July 19th, 1885

Born on July 19th, 1885

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, 1885

68

Aristides de Sousa Mendes

Portuguese diplomat recipient of the Righteous among the Nations award (1885–1954)

*July 19th, 1885, Viseu †April 3rd, 1954, Lisbon

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

84

A. J. Cronin

Scottish novelist

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

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

60

Alice Dunbar Nelson

American writer, activist (1875-1935)

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

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

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

69

Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1900 to 1918

*July 19th, 1884, Esher †March 6th, 1954, Coburg

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

81

Herbert Marcuse

German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979)

*July 19th, 1898, Berlin †July 29th, 1979, Starnberg

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

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

89

Max Fleischer

American animator, inventor, film director and producer (1883-1972)

*July 19th, 1883, Vienna †September 11th, 1972, Woodland Hills

30

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

Same year
Born in 1885

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, Copenhagen

73

Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl

Norwegian musician

*October 15th, 1885, Christiania †June 21st, 1959, Oslo

92

Alice Paul

American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)

*January 11th, 1885, Mount Laurel †July 9th, 1977, Moorestown Township

65

Sinclair Lewis

American writer and playwright (1885–1951)

*February 7th, 1885, Sauk Centre †January 10th, 1951, Rome

82

Edna Ferber

American novelist, short story writer and playwright

*August 15th, 1885, Appleton †April 16th, 1968, New York City

87

Ezra Pound

American poet and critic (1885–1972)

*October 30th, 1885, Hailey †November 1st, 1972, Venice

67

René Grousset

French historian (1885-1952)

*September 5th, 1885, Aubais †September 12th, 1952, 8th arrondissement of Paris

69

Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles

84

François Mauriac

French writer (1885-1970)

*October 11th, 1885, Bordeaux †September 1st, 1970, Paris

69

Georg Lippold

German archaeologist (1885-1954)

*February 21st, 1885, Mainz †July 23rd, 1954, Erlangen

40

Allan Riverstone McCulloch

Australian ichthyologist (1885-1925)

*June 20th, 1885, Sydney †September 1st, 1925, Honolulu

85

Eugène Christophe

French racing cyclist

*January 22nd, 1885, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 1st, 1970, 14th arrondissement of Paris

67

Marjorie Bowen

British writer

*November 1st, 1885, Hampshire †December 23rd, 1952, St Charles Hospital

60

George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885–1945)

*November 11th, 1885, San Gabriel †December 21st, 1945, Heidelberg

90

Andrew Tombes

American actor (1885-1976)

*June 29th, 1885, Ashtabula †March 17th, 1976, New York City

56

Robert Delaunay

French painter (1885–1941)

*April 12th, 1885, Paris †October 25th, 1941, Montpellier

80

Chester W. Nimitz

United States Navy fleet admiral (1885–1966)

*February 24th, 1885, Fredericksburg †February 20th, 1966, Yerba Buena Island

77

Karen Blixen

Danish writer

*April 17th, 1885, Rungstedlund †September 7th, 1962, Rungstedlund

71

Erich von Stroheim

Austrian actor and director (1885–1957)

*September 22nd, 1885, Vienna †May 12th, 1957, Paris

60

Jerome Kern

American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945)

*January 27th, 1885, Manhattan †November 11th, 1945, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1885 is a normal year and no leap year.

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