What day of the week was August 19, 1883?

The day of the week August 19th, 1883 fell on was a Sunday.

Coco Chanel the French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company (d. 1971) was born on 19 August in 1883. As was Elsie Ferguson the American actress (d. 1961) , José Mendes Cabeçadas the Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (d. 1965) .

Jeremiah S. Black the American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810) died on this day in 1883.