Who Was Born Today – August 19 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 19 | ||
1870 | Bernard Baruch, U.S. representative to the U.N. Atomic Energy Commission. | |
1871 | Orville Wright, aviation pioneer. | |
1883 | Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, fashion designer. | |
1902 | Ogden Nash, humorist. | |
1919 | Malcolm Forbes, publisher of Forbes magazine. | |
1921 | Gene Roddenberry, television writer and producer, best known for the series Star Trek. | |
1931 | Willie Shoemaker, record-setting jockey (won 8,833 of 40,350 starts); received Mike Venezia Memorial Award for “extraordinary sportsmanship and citizenship” in 1990. | |
1940 | Jill St John, (Jill Arlyn Oppenheim), Los Angeles California, actress (Diamonds are Forever). | |
1942 | Fred Thompson, US Senator (R-Tenn); minority counsel on Senate Watergate Committee, lobbyist; actor (Law and Order)). | |
1945 | William Jefferson “Bill” Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001); first president from the Baby Boomer generation. | |
1948 | Tipper Gore, wife of US Vice President Al Gore (1993-2001); co-founder, Parents Music Resource Center, which lobbied to have parental advisory labels placed on the packaging of music containing violent, sexual or drug-use lyrics. | |
1952 | Jonathan Frakes, actor (Commander William T Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation); character given same birthdate but in 2335. | |
1966 | Lee Ann Womack, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter (“I Hope You Dance”). |
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