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August 19

August 19 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 43 BC. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstonePeridot ❀Birth flowerGladiolus

Leo is the sign for August 19 — read more on the Leo page, or see August's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on August 19?

August 19 is the 231st day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between -43 and 2004. Famous people born on August 19 include Bill Clinton, Manuel L. Quezon and Michael Todd (musician).

Released on August 19

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Sword of the Sea

2022

  • Game Madden NFL 23

2021

  • Game Twelve Minutes

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. -43

    Julius Caesar

  2. 1725

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  3. 1745

    Charles Edward Stuart

  4. 1934

    1934 German head of state referendum

  5. 1941

    Nazi Germany

  6. 1942

    World War II

  7. 1953

    Cold War

  8. 1999

    Belgrade

  9. 2003

    Canal Hotel bombing

  10. 2004

    Google

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 19

Bill Clinton

b. 1946

Manuel L. Quezon

b. 1878

Michael Todd (musician)

b. 1980

Lindsey Jacobellis

b. 1985

Charles Bolden

b. 1946

Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana

b. 1398

Wright brothers

b. 1871

Alessandro Matri

b. 1984

Deaths

  • 1994Linus Pauling
  • 1980Otto Frank
  • 1936Federico García Lorca
  • 1923Vilfredo Pareto
  • 1662Blaise Pascal

Holidays & observances

  • —Afghan Independence Day, commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from Britain (Afghanistan)
  • —August Revolution Commemoration Day (Vietnam)
  • —Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Norway)
  • —Christian Feast Day: Bernardo Tolomei
  • —Christian Feast Day: Bertulf of Bobbio
  • —Christian Feast Day: Saint Calminius
  • —Christian Feast Day: Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz
  • —Christian Feast Day: Feast of the Transfiguration (Julian calendar), and its related observances: Buhe (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church)

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