July 19th, 1937

Born on July 19th, 1937

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 308 days, exactly on February 27th, 2025, people who were born on July 19th, 1937 will be 32,000 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, 1937

55

Karen Dalton

American musician (1937-1993)

*July 19th, 1937, Bonham †March 19th, 1993, Hurley

77

George Hamilton IV

American country musician, singer

*July 19th, 1937, Winston-Salem †September 17th, 2014, Nashville

86

Thomas Ammer

German historian

*July 19th, 1937, Eisenberg

56

Richard Jordan

American actor, producer, director and screenwriter (1937-1993)

*July 19th, 1937, New York City †August 30th, 1993, Los Angeles

86

Ture Sjölander

Swedish photographer

*July 19th, 1937, Sundsvall

79

Günther Witschurke

German composer and music educator

*July 19th, 1937, Dresden †July 4th, 2017, Altenburg

64

Delfina Guido

Argentinian actor

*July 19th, 1937, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2002, Bogotá

24

Albert Dovecar

French murderer

*July 19th, 1937, Ivanec †June 7th, 1962, Fort du Trou-d'Enfer

46

Tiécoro Bagayoko

Malian soldier and attempted putschist

*July 19th, 1937, Goundam †August 26th, 1983, Taoudenni

86

Harriet Zuckerman

American sociologist

*July 19th, 1937, New York City

86

Pierre Bouet

French historian (born 1937)

*July 19th, 1937, Caen

86

Marie Sheehan Muhler

American politician who served in the in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1986

*July 19th, 1937, The Bronx

83

Laurence H. Kedes

American academic (1937-2021)

*July 19th, 1937, Hartford †January 6th, 2021

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84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

83

Bernd Maydell

German jurist (1934-2018)

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

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

84

Vakhtang Kikabidze

Soviet and Georgian singer, actor, screenwriter, producer, and composer

*July 19th, 1938, Tbilisi †January 15th, 2023, Tbilisi

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

94

Gaston Glock

Austrian engineer and CEO of firearms manufacturer Glock

*July 19th, 1929, Vienna †December 27th, 2023, Klagenfurt

59

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

76

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

*July 19th, 1947, Hampton

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

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

78

Richard Henderson

Nobel prize winning British biochemist

*July 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

85

Jayant Vishnu Narlikar

Indian astrophysicist and writer

*July 19th, 1938, Kolhapur

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

74

Maren Kroymann

German actress, cabaret artis,t and singer

*July 19th, 1949, Walsrode

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

88

Vasily Livanov

Soviet and Russian actor and film director

*July 19th, 1935, Moscow

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

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

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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