June 19th, 1789

Born on June 19th, 1789

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 85,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 218 days, exactly on December 4th, 2024, people who were born on June 19th, 1789 will be 86,000 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Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, after all the Michelin-shod entrants were withdrawn due to safety concerns.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?

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

39

Blaise Pascal

French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623–1662)

*June 19th, 1623, Clermont-Ferrand †August 19th, 1662, Paris

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

70

Johann Heinrich Fischer

Swiss politician (1790-1861)

*June 19th, 1790, Merenschwand †June 1st, 1861

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

75

John Gibson

Welsh sculptor (1790-1866)

*June 19th, 1790, Conwy †January 27th, 1866, Rome

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

58

Gustav Schwab

German teacher, pastor, author and editor

*June 19th, 1792, Stuttgart †November 4th, 1850, Stuttgart

89

Mildred Natwick

American actress

*June 19th, 1905, Baltimore †October 25th, 1994, New York City

71

Nancy Marchand

American actress (1928-2000)

*June 19th, 1928, Buffalo †June 18th, 2000, Stratford

88

Joseph Earl Sheffield

Railroad executive, philanthropist

*June 19th, 1793, Southport †February 16th, 1882, New Haven

71

Félicité de La Mennais

French priest, philosopher and political theorist (1782–1854)

*June 19th, 1782, Saint-Malo †February 27th, 1854, Paris

40

Aidan Turner

Irish actor

*June 19th, 1983, Clondalkin

34

Oksana Masters

Ukrainian-born American paralympic rower and cross-country skier

*June 19th, 1989, Khmelnytskyi

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Born in 1789

65

Georg Simon Ohm

German physicist and mathematician

*March 16th, 1789, Erlangen †July 6th, 1854, Munich

61

James Fenimore Cooper

American writer (1789-1851)

*September 15th, 1789, Burlington †September 14th, 1851, Cooperstown

28

Francisco Javier Mina

Spanish general and lawyer

*July 1st, 1789, Otao †November 11th, 1817, Pénjamo

64

Silvio Pellico

Italian writer and poet

*June 24th, 1789, Saluzzo †January 31st, 1854, Turin

67

Augustin-Louis Cauchy

French mathematician (1789–1857)

*August 21st, 1789, Paris †May 23rd, 1857, Sceaux

64

John Martin

Painter, engraver and illustrator (1789-1854)

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

80

Johann Friedrich Overbeck

German painter, a member of the Nazarene movement (1789-1869)

*July 3rd, 1789, Lübeck †November 12th, 1869, Rome

81

Carl Adam Bader

German cathedral organist and operatic tenor

*January 10th, 1789, Bamberg †April 14th, 1870, Berlin

33

Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg

Member of the House of Arenberg

*April 10th, 1789, City of Brussels †April 4th, 1823, Bamberg

77

József Hild

Hungarian architect (1789-1867)

*December 8th, 1789, Pest †March 6th, 1867, Pest

73

William Carr Lane

American mayor (1789-1863)

*December 1st, 1789, Fayette County †January 6th, 1863, St. Louis

53

Leona Vicario

Mexican spy

*April 10th, 1789, Mexico City †August 21st, 1842, Mexico City

85

Heinrich Schwabe

German astronomer (1789-1875)

*October 25th, 1789, Dessau †April 11th, 1875, Dessau

49

Johannes Jacob Hegetschweiler

Swiss botanist (1789-1839)

*December 14th, 1789, Rifferswil †September 9th, 1839, Zürich

76

Jared Sparks

American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister

*May 10th, 1789, Willington †March 14th, 1866, Cambridge

66

William John Swainson

English naturalist and artist

*October 8th, 1789, London †December 6th, 1855, Hutt Valley

43

Manuel de Mier y Terán

Mexican General (1789-1832)

*February 18th, 1789, Mexico City †July 3rd, 1832, Padilla Municipality

65

Wilhelm Hey

German writer (1789-1854)

*March 26th, 1789, Leinatal †May 19th, 1854, Ichtershausen

80

Carlos Soublette

Venezuelan politician and statesman

*December 15th, 1789, Caracas †February 11th, 1870, Caracas

79

Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

*August 27th, 1789, Hildburghausen †November 25th, 1868, Altenburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1789 is a normal year and no leap year.

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