August 19

What happened on August 19 in history

3 events fall on August 19, from 14 BC to 1991. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on August 19

  1. 14 BC

    Augustus dies

    Rome's first emperor dies at Nola after forty years in power.

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  2. 1839

    The daguerreotype is given to the world

    France buys the patent and releases the photographic process freely.

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  3. 1991

    The August coup begins

    Hardliners detain Gorbachev and tanks enter Moscow.

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