July 19th, 1787

Born on July 19th, 1787

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

70

Gottfried Keller

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

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

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

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

64

John Martin

Painter, engraver and illustrator (1789-1854)

*July 19th, 1789, Haydon Bridge †February 17th, 1854, Douglas

27

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

30

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

30

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

28

Yusuke Onodera

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1995, Nishitokyo

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

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

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

26

Daniel Iversen

Danish association football player

*July 19th, 1997, Denmark

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Born in 1787

63

Louis Daguerre

French photographer, inventor of Daguerrotype (1787–1851)

*November 18th, 1787, Cormeilles-en-Parisis †July 10th, 1851, Bry-sur-Marne

84

Michele Carafa

Italian opera composer

*November 17th, 1787, Naples †July 26th, 1872, Paris

86

François Guizot

French historian, orator and statesman (1787–1874)

*October 4th, 1787, Nîmes †September 12th, 1874, Abbey of Val-Richer

39

Joseph von Fraunhofer

Bavarian physicist and optical lens manufacturer

*March 6th, 1787, Straubing †June 7th, 1826, Munich

73

Johan Fredrik Berwald

Swedish musician

*December 4th, 1787, Stockholm †August 26th, 1861, Stockholm

81

Jan Evangelista Purkyně

Czech biologist, physiologist, doctor, inventor and politician (1787–1869)

*December 17th, 1787, Libochovice †July 28th, 1869, Prague

74

Karl von Wachsmann

German writer

*September 27th, 1787, Zielona Góra †August 28th, 1862, Dresden

70

William Daniel Conybeare

English geologist and palaeontologist (1787-1857)

*June 7th, 1787, Horsham †August 12th, 1857, Winchester

44

Rasmus Rask

Danish linguist

*November 22nd, 1787, Brændekilde †November 14th, 1832, Copenhagen

71

Ippolito Cavalcanti

Italian cook (1787-1859)

*September 2nd, 1787, Afragola †March 5th, 1859, Naples

64

Nangklao

Third king of Siam of the Chakri Dynasty

*March 31st, 1787, Grand Palace †April 2nd, 1851, Bangkok

76

Vuk Karadžić

Serbian philologist and linguist

*November 7th, 1787, Tršić †January 26th, 1864, Vienna

77

Christian Ludwig Brehm

German pastor and ornithologist (1787-1864)

*January 24th, 1787, Schönau vor dem Walde †June 23rd, 1864, Renthendorf

69

Ninomiya Sontoku

Japanese philosopher

*September 4th, 1787, Ashigarakami district †November 17th, 1856, Imaichi

63

François Sulpice Beudant

Systematic mineralogist, University of Paris, Paris, France (1787-1850)

*September 5th, 1787, Paris †December 10th, 1850, Paris

47

Thomas Say

American naturalist (1787-1834)

*June 27th, 1787, Philadelphia †October 10th, 1834, New Harmony

72

Johann Gottlob von Quandt

German art collector and artist (1787-1859); collection was sold in 1868

*April 9th, 1787, Leipzig †June 19th, 1859, Dresden

67

Mary Russell Mitford

English author and dramatist (1787–1855)

*December 16th, 1787, City of Winchester †January 10th, 1855, Swallowfield

87

Guillaume Henri Dufour

Swiss army officer, bridge engineer and topographer (1787-1875)

*September 15th, 1787, Constance †July 14th, 1875, Eaux-Vives

78

Martial de Guernon-Ranville

French magistrate and politician (1787-1866)

*May 2nd, 1787, Caen †April 28th, 1866, Ranville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1787 is a normal year and no leap year.

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