94291 | August 19 | Death | 2013 – Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1923) |
94292 | August 19 | Death | 2013 – Russell S. Doughten, American director and producer (b. 1927) |
94293 | August 19 | Death | 2013 – Abdul Rahim Hatif, Afghan politician, 8th President of Afghanistan (b. 1926) |
94294 | August 19 | Death | 2013 – Donna Hightower, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926) |
94295 | August 19 | Death | 2013 – José Sarria, American drag queen performer, founded the Imperial Court System (b. 1922) |
94296 | August 19 | Death | 2013 – Lee Thompson Young, American actor (b. 1984) |
94297 | August 19 | Death | 2013 – Cedar Walton, American pianist and composer (b. 1934) |
94298 | August 19 | Death | 2014 – Samih al-Qasim, Palestinian poet and journalist (b. 1939) |
94299 | August 19 | Death | 2014 – Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (b. 1927) |
94300 | August 19 | Death | 2014 – James Foley, American photographer and journalist (b. 1973) |
94301 | August 19 | Death | 2014 – Brian G. Hutton, American actor and director (b. 1935) |
94302 | August 19 | Death | 2014 – Adyar K. Lakshman, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1933) |
94303 | August 19 | Death | 2014 – Candida Lycett Green, Irish-English journalist and author (b. 1942) |
94304 | August 19 | Death | 2014 – Odessa Sathyan, Indian director and producer (b. 1957) |
94305 | August 19 | Death | 2015 – George Houser, American minister and activist (b. 1916) |
94306 | August 19 | Death | 2015 – Antonio Larreta, Uruguayan actor and critic (b. 1922) |
94307 | August 19 | Death | 2015 – Sanat Mehta, Indian activist and politician (b. 1935) |
94308 | August 19 | Death | 2015 – Russell Poole, American police officer (b. 1956) |
94309 | August 19 | Death | 2015 – Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Senegalese drummer, composer, and bandleader (b. 1930) |
94310 | August 19 | Holiday and observance | Christian feast day:Bernardo TolomeiEzequiel Moreno y DíazFeast of the Transfiguration (Julian calendar), and its related observances:Buhe (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)Saviour's Transfiguration, popularly known as the "Apples Feast" (Russian Orthod |
94311 | August 19 | Holiday and observance | Afghan Independence Day, commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting Afghanistan independence from Britain |
94312 | August 19 | Holiday and observance | August Revolution Commemoration Day (Vietnam) |
94313 | August 19 | Holiday and observance | Manuel Luis Quezón Day (Quezon City and other places in The Philippines named after Manuel L. Quezon) |
94314 | August 19 | Holiday and observance | National Aviation Day (United States) |
94315 | August 19 | Holiday and observance | National Potato Day (United States) |
94316 | August 19 | Holiday and observance | World Humanitarian Day (International) |
94317 | August 20 | Event | 14 – Agrippa Postumus, adopted son of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is executed by his guards while in exile under mysterious circumstances. |
94318 | August 20 | Event | 636 – Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine away from the Byzantine Empire, marking the first great wave of Muslim conquests and the rapid advance of Islam outside Arabia. |
94319 | August 20 | Event | 917 – Battle of Acheloos: Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria decisively defeats a Byzantine army. |
94320 | August 20 | Event | 1000 – The foundation of the Hungarian state by Saint Stephen, celebrated as a National Day in Hungary. |