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Known primarily for his work in comedy, he gained international fame for starring as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), receiving his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2002 for the role.
Famous Birthdays on August 19
1969 — Matthew Perry
American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)
August 19 has 221 recorded notable births across history, from 232 to 2004. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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232 – 2004
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Major events on August 19
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- 1965 Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture. Source
- 1964 Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics. Source
- 1903 The Transfiguration Uprising breaks out in East Thrace, resulting in the establishment of the Strandzha Commune. Source
- 1812 War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides". Source
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Kyra Sedgwick is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the crime drama The Closer (2005–2012), for which she won a Golden Globe in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010.
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Since 1980, he has played roles in numerous Hollywood films.
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Gerald McRaney most recently starred as Admiral Hollace Kilbride on NCIS: Los Angeles.
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Stanley Keyworth in The West Wing, most notably in Season 2, Episode 10, "Noel".
More major people born on August 19
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1965
Kyra Sedgwick
American actress and producer
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick is an American film and television actress.
1955
Peter Gallagher
American actor
Peter Killian Gallagher is an American actor. Since 1980, he has played roles in numerous Hollywood films. He is best known for starring as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C.
1947
Gerald McRaney
American actor
Gerald Lee McRaney is an American television and film actor. McRaney is best known as one of the stars of the television shows Simon & Simon, Major Dad, Promised Land and House of Cards.
1956
Adam Arkin
American actor, director, and producer
Adam Arkin is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the role of Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope.
1960
Morten Andersen
Danish-American football player
Morten Andersen, nicknamed "the Great Dane", is a Danish-American former professional football kicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 25 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta…
1919
Malcolm Forbes
American publisher and politician (died 1990)
Malcolm Stevenson Forbes was an American businessman and politician most prominently known as the publisher of Forbes magazine, which was founded by his father B. C. Forbes.
1835
Tom Wills
Australian cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football (died 1880)
Thomas Wentworth Wills was an Australian sportsman who is credited with being Australia's first cricketer of significance and a founder of Australian rules football.
1944
Eddy Raven
American country music singer-songwriter
Edward Garvin Futch, known professionally as Eddy Raven, is an American country music singer and songwriter.
1711
Edward Boscawen
English admiral and politician (died 1761)
Admiral of the Blue Edward Boscawen, was a Royal Navy officer and politician.
1883
José Mendes Cabeçadas
Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (died 1965)
José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior, OTE, ComA, MPCE, commonly known as Mendes Cabeçadas, was a Portuguese Navy officer, Freemason and republican, having a major role in the preparation of the revolutionary movements that…
1914
Rose Heilbron
British barrister and judge (died 2005)
Dame Rose Heilbron, DBE was a British barrister who served later as a High Court judge.
1978
Thomas Jones
American football player
Thomas Quinn Jones is an American actor and former professional football player. He played as a running back for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
1994
Fernando Gaviria
Colombian cyclist
Fernando Gaviria Rendón is a Colombian professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Caja Rural–Seguros RGA. He is well known as a sprinter.
1815
Harriette Newell Woods Baker
American editor and children's book writer (died 1893)
Harriette Newell Woods Baker was an American author of books for children, and editor. Her career as an author began when she was about 30 years old.
1982
Melissa Fumero
American actress
Melissa Fumero is an American actress and television director. She made her professional debut in 2004 in the recurring role of Adriana Cramer in the television soap opera One Life to Live.
1883
Coco Chanel
French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (died 1971)
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer, collaborator, businesswoman.
1900
Gilbert Ryle
English philosopher, author, and academic (died 1976)
Gilbert Ryle was a British philosopher, principally known for his critique of Cartesian dualism, for which he coined the phrase "ghost in the machine".
1935
Bobby Richardson
American baseball player and coach
Robert Clinton Richardson Jr. is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees from 1955 through 1966.
1858
Ellen Willmott
English horticulturalist (died 1934)
Ellen Ann Willmott was an English horticulturist. She was an influential member of the Royal Horticultural Society, and a recipient of the first Victoria Medal of Honour, awarded to British horticulturists living in the…