July 19th, 1943

Born on July 19th, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

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What happened on July 19th, 1943?

July 19th, 1943

World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Rome_in_World_War_II

What else 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 19th

Born on July 19th, 1943

80

Thomas J. Sargent

American economist

*July 19th, 1943, Pasadena

80

Ursula Seiler-Albring

German politician

*July 19th, 1943, Saarbrücken

80

Nasrollah Pourjavady

Iranian philosopher, translator and essayist

*July 19th, 1943, Tehran

80

Han Sai Por

Singaporean sculptor

*July 19th, 1943, Japanese occupation of Singapore

80

Carla Mazzuca Poggiolini

Italian journalist and politician

*July 19th, 1943, Rome

80

Roy D. Bridges Jr.

United States Air Force general and NASA astronaut

*July 19th, 1943, Atlanta

43

Jerry Smith

Player of American football (1943-1986)

*July 19th, 1943, Livermore †October 15th, 1986, Silver Spring

80

Otto Homlung

Norwegian theatre director

*July 19th, 1943, Oslo

80

David Griffin

British actor

*July 19th, 1943, Richmond

57

Jay Miller

American basketball player

*July 19th, 1943, St. Louis †April 5th, 2001, Tempe

77

Louis Jensen

Danish author (1943-2021)

*July 19th, 1943, Nibe †March 4th, 2021

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 19th?

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

78

Richard Henderson

Nobel prize winning British biochemist

*July 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

76

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

*July 19th, 1947, Hampton

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

74

Maren Kroymann

German actress, cabaret artis,t and singer

*July 19th, 1949, Walsrode

59

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

83

Bernd Maydell

German jurist (1934-2018)

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

78

George Dzundza

American actor

*July 19th, 1945, Rosenheim

77

Henk Rouwé

Dutch rower

*July 19th, 1946, Grou

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

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

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

77

Ilie Năstase

Romanian tennis player and politician

*July 19th, 1946, Bucharest

27

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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