July 19th, 1553

Born on July 19th, 1553

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 912 days, exactly on March 16th, 2027, people who were born on July 19th, 1553 will be 173,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 19th, 1553?

July 19th, 1553

The attempt to install Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England collapses after only nine days.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jane_Grey

July 19th, 1553

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_I_of_England

What else 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, 1545

The English warship Mary Rose sank outside Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent; it was raised from the seabed in 1982 (remains pictured).

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.

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

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

35

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

45

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

77

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

48

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

85

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

60

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

28

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

23

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

31

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

44

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

42

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

31

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

29

Yusuke Onodera

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1995, Nishitokyo

54

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

70

Gottfried Keller

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

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

27

Daniel Iversen

Danish association football player

*July 19th, 1997, Denmark

67

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

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

77

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

*July 19th, 1947, Hampton

Same year
Born in 1553

56

Henry IV of France

King of France and Navarre; first French monarch of the House of Bourbon (1553-1610)

*December 13th, 1553, Château de Pau †May 14th, 1610, Paris

63

Prospero Alpini

Venetian physician and botanist (1553-1616)

*November 23rd, 1553, Marostica †November 23rd, 1616, Padua

90

Eberhard von Weyhe

German jurist

*May 28th, 1553, Hanover †November 1st, 1643, Lüneburg

63

Jacques Auguste de Thou

French historian (1553-1617)

*October 8th, 1553, Paris †May 7th, 1617, Paris

61

Margaret of Valois

Queen of France and Navarre

*May 14th, 1553, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †March 27th, 1615, Paris

77

Nicolò Contarini

Doge of Venice (1553-1631)

*September 26th, 1553, Venice †April 2nd, 1631, Venice

41

Archduke Ernest of Austria

Austrian nobleman (1553-1595)

*June 15th, 1553, Vienna †February 12th, 1595, Brussels metropolitan area

65

Albert Frederick of Prussia

16th century Duke of Prussia

*May 7th, 1553, Königsberg †August 27th, 1618, Primorsk

60

Giovanni Battista da Ponte

Italian painter (1533-1613)

*March 4th, 1553, Bassano del Grappa †March 9th, 1613, Bassano del Grappa

26

Philip Louis I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*November 21st, 1553, Hanau †February 4th, 1580, Hanau

62

Cherubino Alberti

Engraver and painter (1553-1615)

*February 24th, 1553, Sansepolcro †October 18th, 1615, Rome

73

Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg

Roman Catholic archbishop (1553-1626)

*July 15th, 1553, Mainz †September 17th, 1626, Aschaffenburg

64

Bernardino Baldi

Italian mathematician and poet (1553–1617)

*June 5th, 1553, Urbino †October 10th, 1617, Urbino

47

Louise of Lorraine

Queen consort of France (1553-1601)

*April 30th, 1553, Nomeny †January 29th, 1601, Moulins

45

Luca Marenzio

Italian composer (1553-1599)

*October 18th, 1553, Coccaglio †August 22nd, 1599, Rome

63

Philipp Wilhelm von Cornberg

24 Jun 1553 Kassel - 30 Aug 1616 Richelsdorf

*June 24th, 1553, Kassel †August 30th, 1616, Wildeck

59

Vitsentzos Kornaros

Greek writer

*March 26th, 1553, Sitia †November 30th, 1612, Heraklion

63

Johannes Wanckel

German historians

*January 12th, 1553, Kemberg †June 11th, 1616, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

79

Conrad Schetz

Belgian diplomat (1553-1632)

*March 19th, 1553, Antwerp †July 16th, 1632, City of Brussels

43

Francis III of Waldeck-Landau

Count of Waldeck-Landau

*June 27th, 1553, Cloppenburg †March 12th, 1597

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1553 is a normal year and no leap year.

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