July 19th, 1924

Born on July 19th, 1924

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 36,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 560 days, exactly on November 6th, 2025, people who were born on July 19th, 1924 will be 37,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1924

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

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

99

Guillermo Vázquez Franco

Uruguayan researcher and writer

*July 19th, 1924, Montevideo

73

Antoine Cuissard

French footballer (1924-1997)

*July 19th, 1924, Saint-Étienne †November 3rd, 1997, Saint-Brieuc

81

Stanley K. Hathaway

American politician (1924-2005)

*July 19th, 1924, Osceola †October 4th, 2005, Cheyenne

89

Arthur Rankin Jr.

American director, writer and producer (1924–2014)

*July 19th, 1924, Baltimore †January 30th, 2014, Harrington Sound

83

Kurt Zimmer

German canoeist (1924-2008)

*July 19th, 1924, Saarbrücken †January 19th, 2008

51

Nora Ricci

Italian actress (1924-1976)

*July 19th, 1924, Viareggio †April 16th, 1976, Rome

98

Marguerite Martel

French athletics competitor

*July 19th, 1924, Confolens †March 1st, 2023, Saint-Georges-de-Didonne

91

Dick Collins

American musician

*July 19th, 1924, Seattle †April 19th, 2016, Hesperia

71

Rudolf Braunburg

German writer (1924-1996)

*July 19th, 1924, Gorzów Wielkopolski †February 21st, 1996, Waldbröl

96

Masatake Kuranishi

Japanese mathematician

*July 19th, 1924, Tokyo City †June 22nd, 2021

96

Chandamama Artist Shankar

Indian artist

*July 19th, 1924, Erode †September 29th, 2020

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Who's birthday is on July 19th?

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

89

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow

American medical physicist (1921-2011)

*July 19th, 1921, New York City †May 30th, 2011, The Bronx

83

Bernd Maydell

German jurist (1934-2018)

*July 19th, 1934, Tallinn †May 3rd, 2018, Sankt Augustin

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

59

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

97

Helen Gallagher

American actress (born July 19, 1926)

*July 19th, 1926, Brooklyn

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

76

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

*July 19th, 1947, Hampton

98

Elizabeth Spencer

American writer

*July 19th, 1921, Carrollton †December 22nd, 2019, Chapel Hill

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

30

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

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Born in 1924

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

62

Geraldine Page

American actress (1924-1987)

*November 22nd, 1924, Kirksville †June 13th, 1987, New York City

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Leap year

Yes: 1924 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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