June 19th, 1888

Born on June 19th, 1888

Age in days, weeks and months
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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Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, after all the Michelin-shod entrants were withdrawn due to safety concerns.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

Born on June 19th, 1888

81

Arthur Massey Berry

Canadian bush pilot

*June 19th, 1888, Canada †May 12th, 1970, Edmonton

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Who's birthday is on June 19th?

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

*June 19th, 1908, Berlin †October 6th, 1996, Münster

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

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

89

Mildred Natwick

American actress

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

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

69

Kathleen Turner

American actress

*June 19th, 1954, Springfield

76

Salman Rushdie

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

*June 19th, 1947, Mumbai

46

Doug Clark

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1977, Torquay

89

Wallis Simpson

American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)

*June 19th, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit †April 24th, 1986, Villa Windsor

90

Enrico Celio

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1889-1980)

*June 19th, 1889, Ambrì †February 23rd, 1980, Lugano

39

Blaise Pascal

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

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

71

Nancy Marchand

American actress (1928-2000)

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

64

Christian Wulff

10th German Federal President

*June 19th, 1959, Osnabrück

59

Alois Šmolík

Czechoslovak aeronautical engineer

*June 19th, 1893, Mýto †December 9th, 1952, Prague

70

Cyril Norman Hinshelwood

English physical chemist (1897-1967)

*June 19th, 1897, London †October 9th, 1967, London

76

Bernd Hoss

German football player and manager (1939-2016)

*June 19th, 1939, Nürtingen †April 6th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

45

Rudolf Kremlička

Czech painter (1886-1932)

*June 19th, 1886, Kolín †June 3rd, 1932, Prague

62

Bidya Devi Bhandari

President of Nepal

*June 19th, 1961, Mane Bhanjyang

Same year
Born in 1888

85

Oswald Menghin

Austrian prehistorian

*April 19th, 1888, Merano †November 29th, 1973, Buenos Aires

81

Mary Barratt Due

Norwegian pianist

*April 9th, 1888, Bergen †December 24th, 1969, Oslo

76

T. S. Eliot

US-born British poet (1888–1965)

*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, Kensington

101

Irving Berlin

American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)

*May 11th, 1888, Talačyn †September 22nd, 1989, New York City

65

Eugene O'Neill

American playwright (1888–1953)

*October 16th, 1888, New York City †November 27th, 1953, Boston

88

Edith Evans

British actress (1888–1976)

*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook

77

Clemence Dane

English novelist (1888-1965)

*February 21st, 1888, London Borough of Lewisham †March 28th, 1965, London

58

Antoinette Perry

American actress, stage director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing

*June 27th, 1888, Denver †June 28th, 1946, Manhattan

81

Otto Stern

German-American physicist (1888–1969)

*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, Berkeley

57

John Logie Baird

Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television

*August 14th, 1888, Helensburgh †June 14th, 1946, Bexhill-on-Sea

85

Sol Hurok

Ukraine-born American impresario

*April 9th, 1888, Pogar †March 5th, 1974, New York City

88

Hermann Pünder

German politician (1888-1976)

*April 1st, 1888, Trier †October 3rd, 1976, Fulda

87

Hans Thirring

Austrian physicist (1888-1976)

*March 23rd, 1888, Vienna †March 22nd, 1976, Vienna

53

José Raúl Capablanca

Cuban chess player (1888-1942)

*November 6th, 1888, Havana †March 8th, 1942, New York City

72

George Relph

British stage and film actor (1888-1960)

*January 27th, 1888, Cullercoats †April 24th, 1960, London

88

Paul Morand

French writer (1888-1976)

*March 13th, 1888, 8th arrondissement of Paris †July 23rd, 1976, Paris

83

Maurice Chevalier

French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972)

*September 12th, 1888, Paris †January 1st, 1972, Paris

73

Werner Jaeger

German-american classical philologist (1888-1961)

*July 30th, 1888, Lobberich †October 19th, 1961, Cambridge

90

Giorgio de Chirico

Italian artist (1888–1978)

*July 10th, 1888, Volos †November 20th, 1978, Rome

70

Maxwell Anderson

American playwright and writer (1888–1959)

*December 15th, 1888, Atlantic †February 28th, 1959, Stamford

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 19th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, New Church feast day) which are celebrated on June 19th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1888 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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