August 19

Events

 * 1893 - files a patent for a type of electric generator (one of his many patents)
 * 1950 - Hank Snow begins 21-week run at top of American country music chart with 'I'm Moving On'
 * 1954 -2,400 fans jam Hollywood Savoy Ballroom to see B.B. King, Johnny Otis and the Platters
 * 1955 - New York radio station WINS announces that it will no longer play 'cover' records - this means *originals of songs such as 'Ain't That A Shame' by Fats Domino rather than white copies by Pat Boone, etc.
 * 1964 - Beatles begin their first American concert tour, with 26 dates, including several giant outdoor stadiums - a taste of the big tours to come. (Tour begins at Cow Palace, San Francisco)*
 * 1964 - Communication satellite Syncom 3 launched
 * 1967 - Pink Floyd debut on UK LP chart with 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn'
 * 1967 - Radio station KNOW in Denver, US, bans all Beatles tracks because of drug references
 * 1969 - Miles Davis LP 'Bitches Brew' recorded in New York
 * 1972 - Roxy Music debut on UK chart with 'Virginia Plain'
 * 1976 - Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter visits fifth annual Capricorn picnic
 * 1989 - Del Amitri debut on UK chart with 'Kiss This Thing Goodbye'
 * 1997 - Fleetwood Mac's reunion album "The Dance" is released

Births

 * 1686 -, Italian composer (d. 1768)
 * 1881 -, Romanian composer (d. 1955)
 * 1906 -, inventor, electronic TV
 * 1939 -, English musician (Cream)
 * 1940 -, American singer-songwriter
 * 1943 -, British singer
 * 1947 -, American conductor
 * 1951 -, English musician (Queen)
 * 1966 -, American musician
 * 1968 -, country music singer
 * 1969 -, American rapper
 * 1969 -, American singer
 * 1970 -, American rapper
 * 1972 -, Japanese singer
 * 1980 -, Korean rapper (Shinhwa)
 * 1980 -, Scottish singer-songwriter & actor
 * 1980 -, American musician (Coheed and Cambria)
 * 1983 -, Australian singer-songwriter
 * 1983 -, Australian actress (Home And Away) & singer
 * 1985 -, American singer
 * 1987 -, Swedish singer (Play)
 * 1989 -, American rapper