August 19th (1989) was a Saturday. It's the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 134 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 19th August, 1989
» President of Poland Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity (Polish trade union) Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-Communism communist prime minister in 42 years.
» Radio Caroline, the offshore pirate station in the North Sea, is raided by British and Netherlands called Dutch governments.
» Several hundred East Germany named East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Berlin Wall The Fall named Fall of the Berlin Wall.
Famous Birthdays on August 19 in 1989
» Romeo Miller, American rapper, actor, and basketball player
August 19th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Feast of the Transfiguration (Julian calendar), and its related observances:
» Buhe (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
» Jean Eudes known as Jean-Eudes de Mézeray
» Saint Louis of Toulouse known as Louis of Toulouse
» Magnus of Anagni
» Magnus of Avignon
» Sebaldus
» August 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Afghan Independence Day Independence Day, commemorates the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from United Kingdom Britain (Afghanistan)
» Public holidays in the Philippines known as Manuel Luis Quezón Day (Quezon City and other places in The Philippines named after Manuel L. Quezon)