August 19

Sunday 19, 1990:

Leonard Bernstein conducts his final concert, ending with Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.

Thursday 19, 1965:

Japanese prime minister Eisaku Sato becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa.

Friday 19, 1955:

In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.

Wednesday 19, 1953:

Cold War: The CIA helps to overthrow the government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Thursday 19, 1745:

the start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion known as "the 45"