Births on August 19

Hsu Ching-wen

Born on August 19, 1996

Hsu Ching-wen, Taiwanese tennis player

Hsu Ching-wen (Chinese: 徐竫雯; pinyin: Xú Jìng-wén; born 19 August 1996) is a Taiwanese tennis player.

Hsu so far has won five singles and 12 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 21 March 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 317. On 9 January 2017, she peaked at No. 163 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Hsu was born in Kaohsiung. Playing for Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 3–5.

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10 Feb

Garry Kasparov
IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.
13 May

Bangladesh
Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
10 Jun

Sinn Féin
Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.
4 Sep

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
War on Drugs: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack a military base in Guaviare, starting three weeks of guerrilla warfare in which at least 130 Colombians are killed.
25 Nov

Florida
An ice storm strikes the central U.S., killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers.

Births on August 19

Hsu Ching-wen

Born on August 19, 1996

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Events on 1996

Garry Kasparov

Bangladesh

Sinn Féin

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

Florida