July 19th, 1947

Born on July 19th, 1947

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What happened on July 19th, 1947?

July 19th, 1947

Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyuh_Woon-hyung

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, 1947

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

76

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

*July 19th, 1947, Hampton

76

Bernie Leadon

American musician

*July 19th, 1947, Minneapolis

76

Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund

Swedish priest

*July 19th, 1947, Turku

76

André Forcier

Canadian film director and screenwriter

*July 19th, 1947, Montreal

76

Joe Gersten

American politician

*July 19th, 1947, Miami-Dade County

76

Adriana Biagiotti

Italian sportsperson and gymnast

*July 19th, 1947, Prato

76

Humberto Elizondo

Actor

*July 19th, 1947, Mexico City

76

François Coupry

French writer

*July 19th, 1947, Provence

76

Chiu Fu-sheng

Taiwanese film producer and real estate developer

*July 19th, 1947, Pingtung County

76

Wade Kach

American politician

*July 19th, 1947, Baltimore

76

Robert Michael Pyle

American lepidopterist

*July 19th, 1947, Denver

76

Gyula Gazdag

Hungarian actor and director

*July 19th, 1947, Budapest

76

Denise Swan

Australian politician

*July 19th, 1947, Tasmania

76

Mariya Stoyanova

Olympic medalist in basketball

*July 19th, 1947, Bulgaria

76

Jacques Blain

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

*July 19th, 1947, Gatineau

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

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

74

Maren Kroymann

German actress, cabaret artis,t and singer

*July 19th, 1949, Walsrode

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

78

Richard Henderson

Nobel prize winning British biochemist

*July 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

77

Henk Rouwé

Dutch rower

*July 19th, 1946, Grou

77

Ilie Năstase

Romanian tennis player and politician

*July 19th, 1946, Bucharest

59

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

74

Kgalema Motlanthe

President of South Africa, Deputy President of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and Secretary-General of the African National Congress

*July 19th, 1949, Johannesburg

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

78

George Dzundza

American actor

*July 19th, 1945, Rosenheim

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

83

Bernd Maydell

German jurist (1934-2018)

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

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

30

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

27

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

58

Claus-Dieter Wollitz

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1965, Brakel

Same year
Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Robert Englund

American actor, voice-actor, singer, and director

*June 6th, 1947, Glendale

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No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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