July 19th, 1850

Born on July 19th, 1850

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

Born on July 19th, 1850

88

Ferdinand Schrey

German merchant (1850-1938)

*July 19th, 1850, Elberfeld †October 2nd, 1938, Berlin

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

70

Gottfried Keller

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

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

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

57

Ferdinand Brunetière

French writer

*July 19th, 1849, Toulon †December 9th, 1906, rue Joseph-Bara

60

Alice Dunbar Nelson

American writer, activist (1875-1935)

*July 19th, 1875, New Orleans †September 18th, 1935, Philadelphia

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

27

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

84

A. J. Cronin

Scottish novelist

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

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

72

Edward Charles Pickering

American astronomer

*July 19th, 1846, Boston †February 3rd, 1919, Cambridge

30

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

30

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

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

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Born in 1850

76

Babette von Bülow

German writer (1850-1927)

*September 30th, 1850, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój †March 8th, 1927, Kühlungsborn

62

Edward Smith

Captain of the RMS Titanic (1850–1912)

*January 27th, 1850, Hanley †April 15th, 1912, North Atlantic Ocean

42

Guy de Maupassant

French writer (1850-1893)

*August 5th, 1850, Dieppe †July 6th, 1893, Paris

82

Frederik Raben-Levetzau

Danish politician

*May 27th, 1850, Lekkende †May 5th, 1933, Aalholm

44

Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)

*November 13th, 1850, Edinburgh †December 3rd, 1894, Vailima

68

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

American author and poet

*November 5th, 1850, Janesville †October 30th, 1919, New Haven County

55

Eduard Ausfeld

German archivist

*May 27th, 1850, Schnepfenthal †April 4th, 1906, Magdeburg

41

Sofia Kovalevskaya

19th-century Russian mathematician

*January 15th, 1850, Moscow †February 10th, 1891, Spain

85

Charles Richet

French physiologist and parapsychologist

*August 26th, 1850, Paris †December 4th, 1935, Paris

73

Pierre Loti

French writer (1850-1923)

*January 14th, 1850, Rochefort †June 10th, 1923, Hendaye

67

Ferdinand Braun

German inventor and physicist (1909 Nobel Prize)

*June 6th, 1850, Fulda †April 20th, 1918, New York City

51

Herbert Baxter Adams

American educator and historian

*April 16th, 1850, Shutesbury †July 30th, 1901, Amherst

54

Kate Chopin

American author

*February 8th, 1850, St. Louis †August 22nd, 1904, St. Louis

71

Ivan Vazov

Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921)

*July 9th, 1850, Sopot †September 22nd, 1921, Sofia

74

Samuel Gompers

American labor leader (AFL)

*January 27th, 1850, London †December 13th, 1924, San Antonio

64

Richard Heuberger

Austrian composer (1850-1914)

*June 18th, 1850, Graz †October 28th, 1914, Vienna

83

Clay Meredith Greene

American playwright (1850-1933)

*March 12th, 1850, San Francisco †September 5th, 1933, San Francisco

68

César Ritz

Swiss hotelier (1850-1918)

*February 23rd, 1850, Niederwald †October 26th, 1918, Küssnacht

61

Kyrle Bellew

British actor (1850–1911)

*March 28th, 1850, Prescot †November 2nd, 1911, Salt Lake City

83

Alfred Boucher

French sculptor (1850-1934)

*September 23rd, 1850, Nogent-sur-Seine †August 18th, 1934, Aix-les-Bains

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1850 is a normal year and no leap year.

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