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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 19 AOûT

California gold rush

Année: 1848

California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).

Sioux Wars

Année: 1854

The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.

Louis Daguerre

Année: 1839

The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world".

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas

Année: 1813

Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's Second Triumvirate.

American Revolutionary War

Année: 1782

American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown.

War of 1812

Année: 1812

War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides".

Weisshorn

Année: 1861

First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.

Dakota War of 1862

Année: 1862

Dakota War: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.

1934 German head of state referendum

Année: 1934

The German referendum of 1934 approves Adolf Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.

Soap Box Derby

Année: 1934

The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.

NAISSANCES DU 19 AOûT

Ion N. Petrovici

Année de naissance: 1929

Ion N. Petrovici, Romanian-German neurologist and academic (died 2021)

Bill Foster (basketball, born 1929)

Année de naissance: 1929

Bill Foster, American basketball player and coach (died 2016)

Bernard Levin

Année de naissance: 1928

Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (died 2004)

Angus Scrimm

Année de naissance: 1926

Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (died 2016)

Claude Gauvreau

Année de naissance: 1925

Claude Gauvreau, Canadian poet and playwright (died 1971)

Frank McCourt

Année de naissance: 1930

Frank McCourt, American author and educator (died 2009)

Bill Shoemaker

Année de naissance: 1931

Bill Shoemaker, American jockey and author (died 2003)

Bettina Cirone

Année de naissance: 1933

Bettina Cirone, American model and photographer

Debra Paget

Année de naissance: 1933

Debra Paget, American actress

Thomas P. Salmon

Année de naissance: 1932

Thomas P. Salmon, American lawyer and politician, 75th Governor of Vermont

DéCèS DU 19 AOûT

Vilfredo Pareto

Année de décès: 1923

Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (born 1845)

Stefanos Skouloudis

Année de décès: 1928

Stefanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1838)

Sergei Diaghilev

Année de décès: 1929

Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (born 1872)

Louis Anquetin

Année de décès: 1932

Louis Anquetin, French painter (born 1861)

Tevfik Fikret

Année de décès: 1915

Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (born 1867)

Franz Xavier Wernz

Année de décès: 1914

Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (born 1844)

Jeremiah S. Black

Année de décès: 1883

Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (born 1810)

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam

Année de décès: 1889

Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1838)

John Wesley Hardin

Année de décès: 1895

John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (born 1853)

Federico García Lorca

Année de décès: 1936

Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (born 1898)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 19 AOûT

Magnus of Trani

Christian Feast Day: Magnus of Anagni

Saint Maginus

Christian Feast Day: Maginus

Louis of Toulouse

Christian Feast Day: Louis of Toulouse

Magnus of Avignon

Christian Feast Day: Magnus of Avignon

Sebaldus

Christian Feast Day: Sebaldus

National Aviation Day

National Aviation Day (United States)

Public holidays in the Philippines

Manuel Luis Quezón Day (Quezon City and other places in the Philippines named after Manuel L. Quezon)

August 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian Feast Day: August 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Afghan Independence Day

Afghan Independence Day, commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from Britain (Afghanistan)

John Eudes

Christian Feast Day: Jean-Eudes de Mézeray

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