August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years); 134 days remain until the end of the year.
"Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day it begins not just to tolerate, but to take a special delight in differences."
Born today
Gene Roddenberry, 1921, the creator of Star Trek
Observances
Afghan Independence Day, commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from Britain (Afghanistan)
August Revolution Commemoration Day (Vietnam)
Feast of the Transfiguration (Julian calendar), and its related observances:
Buhe (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
Saviour's Transfiguration, popularly known as the "Apples Feast" (Russian Orthodox Church and Georgian Orthodox Church)
Manuel Luis Quezón Day (Quezon City and other places in the Philippines named after Manuel L. Quezon)
National Moving Day (UK)
