Other #1 songs on August 19, 1996
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Carried Away

George Strait

#1 dance track

You're Makin' Me High

Toni Braxton

#1 R&B song

Twisted

Keith Sweat

#1 song in the UK

Wannabe

Spice Girls

#1 song

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Los del Río

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 19, 1996

Independence Day

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Notable August 19 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Ethan Cutkosky

Actor

Born August 19, 1999