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 698 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 (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, 1949

74

Maren Kroymann

German actress, cabaret artis,t and singer

*July 19th, 1949, Walsrode

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

74

Daniel Vaillant

French politician

*July 19th, 1949, Lormes

74

Tom Torlakson

American politician

*July 19th, 1949, San Francisco

74

Marcello Fiasconaro

Italian-South African distance runner and rugby union footballer

*July 19th, 1949, Cape Town

74

James Grazioplene

American military officer

*July 19th, 1949, Batavia

74

Gene Locklear

American baseball player, artist (b.1949)

*July 19th, 1949, Lumberton

74

Mike Estep

American tennis player

*July 19th, 1949, Dallas

74

Jacques Rit

Monegasque politician

*July 19th, 1949, Monaco

74

Ivar Kants

Australian actor

*July 19th, 1949, Adelaide

74

Whit Haydn

American magician

*July 19th, 1949, Clarksville

74

Linda Gilroy

British politician (born 1949)

*July 19th, 1949, Moffat

74

István Szentirmay

Hungarian swimmer

*July 19th, 1949, Szeged

74

Jesús Iradier

Spanish basketball player

*July 19th, 1949, Madrid

74

Anna Camaiti Hostert

Philosopher

*July 19th, 1949, Florence

74

Jimmy Sierra

Colombian sprinter

*July 19th, 1949, Cali

74

Norie Sato

American artist

*July 19th, 1949, Sendai

74

Nandini Mundkur

Indian pediatrician

*July 19th, 1949, Tiruvallur

74

Glenys Godfrey

Australian politician

*July 19th, 1949, Perth

74

Sandy Osei-Agyemang

Olympic athlete

*July 19th, 1949, Ghana

74

Thulani Davis

American writer

*July 19th, 1949, Hampton

74

Bogdana Karadocheva

Bulgarian singer

*July 19th, 1949, Sofia

74

Martin Stephens

British actor

*July 19th, 1949, Southgate

74

Amy Spangler

American activist

*July 19th, 1949, Cincinnati

72

Duncan Henderson

American film producer

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

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Who's birthday is on July 19th?

76

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

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

76

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

*July 19th, 1947, Hampton

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

59

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

78

Richard Henderson

Nobel prize winning British biochemist

*July 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

77

Henk Rouwé

Dutch rower

*July 19th, 1946, Grou

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

58

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

77

Ilie Năstase

Romanian tennis player and politician

*July 19th, 1946, Bucharest

30

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

27

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

30

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

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

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

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*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

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

74

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

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

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

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

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Leap year

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

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