What Happened on August 19, 1986

Day of the Week: Tuesday

Historical Events

  • Car bomb kills 20 in Tehran, Iran

Famous Birthdays


Person of interestChristina Perri

Christina Perri, American singer-songwriter (So You Think You Can Dance), born in Bensalem, Pennsylvania

Singer-Songwriter Christina Perri
Singer-Songwriter
Christina Perri
  • Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player

Famous Deaths

  • Hermione Baddeley, British actress (Camp Runamuck, Maude), dies at 79
  • Jaap [Jacobus Albertus Wilhelmus] Burger, Dutch politician and chairman (PvdA), dies at 81
  • Lorenzo Tucker, actor (Black King), dies