19 August Births

Published : 19 Aug 2017, 10:25

Jagoroniya Desk

August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 134 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).

Births

232 – Marcus Aurelius Probus, Roman emperor (d. 282)
1342 – Catherine of Bohemia (d. 1395)
1398 – Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (d. 1458)
1557 – Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)
1570 – Salamone Rossi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1630)
1583 – Daišan, Manchu politician (d. 1648)
1590 – Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1649)
1596 – Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)
1621 – Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (d. 1674)
1631 – John Dryden, English writer (d. 1700)
1646 – John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic (d. 1719)
1686 – Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician (d. 1737)
1689 – Samuel Richardson, English author and publisher (d. 1761)
1711 – Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (d. 1761)
1719 – Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791)
1743 – Madame du Barry, French mistress of Louis XV of France (d. 1793)
1777 – Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)
1819 – Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Luxembourger-Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1894)
1835 – Tom Wills, Australian cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football (d. 1880)
1843 – C. I. Scofield, American minister and theologian (d. 1921)
1846 – Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
1848 – Gustave Caillebotte, French painter and engineer (d. 1894)
1849 – Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian politician and diplomat (d. 1910)
1853 – Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)
1870 – Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1965)
1871 – Orville Wright, American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company (d. 1948)
1873 – Fred Stone, American actor and producer (d. 1959)
1878 – Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines (d. 1944)
1881 – George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1955)
1881 – George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (d. 1954)
1883 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (d. 1971)
1883 – José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (d. 1965)
1887 – S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1943)
1895 – C. Suntharalingam, Sri Lankan lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1985)
1899 – Colleen Moore, American actress (d. 1988)
1900 – Gontran de Poncins, French author and adventurer (d. 1962)
1900 – Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1976)
1902 – Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971)
1903 – James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1978)
1904 – Maurice Wilks, English engineer and businessman (d. 1963)
1906 – Philo Farnsworth, American inventor, invented the Fusor (d. 1971)
1907 – Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Indian historian, author, and scholar (d. 1979)
1907 – Thruston Ballard Morton, American soldier and politician (d. 1982)
1909 – Ronald King, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1988)
1910 – Quentin Bell, English historian and author (d. 1996)
1911 – Anna Terruwe, Dutch psychiatrist and author (d. 2004)
1913 – John Argyris, Greek engineer and academic (d. 2004)
1913 – Peter Kemp, Indian-English soldier and author (d. 1993)
1913 – Richard Simmons, American actor (d. 2003)
1914 – Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2005)
1914 – Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer (d. 1955)
1915 – Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (d. 2000)
1915 – Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (d. 1985)
1916 – Dennis Poore, English race car driver and businessman (d. 1987)
1918 – Jimmy Rowles, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1996)
1919 – Malcolm Forbes, American publisher and politician (d. 1990)
1921 – Gene Roddenberry, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1991)
1924 – Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
1925 – Claude Gauvreau, Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1971)
1926 – Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (d. 2016)
1928 – Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004)
1929 – Bill Foster, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
1929 – Ion N. Petrovici, Romanian-German neurologist and academic
1930 – Frank McCourt, American author and educator (d. 2009)
1931 – Bill Shoemaker, American jockey and author (d. 2003)
1932 – Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont
1932 – Banharn Silpa-archa, Thai politician, Prime Minister (1995–1996) (d. 2016)
1933 – Bettina Cirone, American model and photographer
1933 – David Hopwood, English microbiologist and geneticist
1933 – Debra Paget, American actress
1934 – David Durenberger, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
1934 – Renée Richards, American tennis player and ophthalmologist
1935 – Bobby Richardson, American baseball player and coach
1936 – Richard McBrien, American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015)
1937 – Richard Ingrams, English journalist, founded The Oldie
1937 – William Motzing, American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
1938 – Diana Muldaur, American actress
1939 – Ginger Baker, English drummer and songwriter
1940 – Roger Cook, English songwriter, singer, and producer
1940 – Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter
1940 – Jill St. John, American model and actress
1941 – Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek educator and politician (d. 2009)
1942 – Fred Thompson, American actor, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)
1943 – Don Fardon, English pop singer
1943 – Sid Going, New Zealand rugby player
1943 – Billy J. Kramer, English pop singer
1944 – Jack Canfield, American author
1944 – Bodil Malmsten, Swedish author and poet
1944 – Eddy Raven, American country music singer-songwriter
1944 – Charles Wang, Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Computer Associates International
1945 – Dennis Eichhorn, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
1945 – Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington, English politician
1945 – Ian Gillan, English singer-songwriter (Deep Purple and Black Sabbath)
1946 – Charles Bolden, American general and astronaut
1946 – Bill Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 42nd President of the United States
1946 – Dawn Steel, American film producer (d. 1997)
1947 – Dave Dutton, English actor and screenwriter
1947 – Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (d. 2007)
1947 – Gerard Schwarz, American conductor and director
1947 – Anuška Ferligoj, Slovenian mathematician
1948 – Robert Hughes, Australian actor
1948 – Elliot Lurie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948 – Gerald McRaney, American actor, director, and producer
1948 – Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer and architect (d. 2016)
1949 – Michael Nazir-Ali, Pakistani-English bishop
1950 – Graeme Beard, Australian cricketer
1950 – Jennie Bond, English journalist and author
1951 – John Deacon, English bass player and songwriter
1951 – Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1952 – Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director
1953 – Mary Matalin, American political consultant
1954 – Oscar Larrauri, Argentinian race car driver
1955 – Mary-Anne Fahey, Australian actress
1955 – Peter Gallagher, American actor
1955 – Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, Dominica-born English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
1955 – Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
1956 – Adam Arkin, American actor, director, and producer
1956 – José Rubén Zamora, Guatemalan journalist
1957 – Paul-Jan Bakker, Dutch cricketer
1957 – Gary Chapman, American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1957 – Martin Donovan, American actor and director
1957 – Ian Gould, English cricketer and umpire
1957 – Christine Soetewey, Belgian high jumper
1957 – Gerda Verburg, Dutch trade union leader and politician, Dutch Minister of Agriculture
1958 – Gary Gaetti, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1958 – Anthony Muñoz, American football player and sportscaster
1958 – Brendan Nelson, Australian physician and politician, 47th Minister for Defence for Australia
1958 – Rick Snyder, American politician and businessman, 48th Governor of Michigan
1958 – Darryl Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1959 – Ricky Pierce, American basketball player
1960 – Morten Andersen, Danish-American football player
1960 – Ron Darling, American baseball player and sportscaster
1961 – Jonathan Coe, English author and academic
1963 – John Stamos, American actor
1963 – Joey Tempest, Swedish rock singer-songwriter and musician (Europe)
1965 – Kevin Dillon, American actor
1965 – Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer
1966 – Lee Ann Womack, American singer-songwriter
1967 – Khandro Rinpoche, Indian spiritual leader
1969 – Nate Dogg, American rapper (d. 2011)
1969 – Matthew Perry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1969 – Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player and coach
1969 – Clay Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Jeff Tam, American baseball player
1971 – Mary Joe Fernández, Dominican-American tennis player and coach
1971 – João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese footballer
1972 – Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentinian footballer and manager
1972 – Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer-songwriter
1973 – Carl Bulfin, New Zealand cricketer
1973 – Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer and manager
1974 – Anja Knippel, German runner
1974 – Andy Neate, English racing driver
1975 – Chynna Clugston, American illustrator
1976 – Stephan Schmidt, German footballer and manager
1977 – Régine Chassagne, Canadian singer-songwriter
1977 – Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist
1978 – Chris Capuano, American baseball player
1978 – Qais Al Khonji, Omani entrepreneur
1979 – Dave Douglas, American singer-songwriter and drummer
1979 – Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer
1980 – Darius Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1980 – Jun Jin, South Korean singer
1980 – Paul Parry, Welsh footballer
1980 – Michael Todd, American bass player
1981 – Nick Kennedy, English rugby player
1981 – Percy Watson, American football player and wrestler
1982 – J. J. Hardy, American baseball player
1982 – Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter
1983 – Mike Conway, English race car driver
1983 – Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter
1983 – John McCargo, American football player
1984 – Simon Bird, English actor and screenwriter
1984 – Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer
1984 – Ryan Taylor, English footballer
1985 – Gavin Cooper, Australian rugby league player
1985 – Lindsey Jacobellis, American snowboarder
1986 – Sotiris Balafas, Greek footballer
1986 – Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player
1987 – Nick Driebergen, Dutch swimmer
1987 – Nico Hülkenberg, German race car driver
1987 – Anaïs Lameche, French-Swedish singer
1987 – Richard Stearman, English footballer
1988 – Hoodie Allen, American rapper
1988 – Kirk Cousins, American football player
1988 – Veronica Roth, American author
1989 – Romeo Miller, American basketball player, rapper, actor
1990 – Danny Galbraith, Scottish footballer
1994 – Guadalupe Pérez Rojas, Argentinian tennis player
1994 – Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian pentathlete
1996 – Hsu Ching-wen, Taiwanese tennis player

Source: wikipedia

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