August 19
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Afghan Independence Day, commemorates theTreaty of Rawalpindiin 1919, granting independence from Britain (Afghanistan)
Afghan Independence Day marks the anniversary of Afghanistan regaining independence from Britain through the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919.
August Revolution Commemoration Day(Vietnam)
August Revolution Commemoration Day celebrates the 1945 uprising that led to Vietnam’s independence from colonial rule.
Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit(Norway)
Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit celebrates the birth of Norway’s Crown Princess and her philanthropic work.
ChristianFeast Day:
Bernardo Tolomei, Bertulf of Bobbio, Saint Calminius, Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz, Feast of the Transfiguration(Julian calendar), and its related observances:Buhe(Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchandEritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church)Saviour's Transfiguration, popularly known as the "Apples Feast" (Russian Orthodox ChurchandGeorgian Orthodox Church), Jean-Eudes de Mézeray, Louis of Toulouse, Maginus, Magnus of Anagni, Magnus of Avignon, Sebaldus, August 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
On August 19, various Christian traditions celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration and the feast days of multiple saints.
Manuel Luis Quezón Day(Quezon Cityand other places in the Philippines named afterManuel L. Quezon)
Manuel Luis Quezón Day honors the second President of the Philippines and the founding of Quezon City.
National Aviation Day(United States)
National Aviation Day celebrates the history and achievements of aviation in the United States.
World Humanitarian Day
World Humanitarian Day honors humanitarian workers and raises awareness of global humanitarian crises.
Bernardo Tolomei
Bertulf of Bobbio
Events
The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War.
Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges consecrated Rome's first temple to Venus, celebrating the goddess of love during the Third Samnite War.
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus forced the Roman Senate to elect him Consul, securing his political power and paving his path to becoming Augustus.
Abu Yazid, a Kharijite rebel leader, is defeated and killed in the Hodna Mountains in modern-day Algeria by Fatimid forces.
Kharijite rebel leader Abu Yazid was defeated and killed by Fatimid forces in the Hodna Mountains, ending a major uprising in North Africa.
Baldwin III of Jerusalem takes control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Melisende, and also captures Ascalon.
King Baldwin III seized royal authority from his mother Melisende and captured the strategic port city of Ascalon, consolidating his rule over Jerusalem.
Pope Pius II is elected the 211th Pope.
Enea Silvio Piccolomini was elected Pope Pius II, embarking on a pontificate marked by humanist patronage and calls for a crusade against the Turks.
In Ireland, the Hiberno-Norman de Burghs (Burkes) and Cambro-Norman Fitzgeralds fight in the Battle of Knockdoe.
The Hiberno-Norman Burkes clashed with the Cambro-Norman Fitzgeralds at the Battle of Knockdoe, a fierce conflict that shaped Gaelic-Norman relations in Ireland.
Mary, Queen of Scots, aged 18, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
Mary, Queen of Scots returned to her homeland after 13 years in France, beginning her reign as Scotland's sole monarch.
Eighty Years War: a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange forces the Spanish garrison of Sluis to capitulate.
Dutch and English forces under Maurice of Orange captured the Spanish-held port of Sluis, marking a strategic victory in the Eighty Years War.
The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous witch trials in British history.
Three women from Samlesbury were tried for witchcraft before a packed Lancashire court, in one of England’s most sensational early modern trials.
Births
Marcus Aurelius Probus
Roman emperor from 276 to 282 known for reorganizing frontier defenses and securing the empire's borders.
Catherine of Bohemia
Bohemian princess and Duchess of Austria known for her piety and philanthropic initiatives.
Íñigo López de Mendoza
Spanish nobleman, politician, and poet who left a lasting mark on 15th-century Castilian literature and court politics.
Salamone Rossi
Italian Jewish violinist and composer renowned for pioneering Baroque instrumental and liturgical music.
Daišan
Manchu prince and statesman who played a key role in the founding and governance of the early Qing dynasty.
Henry Rich
English nobleman, soldier, and politician active in the Thirty Years’ War and English Civil War.
Elizabeth Stuart
English princess who became Queen of Bohemia and was nicknamed the Winter Queen.
Jan Fyt
Flemish Baroque painter celebrated for his dynamic still lifes and animal scenes.
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Dutch Golden Age painter, etcher, and poet, renowned as a prominent pupil of Rembrandt.
Deaths
Duke Ling of Jin
Ruler of the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China.
Augustus
First Roman emperor who established the principate and ushered in the Pax Romana.
Credan
Abbot at an English monastery and venerated as a saint in the early medieval church.
Abu Yazid
Kharijite rebel leader who led a major uprising against the Fatimid Caliphate in the 10th century.
Fujiwara no Sukemasa
Prominent Japanese noble and calligrapher who served as a statesman during the Heian period.
Hawise
Duchess of Brittany who ruled as regent and secured her duchy's autonomy in the 11th century.
Al-Juwayni
Persian jurist and theologian known as 'Imam al-Haramayn' who shaped Sunni Islamic jurisprudence.
Geoffrey II
Duke of Brittany and member of the Plantagenet dynasty who influenced Anglo-French relations.
Ramon Berenguer IV
Count of Provence who extended Catalan influence in the Mediterranean during the early 13th century.