented the [[Fusor]] (died 1971)<ref>{{cite book|author=Donald G. Godfrey|title=Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVLbAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=University of Utah Press|isbn=978-0-87480-675-5|pages=8–9}}</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Hazari Prasad Dwivedi]], Indian historian, author, and scholar (died 1979) *[[1909]] – [[Ronald King]], New Zealand rugby player (died 1988) *[[1910]] – [[Saint Alphonsa]], first woman of Indian origin to be [[Canonization|canonized]] as a saint by the [[Catholic Church]] (died 1946)<ref name="Bombay1964">{{cite book|author=Catholic Association of Bombay|title=Indian Catholic Reference Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ji3SAAAAMAAJ|year=1964|publisher=A.W. Menezes|page=74}}</ref> *[[1911]] – [[Anna Terruwe]], Dutch psychiatrist and author (died 2004) *[[1912]] – [[Herb Narvo]], Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (died 1958)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/hall-of-fame/players/herb-narvo/|title=Herb Narvo|website=NRL Hall of Fame|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[John Argyris]], Greek engineer and academic (died 2004) * 1913 – [[Peter Kemp (writer)|Peter Kemp]], Indian-English soldier and author (died 1993) * 1913 – [[Richard Simmons (actor)|Richard Simmons]], American actor (died 2003) *[[1914]] – [[Lajos Baróti]], Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2005) * 1914 – [[Fumio Hayasaka]], Japanese composer (died 1955)<ref>{{cite web |title=Fumio Hayasaka |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16301b0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720195301/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba16301b0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 20, 2016 |website=BFI |access-date=23 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1914 – [[Rose Heilbron]], British barrister and judge (died 2005)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morton |first1=James |title=Obituary: Dame Rose Heilbron |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/dec/13/guardianobituaries.gender |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=8 April 2020 |date=13 December 2005}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Ring Lardner, Jr.]], American journalist and screenwriter (died 2000) * 1915 – [[Alfred Rouleau]], Canadian businessman (died 1985) * 1915 – [[Peter Kemp (writer)|Peter Kemp]], British soldier, [[mercenary]], and writer (died 1993)<ref name="Independent Obituary">{{cite news |last=Foot |first=M. R. D. |author-link=M. R. D. Foot |date=4 November 1993 |title=Obituary: Peter Kemp |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-peter-kemp-1501984.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108014519/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-peter-kemp-1501984.html |archive-date=8 November 2012 |access-date=9 May 2025 |work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> *[[1916]] – [[Dennis Poore]], English racing driver and businessman (died 1987) *[[1918]] – [[Jimmy Rowles]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1996) *[[1919]] – [[Malcolm Forbes]], American publisher and politician (died 1990)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 19: John Stamos, Bill Clinton |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2018/08/19/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-19-John-Stamos-Bill-Clinton/7271534646305/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Gene Roddenberry]], American screenwriter and producer (died 1991)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1922]] – [[Jack Holland (rugby league)|Jack Holland]], Australian rugby league player (died 1994)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jack Holland - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jack-holland/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> *[[1923]] – [[Edgar F. Codd]], English computer scientist, inventor of [[Relational model|relational model of data]] (died 2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edgar F. Codd - A.M. Turing Award Laureate |url=https://amturing.acm.org/award_winners/codd_1000892.cfm |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=amturing.acm.org}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Willard Boyle]], Canadian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2011) * 1924 – [[William Marshall (actor)|William Marshall]], American actor, director, and opera singer (died 2003)<ref>{{cite news|last=Bergan|first=Ronald|title=William Marshall: Gifted African-American actor famed for blaxploitation films|work=[[The Guardian]] |date=22 June 2003|access-date=19 August 2018|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jun/23/guardianobituaries.film}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Claude Gauvreau]], Canadian poet and playwright (died 1971) *[[1926]] – [[Angus Scrimm]], American actor and author (died 2016) *[[1928]] – [[Shiv Prasaad Singh]], Indian Hindi writer (died 1998) * 1928 – [[Bernard Levin]], English journalist, author, and broadcaster (died 2004) *[[1929]] – [[Bill Foster (basketball, born 1929)|Bill Foster]], American basketball player and coach (died 2016) * 1929 – [[Ion N. Petrovici]], Romanian-German neurologist and academic (died 2021) *[[1930]] – [[Frank McCourt]], American author and educator (died 2009)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1931]] – [[Bill Shoemaker]], American jockey and author (died 2003)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Contemporary Books|author2=McGraw-Hill Trade|title=Chase's Sports Calendar of Events 1997|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t1vS43orTU0C|year=1996|publisher=McGraw-Hill|isbn=978-0-8092-3133-1|page=180}}</ref> *[[1932]] – [[Thomas P. Salmon]], American lawyer and politician, 75th [[Governor of Vermont]] * 1932 – [[Banharn Silpa-archa]], Thai politician, [[Prime Minister of Thailand|Prime Minister]] (1995–1996) (died 2016) *[[1933]] – [[Bettina Cirone]], American model and photographer * 1933 – [[David Hopwood]], English microbiologist and geneticist * 1933 – [[Debra Paget]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1934]] – [[David Durenberger]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2023) * 1934 – [[Renée Richards]], American tennis player and ophthalmologist *[[1935]] – [[Bobby Richardson]], American baseball player and coach *[[1936]] – [[Richard McBrien]], American priest, theologian, and academic (died 2015) *[[1937]] – [[Richard Ingrams]], English journalist, founded ''[[The Oldie]]'' * 1937 – [[William Motzing]], American composer and conductor (died 2014) *[[1938]] – [[Diana Muldaur]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1938 – [[Nelly Vuksic]], Argentine conductor and musician *[[1939]] – [[Ginger Baker]], English drummer and songwriter (died 2019)<ref>{{cite book |last=Lentz III |first=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019 |date=28 October 2020 |publisher=McFarland |page=22 |isbn=9781476640594 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gW0HEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT36}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2025}} *[[1940]] – [[Roger Cook (songwriter)|Roger Cook]], English songwriter, singer, and producer * 1940 – [[Johnny Nash]], American singer-songwriter (died 2020)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1940 – [[Jill St. John]], American model and actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1941]] – [[John Cootes]], Australian rugby league player, priest, and businessman<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Cootes - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/john-cootes/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> * 1941 – [[Mihalis Papagiannakis]], Greek educator and politician (died 2009) *[[1942]] – [[Fred Thompson]], American actor, lawyer, and politician (died 2015)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1943]] – [[Don Fardon]], English pop singer * 1943 – [[Sid Going]], New Zealand rugby player (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=All Blacks legend Sid Going dies |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/sid-going-death-former-all-blacks-and-northland-rugby-legend-dies/RVDPYBBXDVGO7KFH7VFF5W3PAE/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Billy J. Kramer]], English pop singer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1944]] – [[Jack Canfield]], American author * 1944 – [[Stew Johnson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Stewart Johnson |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/bio/_/id/395/stewart-johnson |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> * 1944 – [[Bodil Malmsten]], Swedish author and poet (died 2016) * 1944 – [[Eddy Raven]], American country music singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1944 – [[Charles Wang]], Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded [[Computer Associates International]] (died 2018) *[[1945]] – [[Dennis Eichhorn]], American author and illustrator (died 2015) * 1945 – [[Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington]], English politician * 1945 – [[Ian Gillan]], English singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1946]] – [[Charles Bolden]], American general and astronaut * 1946 – [[Bill Clinton]], American lawyer and politician, 42nd [[President of the United States]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Frank Freidel |author2=Hugh Sidey |title=William J. Clinton |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/william-j-clinton/ |website=The Presidential biographies on WhiteHouse.gov |publisher=White House Historical Association |access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Dawn Steel]], American film producer (died 1997) *[[1947]] – [[Dave Dutton]], English actor and screenwriter * 1947 – [[Terry Hoeppner]], American football player and coach (died 2007) * 1947 – [[Gerald McRaney]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1947 – [[Gerard Schwarz]], American conductor and director * 1947 – [[Anuška Ferligoj]], Slovenian mathematician *[[1948]] – [[Jim Carter (actor)|Jim Carter]], English actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1948 – [[Tipper Gore]], American activist and author, former [[Second Lady of the United States]]<ref name="UPI" /> * 1948 – [[Robert Hughes (Australian actor)|Robert Hughes]], Australian actor * 1948 – [[Christy O'Connor Jnr]], Irish golfer and architect (died 2016) *[[1949]] – [[Michael Nazir-Ali]], Pakistani-English bishop *[[1950]] – [[Jennie Bond]], English journalist and author * 1950 – [[Sudha Murty]], Indian author and teacher, head of [[Infosys Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Happy Birthday, Sudha Murty: The Philanthropist who found her life's purpose in serving people|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/article/happy-birthday-sudha-murty-the-philanthropist-who-found-her-life-s-purpose-in-serving-people/639258|access-date=2020-08-19|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=19 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[John Deacon]], English bass player and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1951 – [[Gustavo Santaolalla]], Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1952]] – [[Jonathan Frakes]], American actor and director<ref name="AP" /> * 1952 – [[Gabriela Grillo]], German equestrian (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gabriela Grillo |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/11341 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=25 March 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Tönjes| first = Jan| url = https://www.st-georg.de/news/pferde-und-leute/gabriela-grillo-lebt-nicht-mehr-dressur-mannschaftsolympiasiegerin-wurde-71-jahre-alt/| title = Gabriela Grillo lebt nicht mehr, Dressur-Mannschaftsolympiasiegerin wurde 71 Jahre alt| website = st-georg.de| date = 27 February 2024| language = de| access-date = 25 March 2024}}</ref> * 1952 – [[Jimmy Watson (ice hockey)|Jimmy Watson]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Watson |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jimmy-watson-8452319 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1954]] – [[Oscar Larrauri]], Argentinian racing driver *[[1955]] – [[Mary-Anne Fahey]], Australian actress * 1955 – [[Peter Gallagher]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1955 – [[Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal]], [[Dominica]]-born English lawyer and politician, [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] * 1955 – [[Ned Yost]], American baseball player and manager *[[1956]] – [[Adam Arkin]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1956 – [[José Rubén Zamora]], Guatemalan journalist *[[1957]] – [[Paul-Jan Bakker]], Dutch cricketer * 1957 – [[Gary Chapman (musician)|Gary Chapman]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1957 – [[Martin Donovan]], American actor and director<ref name="AP" /> * 1957 – [[Ian Gould]], English cricketer and umpire * 1957 – [[Cesare Prandelli]], Italian footballer and manager * 1957 – [[Christine Soetewey]], Belgian high jumper * 1957 – [[Gerda Verburg]], Dutch trade union leader and politician, [[Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Netherlands)|Dutch Minister of Agriculture]] *[[1958]] – [[Gary Gaetti]], American baseball player, coach, and manager * 1958 – [[Anthony Muñoz]], American football player and sportscaster * 1958 – [[Brendan Nelson]], Australian physician and politician, 47th [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence for Australia]] * 1958 – [[Rick Snyder]], American politician and businessman, 48th [[Governor of Michigan]] * 1958 – [[Darryl Sutter]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Darryl Sutter |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/darryl-sutter-8451801 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1959]] – [[Chris Mortimer]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chris Mortimer - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/chris-mortimer/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> * 1959 – [[Ivan Neville]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1959 – [[Ricky Pierce]], American basketball player *[[1960]] – [[Morten Andersen]], Danish-American football player * 1960 – [[Ron Darling]], American baseball player and commentator<ref>{{cite web |title=Ron Darling |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ron-darling-113054 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1961]] – [[Jonathan Coe]], English author and academic<ref>{{cite book|title=Debrett's People of Today 2005|year=2005 |edition=18th|isbn=1-870520-10-6|publisher=[[Debrett's]]|page=329}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[John Stamos]], American actor<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.biography.com/people/john-stamos-10073503|title=John Stamos Biography: Drummer, Film Actor, Television Actor, Singer (1963–)|publisher= [[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])| access-date= June 23, 2016}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Kevin Dillon]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1965 – [[Kyra Sedgwick]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1965 – [[James Tomkins (rower)|James Tomkins]], Australian rower<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/james-tomkins|title=James Tomkins|website=IOC|access-date=January 12, 2021}}</ref> *[[1966]] – [[Lee Ann Womack]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1967]] – [[Khandro Rinpoche]], Indian spiritual leader * 1967 – [[Satya Nadella]], Indian-American business executive, chairman and CEO of [[Microsoft]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Satya Nadella {{!}} Biography & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Satya-Nadella|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> * 1969 – [[Douglas Allen Tunstall Jr.]], American professional wrestler and politician<ref>{{cite AV media | date=2008 | title=[[A Man Among Giants]] | medium=Documentary | publisher=[[Rod Webber|Rod Webber Productions]]|minutes=1:28}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Nate Dogg]], American rapper (died 2011) * 1969 – [[Matthew Perry]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Koseluk |first1=Chris |title=Matthew Perry, the Sweet and Snarky Chandler on 'Friends, Dies at 54 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/matthew-perry-dead-friends-1235630953/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=29 October 2023 |date=29 October 2023}}</ref> * 1969 – [[Kazuyoshi Tatsunami]], Japanese baseball player and coach * 1969 – [[Clay Walker]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gazettereview.com/2016/10/happened-clay-walker-news-updates/|title=What Happened to Clay Walker-News & Updates|last=Carter|first=Brooke|date=2016-10-17|website=Gazette Review|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Fat Joe]], American rapper<ref name="AP" /> *[[1971]] – [[Mary Joe Fernández]], Dominican-American tennis player and coach * 1971 – [[João Vieira Pinto]], Portuguese footballer *[[1972]] – [[Roberto Abbondanzieri]], Argentinian footballer and manager * 1972 – [[Chihiro Yonekura]], Japanese singer-songwriter *[[1973]] – [[Marco Materazzi]], Italian footballer and manager * 1973 – [[Roy Rogers (basketball)|Roy Rogers]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Roy Rogers |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/733/roy-rogers |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Tasma Walton]], Australian actress<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panscript.com.au/birthdays.html |title=Panscript |publisher=Panscript |access-date=2010-09-01 |archive-date=2018-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311205908/http://panscript.com.au/birthdays.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1975]] – [[Tracie Thoms]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1976]] – [[Régine Chassagne]], Canadian singer-songwriter *[[1977]] – [[Iban Mayo]], Spanish cyclist *[[1978]] – [[Chris Capuano]], American baseball player * 1978 – [[Jakub Dvorský]], Czech game designer <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2009/11/24/interview-in-conversation-with-jakub-dvorsky-founder-of-amanita-design-and-creator-of-machinarium/|title = INTERVIEW – in Conversation with Jakub Dvorsky, Founder of Amanita Design and Creator of Machinarium|date = November 24, 2009}}</ref> * 1978 – [[Thomas Jones (American football)|Thomas Jones]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Jones |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2138/thomas-jones |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Oumar Kondé]], Swiss footballer *[[1980]] – [[Darius Campbell]], Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2022) * 1980 – [[Craig Frawley]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Craig Frawley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/craig-frawley/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Jun Jin]], South Korean singer * 1980 – [[Paul Parry]], Welsh footballer * 1980 – [[Michael Todd (musician)|Michael Todd]], American bass player *[[1981]] – [[Nick Kennedy]], English rugby player * 1981 – [[Taylor Pyatt]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor Pyatt |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/taylor-pyatt-8467881 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Percy Watson]], American football player and wrestler *[[1982]] – [[Erika Christensen]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 19, 2022 includes celebrities John Stamos, Matthew Perry |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-19-2022-includes-celebrities-john-stamos-matthew-perry.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=17 August 2023 |date=19 August 2022}}</ref> * 1982 – [[Melissa Fumero]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1982 – [[J. J. Hardy]], American baseball player * 1982 – [[Kevin Rans]], Belgian pole vaulter * 1982 – [[Stipe Miocic]], American professional mixed martial artist * 1982 – [[Steve Ott]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Ott |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/steve-ott-8468505 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Mike Conway]], English racing driver * 1983 – [[Missy Higgins]], Australian singer-songwriter * 1983 – [[Tammin Sursok]], South African-Australian actress and singer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1984]] – [[Simon Bird]], English actor and screenwriter * 1984 – [[Alessandro Matri]], Italian footballer * 1984 – [[Ryan Taylor (footballer, born 1984)|Ryan Taylor]], English footballer *[[1985]] – [[David A. Gregory]], American actor * 1985 – [[Lindsey Jacobellis]], American snowboarder *[[1986]] – [[Sotiris Balafas]], Greek footballer * 1986 – [[Saori Kimura]], Japanese volleyball player * 1986 – [[Christina Perri]], American singer and songwriter<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1987]] – [[Patrick Chung]], Jamaican-American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick Chung |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12527/patrick-chung |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Nick Driebergen]], Dutch swimmer * 1987 – [[Nico Hülkenberg]], German racing driver *[[1988]] – [[Kirk Cousins]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kirk Cousins |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14880/kirk-cousins |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Veronica Roth]], American author<ref>{{cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2020/07/veronica-roth-chosen-one/|title=Veronica Roth Chosen One|website=Locus|date=20 July 2020|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> *[[1989]] – [[Romeo Miller]], American basketball player, rapper, actor<ref>{{cite book|author=Cherie D. Abbey|title=Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QbsvbCDufEQC|year=2006|publisher=Omnigraphics|isbn=978-0-7808-0815-7|page=318}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Danny Galbraith]], Scottish footballer *[[1991]] – [[Salem Al-Dawsari]], Saudi Arabian footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/salem-al-dawsari/197872/|title=Salem Al Dawsari|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 November 2022}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[David Rittich]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=David Rittich |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/david-rittich-8479496 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Pio Seci]], Fijian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|title=Pio Seci - Career Stats & Summary|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/pio-seci/summary.html|website=Rugby League Project}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Nafissatou Thiam]], Belgian pentathlete and heptathlete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/belgium/nafissatou-thiam-14428253|title=Nafissatou Thiam profile|website=World Athletics|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Fernando Gaviria]], Colombian cyclist<ref>{{cite web|title=Fernando Gaviria Rendon|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=79781|publisher=Cycling Archive|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Yerin (entertainer)|Jung Ye-rin]], South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{cite web |date=August 2, 2015 |title=[스타의 보물SONG]'여친소' 화제의 걸그룹 '여자친구'의 자기소개 |url=http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/270395 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160308164030/http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/270395 |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=February 25, 2020 |publisher=Sports Seoul |language=ko}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Lachlan Lewis]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lachlan Lewis - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/lachlan-lewis/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Ethan Cutkosky]], American actor and musician<ref name="AP" /> * 1999 – [[Thomas Flegler]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thomas Flegler - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/thomas-flegler/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Keegan Murray]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Keegan Murray |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4594327/keegan-murray |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Awak Kuier]], Finnish basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/womenseurobasket/2021/qualifiers/player/Awak-Kuier|title=Awak Kuier|publisher=[[International Basketball Federation]]|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnba.com/news/five-things-to-know-about-awak-kuier/amp/|title=Five Things to Know About Awak Kuier|first=Brian|last=Martin|publisher=[[WNBA]]|access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[607 BC]] – [[Duke Ling of Jin]], Chinese monarch<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sima |first=Qian |title=The Grand Scribe's Records—Volume V.1: The Hereditary Houses of Pre-Han China, Part I |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=2006 |isbn=9780253340252 |edition=1st |page=351 |language=English |translator-last=Nienhauser |translator-first=William H.}}</ref> *[[AD 14]] – [[Augustus]], Roman emperor (born 63 BC)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - History - Augustus |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/augustus.shtml#:~:text=Augustus%20was%20born%20Gaius%20Octavius,at%20the%20Battle%20of%20Actium. |website=BBC |access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref> * [[780]] – [[Credan]], English abbot and saint * [[947]] – [[Abu Yazid]], Kharijite rebel leader (born 873) * [[998]] – [[Fujiwara no Sukemasa]], Japanese noble, statesman and calligrapher (born 944) *[[1072]] – [[Hawise, Duchess of Brittany]] (born 1037) *[[1085]] – [[Al-Juwayni]], Muslim scholar and imam (born 1028) *[[1186]] – [[Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany]] (born 1158) *[[1245]] – [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence]] (born 1195) *[[1284]] – [[Alphonso, Earl of Chester]] (born 1273) *[[1297]] – [[Louis of Toulouse]], French bishop and saint (born 1274) *[[1457]] – [[Andrea del Castagno]], Italian painter (born 1421) *[[1470]] – [[Richard Olivier de Longueil]], French [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] (born 1406) *[[1493]] – [[Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor]] (born 1415) *[[1506]] – King [[Alexander Jagiellon]] of Poland (born 1461) *[[1541]] – [[Vincenzo Cappello]], Venetian admiral and statesman (born 1469)<ref>{{DBI | last = Olivieri | first = Achille | title = CAPPELLO, Vincenzo | volume = 18 | url = http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/vincenzo-cappello_(Dizionario-Biografico)-(Dizionario-Biografico)/}}</ref> *[[1580]] – [[Andrea Palladio]], Italian architect, designed the [[Church of San Giorgio Maggiore]] and [[Il Redentore]] (born 1508) ===1601–1900=== *[[1646]] – [[Alexander Henderson (theologian)|Alexander Henderson]], Scottish theologian and academic (born 1583) *[[1654]] – [[Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller]], Bohemian rabbi (born 1579) *[[1662]] – [[Blaise Pascal]], French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1623) *[[1674]] – [[František Maxmilián Kaňka]], Czech architect (died 1766)<ref>{{cite web |title=František Maxmilián Kaňka|url=https://cs2.isabart.org/person/56855|publisher=Archive of Fine Arts|language=cs|access-date=2024-08-16}}</ref> *[[1680]] – [[Jean Eudes]], French priest, founded the [[Congregation of Jesus and Mary]] (born 1601) *[[1691]] – [[Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha]], Ottoman commander and politician, 117th [[List of Ottoman Grand Viziers|Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] (born 1637) *[[1702]] – [[Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent]], English politician (born 1645) *[[1753]] – [[Johann Balthasar Neumann]], German engineer and architect, designed [[Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers]] (born 1687) *[[1808]] – [[Fredrik Henrik af Chapman]], Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (born 1721) *[[1822]] – [[Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre]], French mathematician and astronomer (born 1749) *[[1883]] – [[Jeremiah S. Black]], American lawyer and politician, 24th [[United States Attorney General]] (born 1810) *[[1889]] – [[Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam]], French author, poet, and playwright (born 1838) *[[1895]] – [[John Wesley Hardin]], American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (born 1853)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Metz |first1=Leon C. |title=HARDIN, JOHN WESLEY |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fha63 |website=tshaonline.org |access-date=19 July 2020 |language=en |date=15 June 2010}}</ref> *[[1900]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Accolay]], Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1833) ===1901–present=== *[[1914]] – [[Franz Xavier Wernz]], German religious leader, 25th [[Superior General of the Society of Jesus]] (born 1844) *[[1915]] – [[Tevfik Fikret]], Turkish poet and educator (born 1867) *[[1923]] – [[Vilfredo Pareto]], Italian sociologist and economist (born 1845) *[[1928]] – [[Stephanos Skouloudis]], Greek banker and diplomat, 97th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (born 1838) *[[1929]] – [[Sergei Diaghilev]], Russian critic and producer, founded [[Ballets Russes]] (born 1872) *[[1932]] – [[Louis Anquetin]], French painter (born 1861) *[[1936]] – [[Federico García Lorca]], Spanish poet, playwright, and director (born 1898) *[[1942]] – [[Harald Kaarmann]], Estonian footballer (born 1901) * 1942 – [[Heinrich Rauchinger]], Kraków-born painter (born 1858)<ref>{{cite book|author=W. Aichelburg|chapter=Rauchinger Heinrich, Maler|chapter-url=https://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_8/438.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_8/438.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=[[Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950]]|language=de|volume=8|page=438|access-date=Nov 23, 2020}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Henry Wood]], English conductor (born 1869)<ref>{{cite web |last1=van der Pas |first1=Natasha |title=The enduring legacy of Proms co-founder Sir Henry Wood |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2014/august/the-enduring-legacy-of-proms-co-founder-sir-henry-wood/#:~:text=Wood%20passed%20away%20on%2019,orchestral%20concerts%20in%20the%20world. |website=Royal Albert Hall |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Tomás Burgos]], Chilean philanthropist (born 1875) *[[1950]] – [[Giovanni Giorgi]], Italian physicist and engineer (born 1871) *[[1954]] – [[Alcide De Gasperi]], Italian journalist and politician, 30th [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (born 1881) *[[1957]] – [[David Bomberg]], English soldier and painter (born 1890) *[[1967]] – [[Hugo Gernsback]], Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (born 1884) * 1967 – [[Isaac Deutscher]], Polish-English journalist and historian (born 1907) *[[1968]] – [[George Gamow]], Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (born 1904) *[[1970]] – [[Paweł Jasienica]], Polish soldier and historian (born 1909) *[[1975]] – [[Mark Donohue]], American race car driver and engineer (born 1937) *[[1976]] – [[Alastair Sim]], Scottish-English actor (born 1900) * 1976 – [[Ken Wadsworth]], New Zealand cricketer (born 1946) *[[1977]] – [[Aleksander Kreek]], Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (born 1914) * 1977 – [[Groucho Marx]], American comedian and actor (born 1890) *[[1980]] – [[Otto Frank]], German-Swiss businessman, father of [[Anne Frank]] (born 1889) *[[1981]] – [[Jessie Matthews]], English actress, singer, and dancer (born 1907) *[[1982]] – [[August Neo]], Estonian wrestler (born 1908) *[[1986]] – [[Hermione Baddeley]], English actress (born 1906) * 1986 – [[Viv Thicknesse]], Australian rugby player (born 1910)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Viv Thicknesse - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/viv-thicknesse/summary.html|access-date=2021-09-17|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Utpal Dutt]], Bangladeshi actor, director, and playwright (born 1929) *[[1994]] – [[Linus Pauling]], American chemist and biologist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1901) *[[1995]] – [[Pierre Schaeffer]], French composer and musicologist (born 1910) *[[2000]] – [[Bineshwar Brahma]], Indian poet, author, and educator (born 1948) *[[2001]] – [[Donald Woods]], South African journalist and activist (born 1933) *[[2003]] – [[Carlos Roberto Reina]], Honduran lawyer and politician, [[President of Honduras]] (born 1926) * 2003 – [[Sérgio Vieira de Mello]], Brazilian diplomat (born 1948) *[[2005]] – [[Mo Mowlam]], English academic and politician, [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]] (born 1949) *[[2008]] – [[Levy Mwanawasa]], Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd [[President of Zambia]] (born 1948) *[[2009]] – [[Don Hewitt]], American television producer, created ''[[60 Minutes]]'' (born 1922) *[[2011]] – [[Raúl Ruiz (director)|Raúl Ruiz]], Chilean director and producer (born 1941) *[[2012]] – [[Donal Henahan]], American journalist and critic (born 1921) * 2012 – [[Ivar Iversen]], Norwegian canoe racer (born 1914)<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Ivar Iversen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/10399 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=23 November 2020}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Tony Scott]], English-American director and producer (born 1944) * 2012 – [[Edmund Skellings]], American poet and academic (born 1932) *[[2013]] – [[Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]], Saudi Arabian prince (born 1923) * 2013 – [[Russell S. Doughten]], American director and producer (born 1927) * 2013 – [[Abdul Rahim Hatif]], Afghan politician, 8th [[President of Afghanistan]] (born 1926) * 2013 – [[Donna Hightower]], American singer-songwriter (born 1926) *[[2014]] – [[Samih al-Qasim]], Palestinian poet and journalist (born 1939) * 2014 – [[Simin Behbahani]], Iranian poet and activist (born 1927) * 2014 – [[James Foley (journalist)|James Foley]], American photographer and journalist (born 1973) * 2014 – [[Candida Lycett Green]], Anglo-Irish journalist and author (born 1942) *[[2015]] – [[George Houser]], American minister and activist (born 1916) * 2015 – [[Sanat Mehta]], Indian activist and politician (born 1935) *[[2016]] – [[Jack Riley (actor)|Jack Riley]], American actor and voice artist (born 1935) *[[2017]] – [[Dick Gregory]], American comedian, author and activist (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-20|title=Dick Gregory obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/20/dick-gregory-obituary|access-date=2021-09-17|website=[[The Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Lars Larsen (entrepreneur)|Lars Larsen]], Danish businessman and billionaire, founder and owner of the Danish retail chain [[JYSK]] (born 1948)<ref name="bloo_Bill">{{Cite web |title=Billionaire Lars Larsen, Founder of Retail Chain Jysk, Has Died |work=Bloomberg.com |date=19 August 2019 |access-date=19 August 2019 |author=Morten Buttler |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/billionaire-lars-larsen-founder-of-retail-chain-jysk-has-died}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Sonny Chiba]], Japanese actor (born 1939)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grater|first=Tom|date=2021-08-19|title=Sonny Chiba Dies: 'Kill Bill' Actor & Martial Arts Legend Was 82|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/sonny-chiba-dies-kill-bill-actor-martial-artist-82-1234817875/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820095957/https://deadline.com/2021/08/sonny-chiba-dies-kill-bill-actor-martial-artist-82-1234817875/|archive-date=2021-08-20|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Tekla Juniewicz]], Polish supercentenarian (born 1906)<ref>{{cite web |title= Tekla Juniewicz, najstarsza Polka i druga najstarsza osoba na świecie, nie żyje |url= https://www.rmf.fm/magazyn/news,50797,tekla-juniewicz-najstarsza-polka-i-druga-najstarsza-osoba-na-swiecie-nie-zyje.html |website=rmf.fm |access-date=19 August 2022 |language=pl |date=19 August 2022}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Václav Patejdl]], Slovak musician (born 1954)<ref>{{cite web |title=OBROVSKÝ SMÚTOK V HUDOBNOM SVETE: ZOMREL VAŠO PATEJDL |url=https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/zomrel-hudobnik-vaso-patejdl/735467-clanok.html |website=TERAZ.sk |access-date=21 August 2023 |language=sk |date=19 August 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Maria Branyas]], American-Spanish supercentenarian (born 1907)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Watkins |first=Ali |date=2024-08-20 |title=Maria Branyas Morera, World's Oldest Person, Dies at 117 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/world/europe/worlds-oldest-person-maria-branyas-dead.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Afghan Independence Day]], commemorates the [[Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919|Treaty of Rawalpindi]] in 1919, granting independence from Britain (Afghanistan) *[[Public holidays in Vietnam|August Revolution Commemoration Day]] (Vietnam) *[[Flag flying days in Norway|Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit]] (Norway) *Christian [[Calendar of saints|Feast Day]]: **[[Bernardo Tolomei]] **[[Bertulf of Bobbio]] **[[Saint Calminius]] **[[Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz]] **[[Feast of the Transfiguration]] ([[Julian calendar]]), and its related observances: ***[[Buhe]] ([[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]] and [[Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church]]) ***[[Transfiguration of Jesus|Saviour's Transfiguration]], popularly known as the "[[Savior of the Apple Feast Day|Apples Feast]]" ([[Russian Orthodox Church]] and [[Georgian Orthodox Church]]) **[[John Eudes|Jean-Eudes de Mézeray]] **[[Louis of Toulouse]] **[[Saint Maginus|Maginus]] **[[Magnus of Anagni]] **[[Magnus of Avignon]] **[[Sebaldus]] **[[August 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Manuel Luis Quezón Day]] ([[Quezon City]] and other places in the Philippines named after [[Manuel L. Quezon]]) *[[National Aviation Day]] (United States) *[[World Humanitarian Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/19 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=19}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/19 |title=Historical Events on August 19 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:August 19}} [[Category:Days of August]]
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