Stand for something, or you'll fail for anything.

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"Stand for something, or you'll fail for anything" is my saying for today (August 19th)!

Quote of the day: "The trouble with growing older is that it gets progressively tougher to find a famous historical figure who didn't amount to much when he was your age." by Bill Vaughan

Word of the day: zarf - noun: an ornamental holder for coffee cups without handles

August 19th is the 231st day of the year (232nd in a leap year) and there are 134 days left until the end of the year.

If today is your Birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

If you would like your birthday or a family member, or even a friends included in my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!

Some other, Famous People who were born on August 19th!

1342, Duchess of Bavaria, Katharine of Bohemia (d. 1395)

1398, Spanish poet, Marqués de Santillana (d. 1458)

1557, Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)

1590, English soldier, Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (d. 1649)

1596, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia, Elizabeth Stuart (d. 1662)

1621, Dutch painter, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (d. 1674)

1631, English poet, John Dryden (d. 1700)

1646, First English Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed (d. 1719)

1686, English writer, Eustace Budgell (d. 1737)

1689, English writer, Samuel Richardson (d. 1761)

1711, British admiral, Edward Boscawen (d. 1761)

1743, French courtesan, Madame du Barry (d. 1793)

1846, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus, Luis Martín (d. 1906)

1848, French Painter, Gustave Caillebotte (d. 1894)

1849, Brazilian writer, statesman, and abolitionist, Joaquim Nabuco (d. 1910)

1853, Russian general, Aleksei Brusilov (d. 1926)

1870, American financier, Bernard Baruch (d. 1965)

1871, American aviation pioneer, Orville Wright (d. 1948)

1875, Croatian explorer, Stjepan Seljan (d. 1936)

1878, 2nd President of the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon (d. 1944)

1881, Romanian composer, George Enescu (d. 1955)

1883, 95th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th President of Portugal, José Mendes Cabeçadas (d. 1965)

1883, French clothing designer, Coco Chanel (d. 1971)

1883, American film actress, Elsie Ferguson (d. 1961)

1892, American actor, Alfred Lunt (d. 1977)

1896, Russian-born actress, Olga Baclanova (d. 1974)

1899, English comedian actor, Charlie Hall (d. 1959)

1900, American film actress, Colleen Moore(d. 1988)

1900, French writer and adventurer, Gontran de Poncins (d. 1962)

1900, British philosopher, Gilbert Ryle (d. 1976)

1902, American poet, Ogden Nash (d. 1971)

1902, Filipino jurist, J. B. L. Reyes (d. 1994)

1903, American novelist, James Gould Cozzens (d. 1978)

1906, American inventor, Philo Farnsworth (d. 1971)

1907, American politician, Thruston B. Morton (d. 1982)

1907, Generally considered the first air traffic controller, Archie League (d. 1986)

1912, British racing driver, Austin Dobson (d. 1963)

1913, American actor, Richard Simmons (d. 2003)

1913, Greek aeronautical engineer, one of the creators of the Finite Element Method, John Argyris (d. 2004)

1914, Hungarian footballer, Lajos Baróti (d. 2005)

1915, American journalist and screenwriter, Ring Lardner Jr (d. 2000)

1915, French Canadian businessman and administrator (Desjardins Group), Alfred Rouleau (d. 1985)

1919, American publisher, Malcolm Forbes (d. 1990)

1921, American television producer, Gene Roddenberry (d. 1991)

1925, Canadian playwright, Claude Gauvreau (d. 1971)

1926, American venture capitalist, Arthur Rock

1927, American actor, L.Q. Jones

1928, English journalist, author, and broadcaster, Bernard Levin (d. 2004)

1928, Canadian singer, Norman Brooks (d. 2006)

1928, Canadian actor, Walter Massey

1930, Irish-American author, Frank McCourt (d. 2009)

1931, American jockey, Willie Shoemaker (d. 2003)

1932, 75th Governor of Vermont, Thomas P. Salmon

1934, American physician, Renée Richards

1935, American baseball player, Bobby Richardson

1938, American actress, Diana Muldaur

1939, English musician, Ginger Baker

1940, American singer-songwriter, Johnny Nash

1940, American actress, Jill St. John

1941, Greek politician, Mihalis Papagiannakis (d. 2009)

1942, American politician and actor, Fred Thompson

1943, British singer, Billy J. Kramer

1944, American author and speaker, Jack Canfield

1944, Chicago radio personality, Buzz Kilman

1944, Swedish writer, Bodil Malmsten

1944, Chinese-born philanthropist, Charles Wang

1945, English singer, Ian Gillan

1945, Marquess of Douro, English heir of the 8th Duke of Wellington, Charles Wellesley

1946, 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton

1946, Swiss conductor, Beat Raaflaub

1946, American film producer, Dawn Steel (d. 1997)

1947, English actor, Dave Dutton

1947, American football coach, Terry Hoeppner (d. 2007)

1947, American conductor, Gerard Schwarz

1948, American actor, Gerald McRaney

1948, Second Lady of the United States, Tipper Gore

1950, British journalist, Jennie Bond

1950, Indian social worker and writer, Sudha Murthy

1950, Australian cricketer, Graeme Beard

1951, English musician, John Deacon

1951, Argentine film composer, Gustavo Santaolalla

1952, American actor and director, Jonathan Frakes

1953, American blues musician, Lynwood Slim

1953, American political consultant, Mary Matalin

1953, Italian film actor, director and producer, Nanni Moretti

1954, Argentine racing driver, Oscar Larrauri

1955, American actor, Peter Gallagher

1955, American baseball player and manager, Ned Yost

1956, American actor, Adam Arkin

1957, Indonesia-born American poet, Li-Young Lee

1957, Belgian high jumper, Christine Soetewey

1957, England cricketer, Ian Gould

1957, Netherland cricketer, Paul-Jan Bakker

1958, American football player, Anthony Muñoz

1958, American baseball player, Gary Gaetti

1958, Australian politician, Brendan Nelson

1959, American basketball player, Ricky Pierce

1959, Monegasque-born American heiress and convicted murderer, Susan Cummings

1960, American football player, Morten Andersen

1960, American baseball player and announcer, Ron Darling

1961, British author, Jonathan Coe

1962, American political commentator, Tammy Bruce

1962, French actress, Valérie Kaprisky

1963, American actor, John Stamos

1963, Hong Kong musician, Yip Sai Wing

1963, Swedish singer, Joey Tempest

1965, American actress, Kyra Sedgwick

1965, American actor, Kevin Dillon

1965, Portuguese actress and director, Maria de Medeiros

1966, Wrestling announcer, Lilian Garcia

1966, American musician, Lee Ann Womack

1968, Greek windsurfer, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis

1968, Country music singer, Mark McGuinn

1969, American rapper, Nate Dogg

1969, American football analyst (College GameDay), Kirk Herbstreit

1969, Hispanic fugitive on FBI's Most Wanted list, Emigdio Preciado

1969, American actress, Paula Jai Parker

1969, American actor, Matthew Perry

1969, Japanese baseball player, Kazuyoshi Tatsunami

1969, American actor, Patrick Van Horn

1969, American singer, Clay Walker

1970, American rapper, Fat Joe

1970, American baseball Player, Jeff Tam

1971, Portuguese football player, João Vieira Pinto

1971, Tennis player, Mary Jo Fernandez

1972, Argentine footballer, Roberto Abbondanzieri

1972, Hong Kong singer and actress, Sammi Cheng Sau Man

1972, Japanese singer, Chihiro Yonekura

1973, Crown Princess of Norway, Mette-Marit

1973, British actor, Callum Blue

1973, Italian footballer, Marco Materazzi

1973, New Zealand cricketer, Carl Bulfin

1974, American musician, Tim Kasher

1975, American comic book creator, Chynna Clugston

1975, American actress, Tracie Thoms

1975, Italian bassist, Marco Coti Zelati

1977, Spanish cyclist, Iban Mayo

1977, Japanese bassist, Takahiro Yamada

1978, American baseball player, Chris Capuano

1979, American musician, Dave Douglas

1979, Swiss footballer, Oumar Kondé

1980, Korean rapper, Jun Jin

1980, French singer, Houcine Camara

1980, Scottish singer-songwriter & actor, Darius Danesh

1980, Welsh footballer, Paul Parry

1980, American musician, Michael Todd

1982, Erika Christensen, American actress

1982, American baseball player, J. J. Hardy

1982, Belgian pole vaulter, Kevin Rans

1982, French singer, Willy Denzey

1983, Australian singer-songwriter, Missy Higgins

1983, American football player, John McCargo

1983, Australian actress & singer, Tammin Sursok

1983, British racing driver, Mike Conway

1984, American actor, Micah Alberti

1984, English actor and comedian, Simon Bird

1984, Italian footballer, Alessandro Matri

1984, English footballer, Ryan Taylor

1985, American singer, Megan Rochell

1986, Japanese volleyball player, Saori Kimura

1987, Swedish singer, Anaïs Lameche

1987, English footballer, Richard Stearman

1988, American actor, Travis Tedford

1989, American rapper and basketball player, Romeo Miller

1998, Filipino actress, Ella Guevara

2003, Filipino actress, Xyriel Manabat

Famous People who died on August 19th!

14, Roman Emperor, Augustus (b. 63 BC)

1186, Duke of Brittany, Geoffrey II (b. 1158)

1245, Count of Provence, Ramon Berenguer IV (b. 1195)

1284, Earl of Chester, Son of Edward I of England, Alphonso (b. 1273)

1297, French Catholic bishop, Saint Louis of Toulouse (b. 1274)

1493, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick III (b. 1415)

1580, Italian architect, Andrea Palladio (b. 1508)

1646, Scottish theologian, Alexander Henderson

1662, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher, Blaise Pascal (b. 1623)

1680, French catholic priest, Founder of the Eudists, Jean Eudes (b. 1601)

1692, Salem farmer and tavern keeper, John Proctor (b.1632)

1753, German architect, Balthasar Neumann (b. 1687)

1808, Swedish naval architect and vice admiral, Fredrik Henrik af Chapman (b. 1721)

1819, Scottish inventor, James Watt (b. 1736)

1822, French mathematician, Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (b. 1749)

1883, American statesman, Jeremiah S. Black (b. 1810)

1889, Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French writer (b. 1838)

1895, American gunfighter, John Wesley Hardin (b. 1853)

1900, Belgian composer, Jean-Baptiste Accolay (b. 1833)

1914, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Franz Xavier Wernz (b. 1844)

1923, Italian sociologist and economist, Vilfredo Pareto (b. 1845)

1928, Greek banker, Diplomat and Prime Minister, Stephanos Skouloudis (b. 1838)

1929, Russian ballet impresario, Sergei Diaghilev (b. 1872)

1936, Spanish author, Federico García Lorca (b. 1898)

1944, German field marshal, Günther von Kluge (b. 1882)

1945, Chilean philanthropist, Tomas Burgos (b. 1875)

1950, Italian physicist, Giovanni Giorgi (b. 1871)

1954, Prime Minister of Italy, Alcide De Gasperi (b. 1881)

1957, English painter, David Bomberg (b. 1890)

1957, Swedish meteorologist, Carl-Gustaf Rossby (b. 1898)

1959, American-born sculptor, Jacob Epstein (b. 1880)

1959, American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Blind Willie McTell (b. 1901)

1963, Canadian violinist, Kathleen Parlow (b. 1890)

1967, Luxembourg-born editor and publisher, Hugo Gernsback (b. 1884)

1967, British Marxist historian, Isaac Deutscher (b. 1907)

1968, Ukrainian-born physicist, George Gamow (b. 1904)

1970, Polish historian, Pawel Jasienica (b. 1909)

1975, American race car driver and engineer, Mark Donohue (b. 1937)

1975, Greek wrestler, Jim Londos (b. 1897)

1976, Scottish actor and rector of Edinburgh University, Alastair Sim (b. 1900)

1976, New Zealand cricketer, Ken Wadsworth (b. 1946)

1977, American comedian and actor, Groucho Marx (b. 1890)

1977, British actor, Peter Dyneley (b. 1921)

1979, American singer, Dorsey Burnette (b. 1932)

1979, Great Rebbi and Talmudic scholar, Joel Teitelbaum(b. 1887)

1980, Father of Anne Frank, Otto Frank (b. 1889)

1981, English actress, Jessie Matthews (b. 1907)

1982, Estonian wrestler, August Neo (b. 1908)

1986, English actress, Hermione Baddeley (b. 1906)

1994, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Peace, Linus Pauling (b. 1901)

1995, French composer, Pierre Schaeffer (b. 1910)

2000, Italian professional wrestler, Antonio Pugliese (b. 1941)

2000, Bodo littérateur and religious figure, Bineshwar Brahma

2000, American judge, Theodore Trautwein (b. 1920)

2001, South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist, Donald Woods (b. 1933)

2001, American singer and pianist, Betty Everett (b. 1939)

2003, President of Honduras, Carlos Roberto Reina (b. 1926)

2003, Brazilian diplomat, Sérgio Vieira de Mello (b. 1948)

2005, Dutch comedian and actor, Bueno de Mesquita (b. 1918)

2005, British politician, Mo Mowlam (b. 1949)

2008, Zambian politician, Levy Mwanawasa (b. 1948)

2008, American musician, LeRoi Moore (b. 1961)

2009, Television news producer & director; creator of 60 Minutes, Don Hewitt (b. 1922)