June 19th, 1948

Born on June 19th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 298 days, exactly on February 15th, 2025, people who were born on June 19th, 1948 will be 28,000 days old!

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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Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, after all the Michelin-shod entrants were withdrawn due to safety concerns.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, 1948

75

Phylicia Rashad

American actress (born 1948)

*June 19th, 1948, Houston

26

Nick Drake

British singer-songwriter

*June 19th, 1948, Yangon †November 25th, 1974, Tanworth-in-Arden

75

Barry Hearn

British sports promoter

*June 19th, 1948, Dagenham

75

María Cellario

Actress

*June 19th, 1948, Buenos Aires

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

76

Salman Rushdie

Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)

*June 19th, 1947, Mumbai

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

59

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

*June 19th, 1964, New York City

69

Kathleen Turner

American actress

*June 19th, 1954, Springfield

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

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

72

Francesco Moser

Italian cyclist

*June 19th, 1951, Giovo

64

Christian Wulff

10th German Federal President

*June 19th, 1959, Osnabrück

70

Daria Nicolodi

Italian actress

*June 19th, 1950, Florence †November 26th, 2020, Rome

46

Doug Clark

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1977, Torquay

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

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

76

Bernd Hoss

German football player and manager (1939-2016)

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

62

Bidya Devi Bhandari

President of Nepal

*June 19th, 1961, Mane Bhanjyang

71

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Islamic terrorist and al-Qaeda leader (1951–2022), Muslim jurist and theologian (Sunni), surgeon

*June 19th, 1951, Maadi †July 31st, 2022, Kabul

71

Nancy Marchand

American actress (1928-2000)

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

76

Paula Koivuniemi

Finnish singer

*June 19th, 1947, Seinäjoki

58

Christine Lambrecht

German politician (born 1965)

*June 19th, 1965, Mannheim

61

Paula Abdul

American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality

*June 19th, 1962, San Fernando

74

Hassan Shehata

Egyptian footballer

*June 19th, 1949, Kafr el-Dawwar

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Public holidays on June 19th

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

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Born on June 19th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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