July 19th, 1949

Born on July 19th, 1949

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 543 days, exactly on March 17th, 2026, people who were born on July 19th, 1949 will be 28,000 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 sank outside Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent; it was raised from the seabed in 1982 (remains pictured).

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, 1976

Environmental activists bombed the port facilities in Bunbury, Western Australia, in an attempt to disrupt the woodchipping industry.

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

Born on July 19th, 1949

75

Maren Kroymann

German actress, cabaret artis,t and singer

*July 19th, 1949, Walsrode

75

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

75

Daniel Vaillant

French politician

*July 19th, 1949, Lormes

75

Tom Torlakson

American politician

*July 19th, 1949, San Francisco

75

James Grazioplene

American military officer

*July 19th, 1949, Batavia

75

Mike Estep

American tennis player

*July 19th, 1949, Dallas

75

Marcello Fiasconaro

Italian-South African distance runner and rugby union footballer

*July 19th, 1949, Cape Town

75

Gene Locklear

American baseball player, artist (b.1949)

*July 19th, 1949, Lumberton

75

Jacques Rit

Monegasque politician

*July 19th, 1949, Monaco

75

Ivar Kants

Australian actor

*July 19th, 1949, Adelaide

75

Whit Haydn

American magician

*July 19th, 1949, Clarksville

75

Linda Gilroy

British politician (born 1949)

*July 19th, 1949, Moffat

75

István Szentirmay

Hungarian swimmer

*July 19th, 1949, Szeged

75

Jesús Iradier

Spanish basketball player

*July 19th, 1949, Madrid

75

Anna Camaiti Hostert

Philosopher

*July 19th, 1949, Florence

75

Nandini Mundkur

Indian pediatrician

*July 19th, 1949, Tiruvallur

75

Glenys Godfrey

Australian politician

*July 19th, 1949, Perth

75

Sandy Osei-Agyemang

Olympic athlete

*July 19th, 1949, Ghana

75

Thulani Davis

American writer

*July 19th, 1949, Hampton

75

Bogdana Karadocheva

Bulgarian singer

*July 19th, 1949, Sofia

75

Martin Stephens

British actor

*July 19th, 1949, Southgate

75

Amy Spangler

American activist

*July 19th, 1949, Cincinnati

72

Duncan Henderson

American film producer

*July 19th, 1949, Culver City †June 21st, 2022, Valencia

75

Jimmy Sierra

Colombian sprinter

*July 19th, 1949, Cali

75

Norie Sato

American artist

*July 19th, 1949, Sendai

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Who's birthday is on July 19th?

77

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

35

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

77

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

*July 19th, 1947, Hampton

45

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

85

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

60

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

67

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

48

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

79

Richard Henderson

Nobel prize winning British biochemist

*July 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

54

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

44

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

42

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

59

Claus-Dieter Wollitz

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1965, Brakel

83

Bernd Maydell

German jurist (1934-2018)

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

31

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

28

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

31

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

78

Henk Rouwé

Dutch rower

*July 19th, 1946, Grou

29

Yusuke Onodera

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1995, Nishitokyo

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

75

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

75

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

75

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

75

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

75

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

75

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer, musician and actor (1949-2016)

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

75

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

75

Hans Michelbach

German politician

*May 3rd, 1949, Gemünden am Main

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

75

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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