July 19th, 1716

Born on July 19th, 1716

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 113,000 days old!

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... 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, 1957

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, a largely autobiographical novel by Evelyn Waugh, was published.

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.

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 City, 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 sank outside Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent; it was raised from the seabed in 1982.

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 year
Born in 1716

58

Otto von Münchhausen

German botanist (1716–1774)

*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, Pattensen

50

Georg Hermann Richerz

German writer

*May 31st, 1716, Bützow †January 6th, 1767, Lübeck

49

Josip Kazimir Drašković

Croatian general

*January 1st, 1716, Trakošćan Castle †January 1st, 1765, Vienna

79

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy

French writer and numismatist (1716-1795)

*January 20th, 1716, Cassis †April 30th, 1795, Paris

79

Antonio de Ulloa

Spanish explorer, naval officer, colonial official, and naturalist

*January 12th, 1716, Seville †July 5th, 1795, Isla de León

84

Itō Jakuchū

Japanese artist (1716-1800)

*March 1st, 1716, Nishiki Market †October 27th, 1800, Manpuku-ji

83

Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton

French scientist

*May 29th, 1716, Montbard †January 1st, 1800, Paris

69

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville

British Army general (1716-1785)

*January 26th, 1716, London †August 26th, 1785, Sussex

61

Guillaume Coustou the Younger

Sculptor from France (1716-1777)

*March 19th, 1716, Paris †July 13th, 1777, Paris

67

Carl Gustaf Ekeberg

Swedish physician, chemist and explorer (1716 – 1784)

*June 10th, 1716, Djursholm †April 4th, 1784, Tensta parish

80

Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz

Swedish architect (1716-1796)

*January 30th, 1716, Stockholm †March 1st, 1796, Stockholm

80

Felice Giardini

Italian composer and violinist

*April 12th, 1716, Turin †June 8th, 1796, Moscow

77

James Lind

Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene

*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, Gosport

65

Leopoldine Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt

*December 12th, 1716, Dessau †January 27th, 1782, Kołobrzeg

86

Jean François de Saint-Lambert

French poet, philosopher and military officer

*December 26th, 1716, Nancy †February 9th, 1803, Paris

74

Étienne Maurice Falconet

French sculptor

*December 1st, 1716, Paris †January 24th, 1791, Paris

57

Johann Jakob Reiske

German scholar (1716-1774)

*December 25th, 1716, Zörbig †August 14th, 1774, Leipzig

48

Immanuel Gottlob Brastberger

*April 10th, 1716, Sulz am Neckar †July 13th, 1764, Nürtingen

58

Peter Harrison

American architect (1716-1775)

*June 14th, 1716, York †April 30th, 1775, New Haven

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Leap year

Yes: 1716 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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