July 19th, 1689

Born on July 19th, 1689

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

30

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

28

Yusuke Onodera

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1995, Nishitokyo

70

Gottfried Keller

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

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

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

26

Daniel Iversen

Danish association football player

*July 19th, 1997, Denmark

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

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

84

A. J. Cronin

Scottish novelist

*July 19th, 1896, Cardross †January 6th, 1981, Montreux

Same year
Born in 1689

54

Nicolas Lancret

French painter (1690-1743)

*January 22nd, 1689, Paris †September 14th, 1743, Paris

66

Montesquieu

French social commentator and political thinker (1689-1755)

*January 18th, 1689, Château de la Brède †February 10th, 1755, Paris

54

Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria

Austrian Royal

*March 26th, 1689, Vienna †May 1st, 1743, Vienna

61

Jacques I, Prince of Monaco

Prince consort of Monaco

*November 21st, 1689, Torigni-sur-Vire †April 23rd, 1751, Hôtel Matignon

73

Mary Wortley Montagu

Noblewoman; writer and poet from England, editor (1689-1762)

*May 15th, 1689, Nottingham †August 21st, 1762, Nottingham

71

Samuel Richardson

English writer and printer (1689–1761)

*August 19th, 1689, Derbyshire †July 4th, 1761, London

52

Blas de Lezo

Spanish admiral (1689-1741)

*February 3rd, 1689, birth house of Blas de Lezo †September 7th, 1741, Cartagena de Indias

81

Pierre-Joseph Alary

French ecclesiastic and writer

*March 19th, 1689, Paris †December 15th, 1770

60

John V of Portugal

Portuguese king (1689-1750)

*October 22nd, 1689, Lisbon †July 31st, 1750, Lisbon

30

Marie Anne de Bourbon

French noble

*April 18th, 1689, Versailles †March 21st, 1720, Paris

75

Arthur Dobbs

Governor of North Carolina from 1754 to 1765

*April 2nd, 1689, Girvan †March 28th, 1765, Brunswick Town

62

Kilián Ignaz Dientzenhofer

Czech architect

*September 1st, 1689, Prague †December 18th, 1751, Prague

66

Christian, Landgrave of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels

Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege, later of Hesse-Wanfried-Rheinfels

*July 17th, 1689, Wanfried †October 21st, 1755, Eschwege

61

Johann Christoph Richter

German merchant and naturalist (1689-1751)

*October 29th, 1689, Leipzig †February 27th, 1751, Leipzig

66

Gebhard Christian Bastineller

German civil law notary

*May 15th, 1689, Halle (Saale) †October 19th, 1755, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

67

Josep Prades i Gallent

Organist and composer

*August 21st, 1689, Villahermosa del Río †August 11th, 1757, Villahermosa del Río

54

Wenzel Lorenz Reiner

Czech painter (1689-1743)

*August 8th, 1689, Prague †October 9th, 1743, Prague

63

Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein

Archbishop of Salzburg

*May 27th, 1689, Jihlava †January 5th, 1753, Salzburg

82

Jan Klemens Branicki

Polish noble (1689-1771)

*September 21st, 1689, Białystok †October 9th, 1771, Białystok

78

Gaspare Diziani

Italian painter (1689-1767)

*January 24th, 1689, Belluno †August 17th, 1767, Venice

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No: With 365 days 1689 is a normal year and no leap year.

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