July 19th, 1875

Born on July 19th, 1875

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, 1875

60

Alice Dunbar Nelson

American writer, activist (1875-1935)

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

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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

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

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

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

67

Eugène Lanti

Esperantist, socialist and writer (1879-1947)

*July 19th, 1879, Néhou †January 17th, 1947, Mexico City

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

27

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

30

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

95

Joseph Fielding Smith

Tenth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

*July 19th, 1876, Salt Lake City †July 2nd, 1972, Salt Lake City

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

30

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

28

Yusuke Onodera

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1995, Nishitokyo

70

Gottfried Keller

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

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

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101

Ole Mørk Sandvik

Norwegian musicologist and educator

*May 9th, 1875, Ringsaker Municipality †August 5th, 1976, Oslo

80

Thomas Mann

German novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)

*June 6th, 1875, Lübeck †August 12th, 1955, Zürich

90

Albert Schweitzer

French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher

*January 14th, 1875, Gunsbach †September 4th, 1965, Lambaréné

65

Walter Chrysler

American automotive industry executive

*April 2nd, 1875, Wamego †August 18th, 1940, Kings Point

85

Carl Jung

Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)

*July 26th, 1875, Kesswil †June 6th, 1961, Küsnacht

69

Malin Craig

American politician (1875-1945)

*August 5th, 1875, St. Joseph †July 25th, 1945, Washington, D.C.

63

Friedrich Opel

German entrepreneur

*April 30th, 1875, Rüsselsheim am Main †August 30th, 1938, Vienna

85

Charles Bernard

Belgian journalist (1875-1961)

*December 28th, 1875, Antwerp †October 24th, 1961, Brussels metropolitan area

87

Christie MacDonald

Canadian opera singer and stage actor

*February 28th, 1875, Pictou †July 25th, 1962, Fairfield

60

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs

American suffragist

*October 2nd, 1875, West Virginia †December 22nd, 1935

56

Edgar Wallace

British crime writer, journalist and playwright

*April 1st, 1875, Greenwich †February 10th, 1932, Beverly Hills

58

Albert I of Belgium

King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934

*April 8th, 1875, Palace of the Count of Flanders †February 17th, 1934, Marche-les-Dames

75

Ferdinand Porsche

Austrian-German automotive engineer, inventor and Nazi who founded the Porsche car company

*September 3rd, 1875, Vratislavice nad Nisou †January 30th, 1951, Stuttgart

51

Rainer Maria Rilke

Austrian poet and writer (1875–1926)

*December 4th, 1875, Prague †December 29th, 1926, Montreux

74

Edgar Rice Burroughs

American writer (1875-1950)

*September 1st, 1875, Chicago †March 19th, 1950, Encino

91

Paul Löbe

German politician (1875-1967)

*December 14th, 1875, Legnica †August 3rd, 1967, Bonn

72

Aleister Crowley

English poet, mountaineer, and occultist

*October 12th, 1875, Royal Leamington Spa †December 1st, 1947, Hastings

85

Maurice de Broglie

French physicist (1875-1960)

*April 27th, 1875, Paris †July 14th, 1960, Neuilly-sur-Seine

62

Maurice Ravel

French composer (1875-1937)

*March 7th, 1875, Ciboure †December 28th, 1937, Paris

93

Henry Hallett Dale

English pharmacologist, Nobel laureate

*June 9th, 1875, London †July 23rd, 1968, Cambridge

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1875 is a normal year and no leap year.

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