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August 19
August 19 is under the sign of Leo.
Famous birthdays on this day include Bill Clinton (1946), Jean-Luc Mélenchon (1951) and Matthew Perry (1969).
Several movies were released around August 19 over the years, such as The Imitation Game in 2014 directed by Morten Tyldum and Kaala Patthar in 1979 directed by Yash Chopra.
But much more happened on August 19 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around August 19 over the years?
The Imitation Game
Release year: 2014
Written by: Graham Moore, Andrew Hodges (book)
Directed by: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech
Kaala Patthar
Release year: 1979
Directed by: Yash Chopra
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Rakhee Gulzar
The Iron Horse
Release year: 1924
Directed by: John Ford
Starring: George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull, Cyril Chadwick
Country: United States of America
Range War
Release year: 1939
Directed by: Lesley Selander
Starring: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Britt Wood, Pedro de Cordoba
Romero
Release year: 1989
Directed by: John Duigan
Starring: Raul Julia, Richard Jordan, Ana Alicia, Eddie Velez
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 19?
- Roman festivals - Vinalia Rustica celebrated in honor of Venus Libitina commemorating the founding of the oldest known temple to her, on the Esquiline Hill, in 293 BC on this date.
- RC saints - Saint Sebald, Saint Louis of Toulouse, Jean-Eudes de MTzeray
- Afghanistan - Afghan Independence Day see above: 1919
- National Day of the Filipino Language, Philippines - Holiday for Quezon City, Quezon Province and other municipalities named after Manuel Quezon
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Holidays
- 2018 Earthquakes in 2018: A deep-focus earthquake of magnitude 8.2 (the strongest recorded in 2018) strikes the South Pacific Ocean near Fiji. No threat of tsunami is immediately detected. (KATU)
- 2017 Terrorism in Russia: A 23-year-old stabs and injures eight people in the Russian city of Surgut, before being killed by police. ISIL claims responsibility for the attack. (South Front) (Reuters)
- 2016 Syrian civil war: Russian warships in the Mediterranean Sea fire cruise missiles at sites near Aleppo. The Russian Defense Ministry claims the strikes targeted the Islamist militant group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham. (Pravda) (Reuters)
- 2015 Boko Haram insurgency: A Boko Haram attack last week on a northeastern Nigerian village, Yadin Kukuwa killed at least 151 people. News of the attack was slow to emerge because the militants destroyed telecom masts around the village. (The Independent), (AFP via Times Live)
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Events
- Bill Clinton: American politician from 1963, a...
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon: French politician who served in the...
- Matthew Perry: American actor, best known for his role...
- Lil Romeo: American rapper and actor.
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Famous Birthday
- Sergio Vieira de Mello: Brazilian diplomat (Born 1948).
- Alastair Sim: Scottish actor in film and on stage,...
- Hermione Baddeley: England, United Kingdom -- Actress (Camp...
- Pierre Schaeffer: French pioneer of electronic music,...
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 19 over the years?
- 2017 Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
- 2016 Cheap Thrills - Sia Featuring Sean Paul
- 2015 OMI - Cheerleader
- 2014 Rude - MAGIC!
- 2013 Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
- 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
- 2011 LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
- 2010 Eminem - Love The Way You Lie
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
- 2008 Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Believer - Imagine Dragons
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Ride
- 2015 Shut Up And Dance - WALK THE MOON
- 2014 A Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Green Day - Oh Love
- 2011 The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- 2010 Linkin Park - The Catalyst
- 2009 Linkin Park - New Divide
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around August 19 over the years?
The Second Coming
Year: 1980
By: Walker Percy
Will Barrett (also the hero of Percy's The Last Gentleman) is a lonely widower suffering from a depression so severe that he decides he doesn't want to continue living.
When She Was Good
Year: 1967
By: Philip Roth
In this funny and chilling novel, the setting is a small town in the 1940s Midwest, and the subject is the heart of a wounded and ferociously moralistic young woman, one of those implacable American moralists whose "goodness" is a …
Until You
Year: 1994
By: Judith McNaught
New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught sweeps readers from the wilds of America to elegant 1820s London in this unforgettable romantic adventure. A teacher in a school for wealthy young ladies, Sheridan, Bromleigh is hired to accompany one of …
Angel Unaware
Year: 1953
By: Dale Evans Rogers
Entertainers Roy and Dale Evans Rogers were thrilled when their little daughter Robin was born. But their excitement turned to concern when they were informed that Robin was born with Down's