June 19th, 1578

Born on June 19th, 1578

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 162,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 152 days, exactly on September 28th, 2024, people who were born on June 19th, 1578 will be 163,000 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Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, after all the Michelin-shod entrants were withdrawn due to safety concerns.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

58

James VI and I

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

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

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

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

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

58

Christine Lambrecht

German politician (born 1965)

*June 19th, 1965, Mannheim

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Born in 1578

79

William Harvey

English physician (1578–1657)

*April 1st, 1578, Folkestone †June 3rd, 1657, Roehampton

58

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 to 1637

*July 9th, 1578, Graz †February 15th, 1637, Vienna

56

John Webster

English dramatist (1578-1634)

*January 1st, 1578, London †January 1st, 1634, London

42

Philip III of Spain

King of Castilla and León and King of Aragon and Portugal

*April 14th, 1578, Madrid †March 31st, 1621, Madrid

75

John Taylor

English poet (1578-1653)

*August 24th, 1578, Gloucester †December 1st, 1653, London

61

Agostino Agazzari

Italian composer and music theorist (1578-1640)

*December 2nd, 1578, Siena †April 10th, 1640, Siena

24

Agnes of Solms-Laubach

Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1578-1602)

*January 7th, 1578, Laubach †November 23rd, 1602, Laubach

82

Francesco Albani

Baroque painter (1578–1660)

*March 17th, 1578, Bologna †October 4th, 1660, Bologna

64

Christian Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Co-ruler of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

*May 11th, 1578, Sondershausen †November 25th, 1642, Arnstadt

69

Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau

Countess of Orange-Nassau by birth and by marriage Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg (1578-1648)

*July 31st, 1578, Antwerp †April 12th, 1648, The Hague

79

Christine of Hesse-Kassel

Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach

*October 19th, 1578, Kassel †August 19th, 1658, Kassel

65

George Sandys

English traveller, colonist, poet, translator

*March 2nd, 1578, Bishopthorpe Palace †March 1st, 1644, Boxley

74

Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg

Duke of Jülich and Berg

*November 4th, 1578, Neuburg an der Donau †March 20th, 1653, Düsseldorf

73

Hans Christoph Ebeleben

German jurist (1578-1651)

*June 23rd, 1578, Wartenburg †November 7th, 1651, Dresden

71

Matteo Rosselli

Italian painter (1578-1650)

*August 8th, 1578, Florence †January 18th, 1650, Florence

45

Ulrik of Denmark

Danish prince-bishop

*December 30th, 1578, Kolding †March 27th, 1624, Rühn

57

Melchior Goldast

Swiss historian (1578-1635)

*January 6th, 1578, Bischofszell †August 11th, 1635, Giessen

69

Johann Behm

German author and theologian (1578-1648)

*June 23rd, 1578, Königsberg †April 23rd, 1648, Königsberg

59

Prince Johann I, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

First prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1578–1638)

*August 17th, 1578, Sigmaringen †March 22nd, 1638, Munich

32

Adam Elsheimer

German painter and draftsman (1578-1610)

*March 18th, 1578, Frankfurt †December 11th, 1610, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1578 is a normal year and no leap year.

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