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Day Of The Week: August 19

August 19, 2025 is the 231st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 134 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Leo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: August 19
- 1745 –Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan – the start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as “the 45”.
- 1812 –War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning her nickname “Old Ironsides”.
- 1861 –First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
- 1927 –Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.
- 1965 –Japanese prime minister Eisaku Sato becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa.
- 1991 –Crown Heights Riot: Black groups target Hasidic Jews on the streets of Crown Heights during 3 days, after 2 black kids were struck by a car driven by a Hasidic man.
- 1999 –In Belgrade, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.
- 2002 –A Russian Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside of Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
- 2003 –A car-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency’s top envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
- 2005 –The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
Who were born on August 19?
- 1398 –Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)
- 1849 –Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian writer, statesman, and abolitionist (d. 1910)
- 1899 –Charlie Hall, English comedian actor (d. 1959)
- 1913 –Peter Kemp, English soldier and writer (d. 1993)
- 1972 –Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer
- 1975 –Chynna Clugston, American comic book creator
- 1980 –Houcine Camara, French singer
- 1982 –Willy Denzey, French singer
- 1983 –Mike Conway, British racing driver
- 1987 –Anaïs Lameche, Swedish singer (Play)
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