August 19th
1812
The U.S. frigate Constitution, Old Ironsides, defeated the British ship Guerriere during the War of 1812.
1921
Ty Cobb (Detroit Tigers) recorded his 3,000 career hit.
1934
Germans voted to make Adolf Hitler Fuhrer.
1977
Comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles at age 86.
1981
The final episode of "Charlie's Angels was aired on ABC-TV.
1993
"Cheers" ended an 11-year run on NBC-TV. The show debuted on September 30, 1982.
Birthdays
82 L.Q. Jones Actor
70 Ginger Baker Rock musician (Cream, Blind Faith)
67 Fred Thompson Actor, former U.S. senator
64 Ian Gillan Rock singer (Deep Purple)
63 Bill Clinton 42nd President of the United States
61 Gerald McRaney Actor ("Major Dad")
58 John Deacon Rock musician (Queen)
54 Peter Gallagher Actor ("The O.C.")
47 Eric Lutes Actor
46 John Stamos Actor ("Full House," "ER")
44 Kevin Dillon Actor ("Entourage")
44 Kyra Sedgwick Actress
43 Lee Ann Womack Country singer
43 Lilian Garcia Wrestling announcer
40 Matthew Perry Actor ("Friends")
27 VirtualSmitty Cigar Asylum Inmate
23 Sanitariumite Cigar Asylum Inmate
~ kfish Cigar Asylum Inmate
76 Orville Wright 8/19/1871 - 1/30/1948 credited along with his brother with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903