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What happened on August 19?

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One highlighted entry is from 2017: Around 250,000 farmed non-native Atlantic salmon were accidentally released into the wild near Cypress Island, Washington.

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Who was born on August 19?

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People listed for August 19 include Nguyễn Đình Bắc (2004), Keegan Murray (2000), and Thomas Flegler (1999).

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What observances fall on August 19?

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Observances listed for August 19 include Afghan Independence Day, commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from Britain (Afghanistan), Christian Feast Day: August 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), and Christian Feast Day: Bertulf of Bobbio.

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Where does this historical information come from?

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The event, birth, death, and observance lists come from Wikipedia's English-language On this day feed, and each available item links to a Wikipedia source page.

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