July 19th, 1868

Born on July 19th, 1868

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 56,000 days old!

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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, 1868

84

Francesco Saverio Nitti

Italian economist and political figure (1868–1953)

*July 19th, 1868, Melfi †February 20th, 1953, Rome

76

Florence Foster Jenkins

American soprano, renowned for her lack of musical skill and singing ability

*July 19th, 1868, Wilkes-Barre †November 26th, 1944, New York City

57

Moritz Heimann

German journalist and author

*July 19th, 1868, Rehfelde †September 22nd, 1925, 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

60

Alice Dunbar Nelson

American writer, activist (1875-1935)

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

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

84

A. J. Cronin

Scottish novelist

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

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

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

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

57

Xenophon Stratigos

Greek politician and soldier (1869-1927)

*July 19th, 1869, Corfu †March 11th, 1927, Davos

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

27

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

30

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

70

Gottfried Keller

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

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

30

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

28

Yusuke Onodera

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1995, Nishitokyo

Same year
Born in 1868

72

Eduard Norden

German classical philologist and historian (1868–1941)

*September 21st, 1868, Emden †July 13th, 1941, Zürich

80

Eustace Miles

British real tennis player

*September 22nd, 1868, Hampstead †December 20th, 1948, London

55

Emanuel Hegenbarth

German painter (1868-1923)

*January 14th, 1868, Česká Kamenice †July 18th, 1923, Dresden

58

Gaston Leroux

French author and journalist

*May 6th, 1868, Paris †April 15th, 1927, Nice

95

W. E. B. Du Bois

American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)

*February 23rd, 1868, Great Barrington †August 27th, 1963, Accra

86

Paul Claudel

French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)

*August 6th, 1868, Villeneuve-sur-Fère †February 23rd, 1955, Paris

77

George Arliss

English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker (1868–1946)

*April 10th, 1868, London †February 5th, 1946, London

50

Edmond Rostand

French poet and dramatist (1868–1918)

*April 1st, 1868, Marseille †December 2nd, 1918, Paris

50

Nicholas II of Russia

Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917

*May 6th, 1868, Pushkin †July 17th, 1918, Yekaterinburg

62

Jean Schopfer

French writer and tennis player

*May 28th, 1868, Morges †January 9th, 1931, 7th arrondissement of Paris

51

Eleanor H. Porter

American novelist

*December 19th, 1868, Littleton †May 21st, 1920, Cambridge

65

Albrecht von Graefe

German politician (1868-1933)

*January 1st, 1868, Berlin †April 18th, 1933, Goldebee

65

Fritz Haber

German chemist and receiver of the Nobel prize

*December 9th, 1868, Wrocław †January 29th, 1934, Basel

43

Robert Falcon Scott

Royal Navy officer and explorer

*June 6th, 1868, Plymouth †March 29th, 1912, Ross Ice Shelf

77

Heinrich Reineke

German politician (1868–1945)

*August 2nd, 1868, Pivitsheide V. L. †October 1st, 1945, Groß Nemerow

75

Karl Landsteiner

Austrian biologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate

*June 14th, 1868, Vienna †June 26th, 1943, New York City

49

Scott Joplin

American composer, musician, and pianist

*March 31st, 1868, Texarkana †April 1st, 1917, New York City

68

Maxim Gorky

Russian writer (1868–1936)

*March 16th, 1868, Nizhny Novgorod †June 18th, 1936, Gorki-10

76

Paul Otlet

Belgian author, librarian and anti-colonial thinker

*August 23rd, 1868, City of Brussels †December 10th, 1944, City of Brussels

98

John Nance Garner

Vice president of the United States from 1933 to 1941

*November 22nd, 1868, Red River County †November 7th, 1967, Uvalde

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Leap year

Yes: 1868 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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