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August 19th, 2043	Event	Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the senate to elect him Consul.
August 19th, 2005	Event	The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
August 19th, 2005	Event	A series of strong storms lash Southern Ontario spawning several tornadoes as well as creating extreme flash flooding within the city of Toronto and its surrounding communities. In Toronto, it is also dubbed as the Toronto Supercell.
August 19th, 2003	Event	A car-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency s top envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
August 19th, 2003	Event	A Hamas planned suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem kills 23 Israelis, 7 of them children in the Jerusalem bus 2 massacre.
August 19th, 2002	Event	A Russian Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside of Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
August 19th, 1999	Event	In Belgrade, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milosevic.
August 19th, 1997	Event	The Teamsters end their 15-day walkout against United Parcel Service.
August 19th, 1991	Event	Collapse of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Crimea.
August 19th, 1991	Event	Hurricane Bob hits the Northeast.

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