June 19th, 1516

Born on June 19th, 1516

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 185,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 510 days, exactly on September 18th, 2025, people who were born on June 19th, 1516 will be 186,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 19th?

June 19th, 2012

Facing allegations of sexual assault in Sweden, Julian Assange (pictured), the founder of WikiLeaks, requested asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

June 19th, 2010

The royal wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling took place in Stockholm Cathedral.

June 19th, 2009

War in Afghanistan: British forces began Operation Panther's Claw, in which more than 350 troops made an aerial assault on Taliban positions in Southern Afghanistan.

June 19th, 2005

Only six race cars competed in the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, after all the Michelin-shod entrants were withdrawn due to safety concerns.

June 19th, 1987

Basque separatist group ETA detonated a car bomb at the Hipercor shopping centre in Barcelona, killing 21 people and injuring 45 others.

June 19th, 1965

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, the commander of the South Vietnam Air Force, was appointed prime minister at the head of a military regime.

June 19th, 1953

Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (pictured) were executed as spies for passing nuclear weapons secrets to the Soviet Union.

June 19th, 1939

American baseball player Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, now commonly known in the United States as "Lou Gehrig's Disease".

June 19th, 1867

Second French intervention in Mexico: Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico was executed by firing squad in Querétaro City.

June 19th, 1846

The first officially recorded baseball game in U.S. history using modern rules was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, with the "New York Nine" defeating the New York Knickerbockers 23–1.

June 19th, 1838

The Jesuits' Maryland province contracted to sell 272 slaves to buyers in Louisiana in one of the largest slave sales in American history.

June 19th, 1785

The proprietors of King's Chapel, Boston, voted to adopt James Freeman's prayer book, thus establishing the first Unitarian church in the Americas.

June 19th, 2018

Antwon Rose II was fatally shot in East Pittsburgh by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld after being involved in a near-fatal drive-by shooting.

June 19th, 2012

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.

June 19th, 2009

War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

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

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

39

Blaise Pascal

French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623–1662)

*June 19th, 1623, Clermont-Ferrand †August 19th, 1662, Paris

59

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

*June 19th, 1964, New York City

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

58

James VI and I

King of Scotland (1566–1625), England and Ireland (1603–25)

*June 19th, 1566, Edinburgh †March 27th, 1625, Theobalds House

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

*June 19th, 1908, Berlin †October 6th, 1996, Münster

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

69

Kathleen Turner

American actress

*June 19th, 1954, Springfield

78

Primož Trubar

Carniolan writer, Protestant reformer (1508-1586)

*June 19th, 1508, Rašica †June 28th, 1586, Tübingen

46

Doug Clark

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1977, Torquay

76

Salman Rushdie

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

*June 19th, 1947, Mumbai

64

Christian Wulff

10th German Federal President

*June 19th, 1959, Osnabrück

89

Mildred Natwick

American actress

*June 19th, 1905, Baltimore †October 25th, 1994, New York City

40

Aidan Turner

Irish actor

*June 19th, 1983, Clondalkin

71

Nancy Marchand

American actress (1928-2000)

*June 19th, 1928, Buffalo †June 18th, 2000, Stratford

34

Oksana Masters

Ukrainian-born American paralympic rower and cross-country skier

*June 19th, 1989, Khmelnytskyi

62

Bidya Devi Bhandari

President of Nepal

*June 19th, 1961, Mane Bhanjyang

45

Zoe Saldaña

American actress

*June 19th, 1978, Passaic

76

Bernd Hoss

German football player and manager (1939-2016)

*June 19th, 1939, Nürtingen †April 6th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

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Born in 1516

42

Mary I of England

Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558

*February 18th, 1516, Palace of Placentia †November 17th, 1558, St James's Palace

34

Elkas Mirza

Iranian poet (1516-1550)

*March 15th, 1516, Karabakh †April 9th, 1550, Qahqaheh Castle

48

Modestinus Pistoris

German politician

*December 9th, 1516, Leipzig †September 15th, 1565, Leipzig

65

Bayinnaung

King of Burma

*January 16th, 1516, Taungoo †November 10th, 1581, Bago

55

Agostino Barbarigo

Italian admiral

*January 22nd, 1516, Venice †October 9th, 1571, Nafpaktos

35

Margaret Leijonhufvud

Queen consort of Sweden

*January 1st, 1516, Gräfsnäs †August 26th, 1551, Överselö församling

49

Conrad Gessner

Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565)

*March 26th, 1516, Zürich †December 13th, 1565, Zürich

62

Adriaen Pauw

Dutch merchant and politician of the Netherlands

*January 13th, 1516, Gouda †October 8th, 1578, Amsterdam

58

Johann Jakob Fugger

German banker and merchant (1517-1575)

*December 23rd, 1516, Augsburg †July 14th, 1575, Munich

68

Adam Siber

German humanist and teacher

*September 8th, 1516, Wildenfels †September 24th, 1584, Grimma

74

Emilie of Saxony

Third wife of Margrave George the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach

*July 27th, 1516, Freiberg †April 9th, 1591, Ansbach

55

Georg Fabricius

German poet, historian, and archaeologist, 1516-1571

*April 23rd, 1516, Chemnitz †July 17th, 1571, Meissen

64

Hieronymus Wolf

German historian and humanist (1516 - 1580)

*August 13th, 1516, Oettingen in Bayern †October 8th, 1580, Augsburg

51

Guglielmo Grataroli

Italian physician and philosopher

*May 16th, 1516, Bergamo †April 16th, 1568, Basel

54

Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox

Grandfather of James VI and I, Regent of Scotland

*September 21st, 1516, Dumbarton †September 4th, 1571, Stirling

57

Martin Helwig

German cartographer of Silesia

*November 15th, 1516, Nysa †February 5th, 1574, Wrocław

60

Hartmann Beyer

German theologian

*September 30th, 1516, Frankfurt †August 11th, 1577, Frankfurt

67

Maximilian Mörlin

German theologian (1516-1584)

*October 14th, 1516, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †April 20th, 1584, Coburg

74

Girolamo Zanchi

Italian theologian (1516-1590)

*February 2nd, 1516, Alzano Lombardo †November 19th, 1590, Heidelberg

75

William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

German nobleman; Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1516-1592)

*July 28th, 1516, Düsseldorf †January 5th, 1592, Düsseldorf

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, New Church feast day) which are celebrated on June 19th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1516 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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