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Revision as of 05:50, 19 August 2002 by Urosp (talk | contribs) (added an event)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 134 days remaining.
Events:
- 1099 - Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon
- 1813 - Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's second triumvirate.
Births:
- 1870 - Bernard Baruch, financier
- 1883 - Coco Chanel, clothing designer
- 1871 - Orville Wright, aviator
- 1892 - Alfred Lunt, actor
- 1902 - Ogden Nash, poet
- 1915 - Ring Lardner, Jr., actor, screenwriter
- 1919 - Malcolm Forbes, publisher
- 1921 - Gene Roddenberry, author, producer
- 1939 - Ginger Baker, drummer, trumpet player
- 1940 - Johnny Nash, singer
- 1946 - Bill Clinton, U.S. president
- 1948 - Tipper Gore, author, activist for "Parental Advisory" labels on music
- 1956 - Peter Gallagher, actor
- 1963 - John Stamos, actor
- 1965 - Kevin Dillon, actor
- 1965 - Kyra Sedgwick, actress
Deaths:
- 14 - Augustus, Roman emperor
- 1662 - Blaise Pascal, mathematician, physicist and religious philosopher
- 1819 - James Watt, engineer
- 1967 - Hugo Gernsback, editor, publisher
- 1977 - Groucho Marx, comedian, actor
- 1994 - Linus Pauling, chemist, peace activist
Holidays:
August 18 - August 20 - July 19 - September 19 - more historical anniversaries
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December