This Day in History for August 19

Around 250,000 farmed non-native Atlantic salmon were accidentally released into…
AUG 19 Wednesday 2026
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Around 250,000 farmed non-native Atlantic salmon were accidentally released into…

Around 250,000 farmed non-native Atlantic salmon were accidentally released into the wild near Cypress Island, Washington.

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  1. 2017
    Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released…

    Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break.

  2. 2013
    Dhamara Ghat train accident

    The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.

  3. 2010
    Iraq War

    Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.

  4. 2009
    A series of bombings in Baghdad

    A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.

  5. 2005
    Peace Mission 2005

    The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.

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“Knowledge itself is power.”

— Francis Bacon

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What happened on August 19?

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

Who was born on August 19?

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

What observances fall on August 19?

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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