What Happened On August 19

What Happened On Aug 19 Events

14 Aug 19 Augustus, First Emperor of Rome, Dies
"Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit." —Augustus
1458 Aug 19 Enea Piccolomini (Pius II) elected Pope
Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Latin Aeneas Sylvius; October 18, 1405 – August 14, 1464) was Pope from August 19, 1458 until his death in 1464. Pius II, "whose character refl...
1675 Aug 19 Native Americans Attack Lancaster in Plymouth Colony
The war quickly spread, and soon involved the Podunk and Nipmuck tribes. During the summer of 1675 the Native Americans attacked at Middleborough and Dartmouth (July 8), Mendon (July 14),...
1779 Aug 19 Battle of Paulus Hook
At four o'clock on the afternoon of August 8, 1779, Major Henry Lee, with four hundred infantry and a troop of dismounted dragoons started from New Bridge (now River Edge, New Jersey), on...
1781 Aug 19
to 1782 Feb 5
 Invasion of Minorca
Work soon began on gun emplacements to besiege St. Philip's Castle, the most important being at La Mola, on the opposite side of the harbor mouth, and at Binisaida, near Georgetown. The B...
1782 Aug 19 Battle of Blue Licks
The Kentuckians reached the Licking River on the morning of August 19, near a spring and salt lick known as the Lower Blue Licks. On the other side of the river, a few Indian scouts could...
1814 Aug 19 Major General Robert Ross And Rear Admiral George Cockburn Land At Benedict, Maryland
On August 19, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops under the command of Major General Robert Ross and Rear Admiral George Cockburn landed at Benedict, Maryland, on the shores of t...
1847 Aug 19
to 1847 Aug 20
 Battle of Contreras
The Battle of Contreras, also known as the Battle of Padierna, took place during the August 19–20, 1847, in the final encounters of the Mexican-American War. In the Battle of Churubusco, ...
1848 Aug 19 New York Herald Reports on the Discovery of Gold in California
The gold mine discovered in December last, on the South branch of the American fork, in a range of low hills forming the base of the Sierra Nevada, distant thirty miles from New Helvetia,...
1861 Aug 19 Union Force Destroys Confederate Camp
The Battle of Charleston (also known as the Battle of Bird's Point) was a minor clash in Charleston, Missouri, United States during the American Civil War. On August 19, 1861, Union force...
1871 Aug 19 Orville Wright Born
Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1871. The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two Americans who ar...
1914 Aug 19 Battle and Destruction of Louvain (Leuven) Belgium
A brave stand was made in front of Louvain, on August 19, by the right wing of the Belgian army, acting as a rear guard, while the center fell back on Antwerp, but so superior in numbers ...
1919 Aug 19 Afghanistan Gains Independence from the United Kingdom
Afghan Independence Day is celebrated in Afghanistan on 19 August to commemorate the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919. The treaty granted independence from Britain; although Afghanistan was n...
1930 Aug 19 Frank McCourt Born
Francis "Frank" McCourt (19 August 1930 - 19 July 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, best known as the author of Angela’s Ashes. His brother Malachy...
1934 Aug 19 First All-American Soap Box Derby is Held
In the wake of the first car races, local kid auto races took place in the US at a very early stage. In 1914 the motion picture Kid Auto Races at Venice starring Charlie Chaplin was shown...
1942 Aug 19
to 1942 Oct 10
 Sinyavin Offensive/Operation Nordlicht
Operation Northern Light (German: Unternehmen Nordlicht) and the Sinyavin Offensive refers to two near simultaneous military operations by planned by respectively Germany and the Soviet U...
1946 Aug 19 Bill Clinton is Born
Bill Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe, III, in Hope, Arkansas. His father, William Jefferson Blythe, Jr., was a traveling salesman who died in an automobile accident three months...
1950 Aug 19 The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) First Airs Saturday Morning Television Shows For Children
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of D...
1953 Aug 19 1953 coup d'etat in Iran
The 1953 Iranian coup d’état deposed the democratically elected government of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq. The United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) overthrew t...
1960 Aug 19 Launch of Sputnik 5
Korabl-Sputnik-2 (Spaceship Satellite-2), also known as Sputnik 5, was launched on August 19, 1960. On board were the dogs Belka ( Squirrel) and Strelka (Little Arrow). Also on board were...
1966 Aug 19 FDA Approves Prometheus Labs' Zyloprim
Treating gout. It is used to treat high uric acid levels in the blood or urine caused by certain types of cancer chemotherapy. It is also used to treat certain patients with calcium oxala...
1968 Aug 19 "Memories Of Underdevelopment" Is Released
Memories of Underdevelopment (Spanish: Memorias del Subdesarrollo) is a seminal 1968 Latin American film from Cuba. Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, the story is based on a novel by Edmu...
1969 Aug 19 "Alice's Restaurant" Is Released
Alice's Restaurant is a 1969 movie adapted from a song by Arlo Guthrie. The song is Guthrie's most famous work, a talking blues based on a true story that began on Thanksgiving Day 1965. ...
1976 Aug 19 Ronald Reagan Addresses Kansas City Convention Delegates
February 24: Ford squeaks by Reagan in the New Hampshire primary. February 27: 11 of 12 former chairs of the Republican National Committee endorse Ford. March 3: Polls show Presiden...
1980 Aug 19 Fire Consumes Saudia Flight 163 on Taxiway
Saudia Flight 163 was a scheduled passenger flight of Saudia that caught fire at Riyadh's International Airport (now the Riyadh Air Base) after a flight from Karachi, Pakistan. The fire, ...
1981 Aug 19 FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Tenormin
Tenormin is in a group of drugs called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins). Tenormin is used to treat angina (chest pa...
1987 Aug 19 Hungerford Massacre
The killing of 16 people by Michael Ryan at Hungerford was the first massacre by a lone gunman in this country; the terrible events of Dunblane were yet to come. For the British media, it...
1988 Aug 19 "Married To The Mob" Is Released
Married to the Mob is a 1988 comedy film. It was directed by Jonathan Demme and starred Matthew Modine, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joan Cusack, and Mercedes Ruehl.
1992 Aug 19 "The Trip, Part 2" - Season 4 Episode 2 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Trip" is a two-part story (the forty-first and forty-second episodes to air) of NBC's popular sitcom, Seinfeld. Airing on August 12, 1992 and August 19, 1992, it kicked off the fourt...
1998 Aug 19 South Park Episode 209 - "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls"
A film festival moves to South Park, only to have a devastating effect on the sewer system. Mr. Hankey calls upon Kyle for help. The movie people interpret Kyle's pleading as a pitch and ...
2003 Aug 19 FDA Approves Bayer Healthcare's Levitra
Levitra is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor. It works by helping to relax muscles and increase blood flow into the penis during sexual stimulation. This helps men to achieve and maintain an ...
2003 Aug 19 The Canal Hotel Bombing - At Least 22 Killed in Baghdad
The Canal Hotel Bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, in the afternoon of August 19, 2003, killed at least 22 people, including the United Nations' Special Representative in Iraq Sérgio Vieira de Mel...
2005 Aug 19 Boston Red Sox defeat Los Angeles Angels, 4-3
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Keith Foulke wants to get back to that same, special place. He wants to be on the mound for the final out of the 2005 World Series. He's even thought about it enough to...
2005 Aug 19 The 40-Year-Old Virgin released
The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow and co-written by the film's lead star, Steve Carell, though the film itself features a great deal of impr...
2006 Aug 19 New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 13-5
The Red Sox brass set sail on John Henry's big boat last night. The owner held a party to celebrate the engagement of his star general manager, Theo Epstein. Nice gesture. Toasts all arou...
2007 Aug 19 Entourage Season 4 Episode 10 - Snow Job
About to start his first day on the job with Anna Faris, E wants to make sure Vince is ok with his taking on a second client. "I just ask you to make sure my career attention doesn't suff...
2007 Aug 19 Los Angeles Angels defeat Boston Red Sox, 3-1
There was a moment, brief though it was, when it appeared that hot heads and emotional reactions might prevail. Well, almost. Because it was Los Angeles's Orlando Cabrera -- not Boston's ...
2007 Aug 19 Toronto Blue Jays defeat Baltimore Orioles, 3-2
Mistake costs O's The Orioles appeared to be in business in the 10th inning when pinch hitter J.R. House singled to right, with Brian Roberts advancing to third. The Orioles would have...
2008 Aug 19 Andre Nickatina Releases "A Tale of Two Andres"
A Tale of Two Andres is an album released by bay area rappers Andre Nickatina and Mac Dre. "As release dates passed and changed on a normal occurrence, fans of Bay Area legends, Andre Nic...
2008 Aug 19 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-2
BALTIMORE --On a night in which he struggled to get through five innings, Daisuke Matsuzaka got offensive support from an unlikely source: batterymate Jason Varitek. Matsuzaka won his ...
2008 Aug 19 Ice Cube Releases "Raw Footage"
Raw Footage is the eighth studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on August 19, 2008. The first single, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", has been released with a music video appearing on hi...
2008 Aug 19 Miley And Mandy Show: Wake Up America
The Miley & Mandy way to go green. Going green is something that is rarely brought up with the kids today. WE ARE HERE TO TELL YOU, KIDS ARE THE FUTURE! Find fun ways that YOU can go gre...
2008 Aug 19 New York Mets defeat Atlanta Braves, 7-3
2008 Aug 19 Toronto Blue Jays defeat New York Yankees, 2-1
TORONTO - The Yankees' lack of production has been downright frightening in recent weeks. Now they're hoping God-zilla can be the monster bat to help restore order to the enigmatic lineup...
2009 Aug 19 A Series of Bomb Attacks Kill 95 in One Hour in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A series of bombings rocked Iraq's capital within one hour Wednesday, killing at least 95 people and wounding 563 others, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. ...
2009 Aug 19 Atlanta Braves defeat New York Mets, 15-2
Anything the Mets can do, the Braves can do, too. At least with some help from the Mets' fielders. A day after the Mets produced an eight-run inning in the series opener, the Braves to...
2009 Aug 19 Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 6-1
TORONTO - Up until Tuesday night, when he caught a glimpse of Ricky Romero’s name as that evening’s Toronto starter, Clay Buchholz thought he had avoided his recent fate. He thought he wo...
2009 Aug 19 Florida Health Officials Say Number of Swine Flu Deaths has Risen to 59
State health officials say 59 people have died from swine flu in Florida. The Florida Department of Health released an updated H1N1 death toll Wednesday. Federal health officials ha...
2009 Aug 19 Minnesota Twins defeat Texas Rangers, 5-4
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - Joe Mauer made his season debut on May 1, which started a month to remember, batting .414 with 11 homers, 32 RBI, a .500 on-base percentage and a 1.338 on-base plus slu...
2009 Aug 19 New York Yankees defeat Oakland Athletics, 3-2
OAKLAND - Two Yankees have emerged as potential MVP candidates this season, helping carry a lineup that ranks at or near the top of the AL in runs scored, batting average, home runs, on-b...