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21 August 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 21 August 2019 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 21 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 21 August 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 21 August 2019 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 21 August
- 1991 Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.
- 1991 Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
- 1993 NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
- 2000 American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
- 2017 A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
Famous people born on August 21
- Hayden Panettiere, American actress (1989–2026)
- Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (1938–2020)
- Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer (born 1988)
- Zion Suzuki, Japanese footballer (born 2002)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2019 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 8 – Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, is released by Marvel Studios as the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It becomes the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 during its run, earning $1.128 billion worldwide.
- March 13 – Boeing grounds its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in response to evidence gathered following the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610.
- April 5 – Shazam!, directed by David F. Sandberg, is released as the seventh film in the DC Extended Universe.
Life in the US in 2019
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.60
Loaf of Bread
$2.30
Average House
$363,300
Weekly Wage
$932
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