Historical Events
- NY Giants board of directors vote 8-1 to move their baseball franchise to San Francisco in 1958 [1]
- US Major David Simons reaches 30,933m in a balloon
Famous Birthdays
- Darby Hinton, American actor (Daniel Boone - "Israel"; Days Of Our Lives - "Ian"), born in Santa Monica, California
- Ian Gould, England cricketer and umpire, born in Taplow, England
- Li-Young Lee, Indonesia-born American poet, born in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Paul-Jan Bakker, 1st Dutch cricketer to play first class cricket (Hampshire & Netherlands pace bowler), born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Famous Deaths
- Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish meteorologist (b. 1898)
- David Bomberg, English painter, dies at 66
Died in 1957 1957 Highlights
About August 19, 1957
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 66 years, 8 months and 7 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: All Shook Up - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
