June 19

1783 – Friedrich Sertürner, German chemist and pharmacist, is born. He is best known for his discovery of the drug morphine in 1804.
1933 – Viktor Patsayev, Kazakh engineer and astronaut, is born. He became the first man to operate a telescope outside the Earth's atmosphere.
1978 - Actor Zoe Saldana (Nyota Uhura in Star Trek 2009) is born.