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19 August
Contemporary era
1909
First races at Indianapolis
On 19 August 1909, the first races were held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Contemporary era
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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- Encyclopaedia Auguste (Wikipedia) Wikipedia. 4/5