Discover what happened on 19 August 1948 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Marie Madeleine Seebold Molinary (American painter (1866-1948))
- Eugène Roumagoux (French politician)
- P. Krishna Pillai (Indian politician (1906–1948))
- Arthur Wilson (Western Australian politician (1869-1948))
- Fred Odwell (American baseball player (1872-1948))
- Henry W. Wright (American politician (1868–1948))
- Rubén Vizcarra (Mexican politician)
- Rosalind Paget (British nursing administrator, midwife, editor)
- Emil Svoboda
- Ivan Lazarevsky (Russian art historian)
- José Ferrandis Torres
- Mary Charlotte Alice Allen ((1860-1948))
- Henry Ralph Beaumont ((1865-1948))
- Isabel Maude Mary Hamilton ((died 1948))
- Evelyn Anne Venables Kyrke ((1883-1948))
- František Troníček (Czech architect)
- Jan Káš
- Josef Wilk (German painter (1872-1948))
- Julianus Haemers