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August 19: Day of the Week
August 19, 2024 is the 232nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 134 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
August 19 Historical Event(s)
1561
An 18-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
1666
Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as “Holmes’s Bonfire”.
1745
Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan – the start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as “the 45”.
1772
Gustavus III of Sweden stages a Coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
1862
Indian Wars: during an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily-defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
1934
The creation of the position Führer is approved by the German electorate with 89.9% of the popular vote.
1934
The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
1945
Vietnam War: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
1989
Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events which began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
2005
The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
Who were born on August 19?
1596
Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)
1843
C.I. Scofield, author of Scofield Reference Bible (d. 1921)
1900
Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (d. 1976)
1902
Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971)
1926
Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist
1953
Mary Matalin, American political consultant
1955
Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
1957
Li-Young Lee, Indonesia-born American poet
1965
Kevin Dillon, American actor
1985
Megan Rochell, American singer
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Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
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