Born on 19 August 1959

At A Glance

19 August 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

19 August 1959 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“The Battle of New Orleans” by Johnny Horton was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 19 August is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 19 August 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 19 August 1959 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 19 August

• 1953 Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
• 1960 Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
• 1960 Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
• 1964 Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics.
• 1965 Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.

Famous people born on 19 August

• Bill Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 40th and 42nd Governor of Arkansas, 42nd President of the United States (born 1946)
• Kirk Cousins, American football player (born 1988)
• Matthew Perry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (1969–2023)
• Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer (born 1965)

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