What happened on August 19

66 documented historical events happened on August 19, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Shortly after his return from the Ninth Crusade, Edward I (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, nearly two years after his father's death. On the same day, in another year: J. S. Bach led the first performance of Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137, a cantata setting the unchanged text of Neander's hymn. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on August 19, including Gilbert Ryle, Ogden Nash, Philo Farnsworth. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

86 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 19, including Abu Yazid, Fujiwara no Sukemasa, Geoffrey II of Brittany. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

18 observances are celebrated on August 19 around the world: Afghan Independence Day, commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from Britain (Afghanistan), August Revolution Commemoration Day (Vietnam), Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Norway), Christian Feast Day: Bertulf of Bobbio, Christian Feast Day: Saint Calminius, Christian Feast Day: Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.