On this day, August 19, 1757, the East India Company minted its first rupee coin. The first rupee coin, known as a sicca, was minted in Kolkata and used as legal tender in the Mughal province of Bengal. Under a treaty with the Nawab of Bengal, the East India Company established the Calcutta Mint.

Congress passed the Admission Act on March 18, 1959, and on August 21, 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared Hawaii the 50th state by proclamation.

The Soviet Union launches the satellite Korabl-Sputnik 2 on August 19, 1960, along with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats, and a variety of plants. Strelka later gave birth to a litter of six puppies, one of which JFK gave to his children as a gift.

Usain Bolt, born August 21, 1986, is a retired Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the greatest of all time. He holds the world records for the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 x 100 m relay. Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medalist, is the only sprinter to have won the Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles in three consecutive Games (2008, 2012, and 2016). He also won two gold medals in the 4 100 relay. He rose to prominence after winning both sprints in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, making him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory.

An Italian who had worked as a handyman for the museum in 1911 stole Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" from the Louvre. Two years later, the now-famous painting was found. At the Prado Museum in Madrid on February 1, 2012, a genuine modern replica of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was on display.

Satya Narayana Nadella (born August 19, 1967) is a business executive of Indian origin. He is Microsoft's executive chairman and CEO, succeeding Steve Ballmer as CEO in 2014 and John W. Thompson as chairman in 2021. He was the executive vice president of Microsoft's cloud and enterprise group before becoming CEO, and was in charge of building and running the company's computing platforms.

Football is a group of team sports that involve kicking a ball to score a goal to varying degrees. Unqualified, the term football usually refers to the most popular type of football in the area where the term is used. On August 20, 1920, seven men, including legendary all-around athlete and football star Jim Thorpe, gather at the Jordan and Hupmobile Auto Showroom in Canton, Ohio, to organize a professional football league.

Ransom On August 21, 1897, Eli Olds of Lansing, Michigan, founded Olds Motors Works, which would later become Oldsmobile. In 1883, Olds, who was born in Geneva, Ohio, started working for his family's machine-repair and engine-building company.

Demetria Devonne Lovato (born August 20, 1992) is a singer, songwriter, and actress from the United States. Following her appearances on the children's television show Barney & Friends (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for her role as Mitchie Torres in the musical television film Camp Rock (2008) and its sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010); the former film's soundtrack included "This Is Me," Lovato's debut single and duet with Joe Jonas, which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.

Dil Se.. (lit. 'From the Heart..') is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed and written by Mani Ratnam, and produced by Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma, and Shekhar Kapur. The film, set against the backdrop of the Assam insurgency, stars Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala, with Preity Zinta making her film debut in a supporting role. The film, written by Ratnam and Tigmanshu Dhulia, is an example of parallel cinema and is the final instalment in Mani Ratnam's trilogy, which also includes Roja (1992) and Bombay (1993). (1995).

Lafangey Parindey is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and produced by Aditya Chopra, starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Deepika Padukone.

Mahesh Bhatt directed Naaraaz, a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action drama film starring Mithun Chakraborty, Pooja Bhatt, Atul Agnihotri, Sonali Bendre, and Gulshan Grover.
Naaraaz is about the love and friendship of wealthy Ajay Pandit and poor Deva, played by Atul Agnihotri and Mithun Chakraborty, respectively.

Matthew Langford Perry (born August 19, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for his portrayal of Chandler Bing on the NBC sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004.

Perry appeared in several films, including Fools Rush In, Almost Heroes, The Whole Nine Yards, and 17 Again, in addition to the short-lived television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. When he voiced Benny in the video game Fallout: New Vegas in 2010, he expanded his resume to include both video games and voice-over work.

William Jefferson Clinton, born August 19, 1946, is a politician from the United States who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as Arkansas governor from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992, as well as as the state's attorney general from 1977 to 1979. Clinton, a Democrat, became known as a New Democrat because many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy. He is the husband of Hillary Clinton, who served as a senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, as Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013, and as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 2016.

The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 was approved by the Indian Parliament on August 21st, 1972. Hunting, exploitation, and cruelty toward plants and animals are prohibited under the Act that fights for their protection. The Act protects wild animals, birds, and plants over the entire nation.