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19 August

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1909

First races at Indianapolis

On 19 August 1909, the first races were held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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1839

Announcement of the daguerreotype

On 19 August 1839, the daguerreotype photographic process was made public in Paris.

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Antiquity

14

Death of Augustus

On 19 August 14, the first Roman emperor Augustus died after forty years of rule.

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