July 19th, 1456

Born on July 19th, 1456

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 207,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 625 days, exactly on January 12th, 2026, people who were born on July 19th, 1456 will be 208,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 19th?

July 19th, 2013

The NASA spacecraft Cassini took a photograph of Saturn with Earth in the distance (detail pictured), for which people were invited to "wave at Saturn".

July 19th, 1997

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced that it would resume its ceasefire, ending its 28-year campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.

July 19th, 1992

A car bomb killed the anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino and five policemen in Palermo, Italy, less than two months after the murder of Borsellino's friend and colleague Giovanni Falcone.

July 19th, 1919

Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of the First World War, English ex-servicemen unhappy with unemployment and other grievances rioted and burned down Luton Town Hall (pictured).

July 19th, 1916

First World War: The "worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history" occurred when Australian forces unsuccessfully attacked German defences at Fromelles, France.

July 19th, 1903

French cyclist Maurice Garin won the first edition of the Tour de France.

July 19th, 1848

The two-day Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's-rights and feminist convention held in the United States, opened in Seneca Falls, New York.

July 19th, 1845

A fire in Manhattan, New York, destroyed 345 buildings, killed 30 people, and caused at least $5 million in damage.

July 19th, 1843

SS Great Britain, the first ocean-going ship with both an iron hull and a screw propeller, was launched (pictured) in Bristol, England.

July 19th, 1817

Georg Anton Schäffer was forced to depart for China after his unsuccessful attempt to seize the Hawaiian Kingdom for the Russian Empire.

July 19th, 1702

Great Northern War: Polish–Saxon forces were defeated by a Swedish army half their size at the Battle of Kliszów.

July 19th, 1553

Mary I was proclaimed Queen of England, deposing Lady Jane Grey after nine days of de facto rule.

July 19th, 1545

The English warship Mary Rose (pictured) sank just outside Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent.

July 19th, 0998

Arab–Byzantine wars: After initial Byzantine gains at the Battle of Apamea, a lone Kurdish rider killed Byzantine commander Damian Dalassenos, allowing Fatimid troops to turn the tide of the battle.

July 19th, 2018

The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 19th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 19th?

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

59

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

27

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

30

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

30

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

28

Yusuke Onodera

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1995, Nishitokyo

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

26

Daniel Iversen

Danish association football player

*July 19th, 1997, Denmark

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

70

Gottfried Keller

Swiss poet and writer of German literature (1819-1890)

*July 19th, 1819, Zürich †July 15th, 1890, Zürich

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

50

Saïd Taghmaoui

French-American actor

*July 19th, 1973, Villepinte

Same year
Born in 1456

60

Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary

King of Bohemia and Hungary

*March 1st, 1456, Kraków †March 13th, 1516, Buda

28

Anne Neville

Queen of England from 1483 to 1485

*June 11th, 1456, Warwick Castle †March 16th, 1485, Westminster

32

Albert, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

Margrave of Baden-Hachberg

*January 1st, 1456, Hochburg †January 1st, 1488, Damme

17

Gonghye

Queen; Korean royal consort

*October 11th, 1456, Hanseongbu †April 15th, 1474, Changdeokgung

44

Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine

Princess of Bavaria-Landshut by birth, by marriage Electress Palatine

*November 7th, 1456, Amberg †January 25th, 1501, Heidelberg

30

Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland

Queen consort of Scotland

*June 23rd, 1456, Copenhagen †July 14th, 1486, Stirling Castle

67

Bernardino López de Carvajal

Catholic cardinal

*September 8th, 1456, Plasencia †December 16th, 1523, Rome

67

Achille Grassi

Italian cardinal

*February 16th, 1456, Bologna †November 22nd, 1523, Rome

66

Jurij Slatkonja

Composer and bishop

*March 21st, 1456, Ljubljana †April 26th, 1522, Vienna

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Public holidays on July 19th

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Leap year

Yes: 1456 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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