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| August 19th, 2005 (August 19 2005) | Event | The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins. | |
| August 19th, 2005 (August 19 2005) | Event | A series of strong storms lash Southern Ontario spawning several tornadoes as well as creating extreme flash flooding within the city of Toronto and its surrounding communities. In Toronto, it is also dubbed as the Toronto Supercell. | |
| August 19th, 2005 (August 19 2005) | Death | Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (born in 1918) | |
| August 19th, 1995 (August 19 1995) | Death | Pierre Schaeffer, French composer (born in 1910) | |
| August 19th, 1985 (August 19 1985) | Birth | Megan Rochell, American singer | |
| August 19th, 1975 (August 19 1975) | Event | The cricket test match between England and Australia is called off after the pitch is vandalised by supporters of George Davis. | |
| August 19th, 1975 (August 19 1975) | Birth | Chynna Clugston, American comic book creator | |
| August 19th, 1975 (August 19 1975) | Birth | Tracie Thoms, American actress | |
| August 19th, 1975 (August 19 1975) | Death | Mark Donohue, American race car driver and engineer (b.1937) | |
| August 19th, 1975 (August 19 1975) | Death | Jim Londos, wrestler (born in 1897) | |
| August 19th, 1965 (August 19 1965) | Event | Japanese prime minister Eisaku Sato becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa. | |
| August 19th, 1965 (August 19 1965) | Birth | Kyra Sedgwick, American actress | |
| August 19th, 1965 (August 19 1965) | Birth | Kevin Dillon, American actor | |
| August 19th, 1965 (August 19 1965) | Birth | Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress and director | |
| August 19th, 1955 (August 19 1955) | Event | In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives. | |
| August 19th, 1955 (August 19 1955) | Birth | Peter Gallagher, American actor | Gallagher Quotes |
| August 19th, 1955 (August 19 1955) | Birth | Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager | |
| August 19th, 1945 (August 19 1945) | Event | Vietnam War: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam. | |
| August 19th, 1945 (August 19 1945) | Birth | Ian Gillan, English singer (Deep Purple) | |
| August 19th, 1945 (August 19 1945) | Death | Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b.1875) | |
| August 19th, 1935 (August 19 1935) | Birth | Bobby Richardson, American baseball player | |
| August 19th, 1925 (August 19 1925) | Birth | Claude Gauvreau, Canadian playwright (died in 1971) | |
| August 19th, 1915 (August 19 1915) | Event | World War I: The Battle of Van begins | |
| August 19th, 1915 (August 19 1915) | Birth | Ring Lardner Jr, American journalist and screenwriter (died in 2000) | Ring Lardner Quotes |
| August 19th, 1915 (August 19 1915) | Birth | Alfred Rouleau, French Canadian businessman and administrator (Desjardins Group) (died in 1985) | |
| August 19th, 1895 (August 19 1895) | Event | American frontier murderer and outlaw, John Wesley Hardin, is killed by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas. | John Wesley Quotes |
| August 19th, 1895 (August 19 1895) | Death | John Wesley Hardin, American gunfighter (born in 1853) | John Wesley Quotes |
| August 19th, 1875 (August 19 1875) | Birth | Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (died in 1936) | |
| August 19th, 1745 (August 19 1745) | Event | Jacobite Rising, Prince Charles Edward Stuart lands from a French warship in Glenfinnan, raises his standard and marches on Londonthe start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion known as "the 45". | |
| August 19th, 1245 (August 19 1245) | Death | Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (born in 1195) | |
