What Happened In August 1919 In History

Historical Events for August, 1919

• 11th » The Weimar Constitution named constitution of the Weimar Republic is adopted.
• 19th » Afghanistan gains full independence from the United Kingdom.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1919

• 1st » Stanley Middleton, English author (d. 2009)
• 2nd » Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor
• 4th » Michel Déon, French author, playwright, and critic
• 8th » Dino De Laurentiis, Italian actor and producer (d. 2010)
• 8th » John David Wilson, English animator and producer (d. 2013)
• 9th » Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1987)
• 9th » Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
• 10th » Sacha Vierny, French cinematographer (d. 2001)
• 11th » Ginette Neveu, French violinist (d. 1949)
• 11th » Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 12th » Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist (d. 1971)
• 13th » Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host (d. 2007)
• 13th » George Shearing, English-American pianist (d. 2011)
• 15th » Huntz Hall, American actor and singer (d. 1999)
• 15th » Benedict Kiely, Irish journalist and author (d. 2007)
• 15th » Dina Wadia, English-Pakistani daughter of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• 16th » Karl-Heinz Euling, German SS officer (d. 2014)
• 17th » Georgia Gibbs, American singer (d. 2006)
• 18th » Wally Hickel, American businessman and politician, 2nd List of Governors of Alaska known as Governor of Alaska (d. 2010)
• 19th » Malcolm Forbes, American publisher (d. 1990)
• 20th » Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and producer
• 23rd » Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani mathematician and theorist (d. 1984)
• 24th » Enrique Llanes, Mexican wrestler (d. 2004)
• 25th » William P. Foster, American bandleader and educator (d. 2010)
• 25th » George Wallace, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 45th Governor of Alabama (d. 1998)
• 26th » Gerard Campbell, American academic (d. 2012)
• 27th » Pee Wee Butts, American baseball player and coach (d. 1972)
• 27th » Murray Grand, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2007)
• 28th » Godfrey Hounsfield, English biophysicist and engineer Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
• 31st » Amrita Preetam, Indian poet and author (d. 2005)

Famous Deaths for August 1919

• 4th » Dave Gregory (cricketer) or Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1845)
• 9th » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (b. 1857)
• 11th » Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)
• 18th » Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram known as Seagram Company (b. 1841)
• 20th » Gregor MacGregor (sportsman) named Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)
• 28th » Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)

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