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August 19th

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523 Notable birthdays

Lory Bianco

American actress and singer.

Born August 19th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Pittsburgh.

James Tomkins

Australian rower.

Born August 19th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Sydney.

Laura Deas

Former equestrian athlete and current skeleton racer from the united kingdom.

Born August 19th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Wrexham. [ref]

Márta Sebestyén

Hungarian singer of folk songs (born 1957).

Born August 19th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Budapest.

James Gould Cozzens

American novelist (1903-1978).

Born August 19th, 1903 in Chicago.

Died August 9th, 1978 at 74 years old in Stuart.

Estelle Mosselly

French boxer.

Born August 19th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Créteil.

Mirko Petrović-Njegoš

Montenegrin military commander, diplomat and poet (1820-1867).

Born August 19th, 1820 in Njeguši.

Died July 20th, 1867 at 46 years old in Cetinje.

Vasil Bykaŭ

Belarusian writer (1924–2003).

Born August 19th, 1924 in Byčki.

Died June 23rd, 2003 at 78 years old in Baraŭliany.

Sandra Sabattini

Italian roman catholic lay young woman and blessed (1961-1984).

Born August 19th, 1961 in Riccione.

Died May 2nd, 1984 at 22 years old in Bologna (struck by vehicle).

Edward Moran

American artist (1829-1901).

Born August 19th, 1829 in Bolton.

Died June 9th, 1901 at 71 years old in New York City.

Niilo Sevänen

Finnish musician and writer.

Born August 19th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Turku. [ref]

Joaquim Nabuco

Brazilian writer and statesman.

Born August 19th, 1849 in Recife.

Died January 17th, 1910 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C..

Cristiano Lombardi

Italian footballer.

Born August 19th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Viterbo.

Johan Botha

South african operatic tenor (1965-2016).

Born August 19th, 1965 in Rustenburg.

Died September 8th, 2016 at 51 years old in Vienna (liver cancer).

Gianni Bruno

Belgian footballer.

Born August 19th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Rocourt.

Jerzy Andrzejewski

Polish author (1909–1983).

Born August 19th, 1909 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died April 20th, 1983 at 73 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Kathrine Taylor

American writer (1903–1997).

Born August 19th, 1903 in Portland.

Died July 14th, 1997 at 93 years old in Hennepin County.

Ludovic Bource

Film score composer.

Born August 19th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Pontivy.

Nikolaos Kaklamanakis

Greek windsurfer.

Born August 19th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Athens.

Elsie Ferguson

American actress (1883–1961).

Born August 19th, 1883 in New York City.

Died November 15th, 1961 at 78 years old in New London.

François Modesto

French footballer.

Born August 19th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Bastia.

Sergio Brio

Italian footballer.

Born August 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lecce.

Thomas P. Salmon

American politician (1932–2025).

Born August 19th, 1932 in Cleveland.

Died January 14th, 2025 at 92 years old in Brattleboro. [ref]

Derya Alabora

Turkish actor (born 1959).

Born August 19th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Istanbul.

Charles Montagu Doughty

British poet (1843-1926).

Born August 19th, 1843 in Saxmundham.

Died January 20th, 1926 at 82 years old in Sissinghurst.

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