Birthday August 19, 1398 I$igo L¢pez, marques de Santillana, Spanish poet
Birthday August 19, 1631 John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (Absalom & Achitophel)
Birthday August 19, 1646 John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England
Birthday August 19, 1765 Robert Fulton, inventor
Birthday August 19, 1785 Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks
Birthday August 19, 1844 Minna Canth, Finnish novelist & dramatist
Birthday August 19, 1870 Bernard Baruch, financier, presidential adviser
Birthday August 19, 1871 Orville Wright, an aviator
Birthday August 19, 1878 Manuel Quezon, 1st president of Philippine Commonwealth (1935-42)
Birthday August 19, 1889 Arthur Waley, sinologist, translator from Chinese & Japanese
Birthday August 19, 1902 Ogden Nash, American humorous poet (I'm a Stranger Here Myself)
Birthday August 19, 1907 Thurston Morton, former US senator from Kentucky
Birthday August 19, 1931 Willie Shoemaker, jockey
Birthday August 19, 1933 Debra Paget
Birthday August 19, 1940 Jill St John, in LA (Diamonds are Forever)
Birthday August 19, 1946 Bill Clinton born
Birthday August 19, 1956 Sue Barker
History August 19, 1779 Americans raid Paulus Hook, New Jersey
History August 19, 1812 Old Ironsides earns its name
History August 19, 1826 Canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario)
History August 19, 1862 Dakota Indians bypass Fort Ridgely
History August 19, 1886 Joseph Conrad becomes a British citizen
History August 19, 1891 William Huggins describes astronomical application of spectrum
History August 19, 1895 John Wesley Hardin killed in Texas
History August 19, 1909 Louis Schwitzer wins first race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
History August 19, 1919 President Wilson appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
History August 19, 1934 Adolf Hitler becomes president of Germany
History August 19, 1942 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2 Guadalcanal Solomon Is
History August 19, 1942 Allies raid Dieppe
History August 19, 1950 ABC begins the tradition of Saturday morning kid shows
History August 19, 1951 Little person makes big league debut
History August 19, 1953 CIA-assisted coup overthrows government of Iran
History August 19, 1960 Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by USSR (U-2 incident)
History August 19, 1960 Captured U.S. spy pilot sentenced in Russia
History August 19, 1960 Sputnik 5 carries 3 dogs into orbit (later recovered alive)
History August 19, 1964 The Beatles kick off first U.S. tour at San Francisco's Cow Palace
History August 19, 1968 Many Americans against a bombing halt
History August 19, 1970 Cambodia and U.S. sign military aid pact
History August 19, 1972 Democratic candidate McGovern attacks Nixon policy in Vietnam
History August 19, 1977 Groucho Marx died in LA at the age of 86.
History August 19, 1979 The crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34
History August 19, 1980 Fire on Saudi jet kills 301
History August 19, 1982 Soyuz T-7 is launched
History August 19, 1991 A Jewish youth is killed by a mob
History August 19, 1993 Basinger and Baldwin marry
History August 19, 2011 West Memphis Three released from prison after 18 years
August 19, 1398 I$igo L¢pez, marques de Santillana, Spanish poet
August 19, 1631 John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (Absalom & Achitophel)
August 19, 1646 John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England
August 19, 1765 Robert Fulton, inventor
August 19, 1785 Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks
August 19, 1844 Minna Canth, Finnish novelist & dramatist
August 19, 1870 Bernard Baruch, financier, presidential adviser
August 19, 1871 Orville Wright, an aviator
August 19, 1878 Manuel Quezon, 1st president of Philippine Commonwealth (1935-42)
August 19, 1889 Arthur Waley, sinologist, translator from Chinese & Japanese
August 19, 1902 Ogden Nash, American humorous poet (I'm a Stranger Here Myself)
August 19, 1907 Thurston Morton, former US senator from Kentucky
August 19, 1931 Willie Shoemaker, jockey
August 19, 1933 Debra Paget
August 19, 1940 Jill St John, in LA (Diamonds are Forever)
August 19, 1946 Bill Clinton born
August 19, 1956 Sue Barker
August 19, 1779 Americans raid Paulus Hook, New Jersey
August 19, 1812 Old Ironsides earns its name
August 19, 1826 Canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario)
August 19, 1862 Dakota Indians bypass Fort Ridgely
August 19, 1886 Joseph Conrad becomes a British citizen
August 19, 1891 William Huggins describes astronomical application of spectrum
August 19, 1895 John Wesley Hardin killed in Texas
August 19, 1909 Louis Schwitzer wins first race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
August 19, 1919 President Wilson appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
August 19, 1934 Adolf Hitler becomes president of Germany
August 19, 1942 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2 Guadalcanal Solomon Is
August 19, 1942 Allies raid Dieppe
August 19, 1950 ABC begins the tradition of Saturday morning kid shows
August 19, 1951 Little person makes big league debut
August 19, 1953 CIA-assisted coup overthrows government of Iran
August 19, 1960 Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by USSR (U-2 incident)
August 19, 1960 Captured U.S. spy pilot sentenced in Russia
August 19, 1960 Sputnik 5 carries 3 dogs into orbit (later recovered alive)
August 19, 1964 The Beatles kick off first U.S. tour at San Francisco's Cow Palace
August 19, 1968 Many Americans against a bombing halt
August 19, 1970 Cambodia and U.S. sign military aid pact
August 19, 1972 Democratic candidate McGovern attacks Nixon policy in Vietnam
August 19, 1977 Groucho Marx died in LA at the age of 86.
August 19, 1979 The crew of Soyuz 32 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 34
August 19, 1980 Fire on Saudi jet kills 301
August 19, 1982 Soyuz T-7 is launched
August 19, 1991 A Jewish youth is killed by a mob
August 19, 1993 Basinger and Baldwin marry
August 19, 2011 West Memphis Three released from prison after 18 years