Notable Birthdays for August 19
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Those born on this date include:
- Julius Lothar Meyer, who helped develop the periodic table of elements, in 1830
- aviation pioneer Orville Wright in 1871
- French fashion designer Coco Chanel in 1883
- humorist Ogden Nash in 1902
- publisher Malcolm Forbes in 1919
- Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry in 1921
- writer Frank McCourt in 1930
- astronaut Story Musgrave in 1935 (age 87)
- actor Diana Muldaur in 1938 (age 84)
- drummer Ginger Baker in 1939
- actor Jill St. John in 1940 (age 82)
- singer Johnny Nash in 1940
- actor/former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson in 1942
- Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States, in 1946 (age 76)
- actor Gerald McRaney in 1947 (age 75)
- former second lady Tipper Gore in 1948 (age 74)
- bassist John Deacon in 1951 (age 71)
- political commentator Mary Matalin in 1953 (age 69)
- actor Jonathan Frakes in 1952 (age 70)
- actor Peter Gallagher in 1955 (age 67)
- actor Adam Arkin in 1956 (age 66)
- actor John Stamos in 1963 (age 59)
- actor Kyra Sedgwick in 1965 (age 57)
- singer Lee Ann Womack in 1966 (age 56)
- actor Matthew Perry in 1969 (age 53)
- rapper Fat Joe, born Joseph Antonio Cartagena, in 1970 (age 52)
- actor Callum Blue in 1977 (age 45)
- actor Melissa Fumero in 1982 (age 40)
- actor Erika Christensen in 1982 (age 40)
- singer Christina Perri in 1986 (age 36)
- author Veronica Roth in 1988 (age 34)
- rapper/actor Romeo Miller, formerly known as Lil Romeo, in 1989 (age 33).
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