Talk:August 19

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August 19: Afghan Independence Day; National Aviation Day in the United States Edward I of England 1274 – Shortly after his return from the Ninth Crusade, Edward I (pictured) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, nearly two years after his father's death. 1934 – A referendum supported the recent merging of the posts of chancellor and president of Germany, consolidating Adolf Hitler's assumption of supreme power. 2002 – Second Chechen War: A Russian Mil Mi-26 was brought down by Chechen separatists with a man-portable air-defense system near Khankala, killing 127 people in the deadliest helicopter crash in history. 2017 – Around 250,000 farmed non-native Atlantic salmon were accidentally released into the wild near Cypress Island, Washington. Edward Boscawen (b. 1711) Gustave Caillebotte (b. 1848) Clay Walker (b. 1969) Donald William Kerst (d. 1993) More anniversaries: August 18 August 19 August 20

Semi-protected edit request on 6 November 2019

• International Orangutan Day Nilz198 (talk) 18:28, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 18:46, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

An ambiguity

The event entry “1909 – The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.” is ambiguous. Is this the first automobile race ever, which happened to be held at the IMS; or is it the first time a race was held at the IMS? Turns out it is the latter, so perhaps “1909 – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts its first automobile race”. Sbauman (talk) 16:06, 17 August 2020 (UTC)

Well spotted. Deb (talk) 15:31, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

1980 railway accident in Poland

I'm deeply surprised that there isn't any mention of the worst railway accident in Poland that happened after World War II. 40 years ago, 19th August 1980 a head-on railway collision happened near Otłoczyn railway station (the station is located near Toruń). At the site of accident 67 people have died and 64 got injured.

Some of the references, according to pl-wiki article:

• Jarosław Reszka (2001). Cześć, giniemy! Największe katastrofy w powojennej Polsce (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo PAP. ISBN 83-911242-3-1.
• Decision of the Provincial Prosecutor's Office in Toruń on October 2, 1980 to discontinue the investigation into the railway disaster that occurred on August 19, 1980 on the Aleksandrów Kujawski (railway station) - Toruń Główny railway station near the Brzoza Toruńska station in connection with Art. 136 §1 point 1 of the CC against the death of the perpetrator.
• Miłosz Wonorski. "Największe katastrofy kolejowe" (in Polish). Dziennik.pl.

--37.30.20.131 (talk) 01:06, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Agreed - I've added it. Deb (talk) 12:20, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Death date of Theodore Trautwein

The date of death is listed here as August 19, 2000. However, the Theodore Trautwein page states the death date as August 17, 2000, sourced by the following.

• David Corcoran. ""Theodore Trautwein, Judge in Landmark Press Case, Dies at 80"". The New York Times.

If anyone could solve this discrepancy, it would be much appreciated. Inregium (talk) 22:46, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

19 August

Bikram Mandal / Date of birth 19 August 2000 Bikram surya mandal (talk) 06:19, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Bikram surya mandal, we are not interested in the date of birth of anyone who is not notable. Deb (talk) 08:22, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

sorry Bikram surya mandal (talk) 23:25, 21 June 2021 (UTC)