July 19th, 1957

Born on July 19th, 1957

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 619 days, exactly on December 29th, 2025, people who were born on July 19th, 1957 will be 25,000 days old!

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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, 1957

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Martin Cross

British rower

*July 19th, 1957, London

66

Bruce Darnell

American model and choreographer

*July 19th, 1957, Colorado

66

W. Scott Gould

American government official

*July 19th, 1957, Topsfield

66

Rut Bízková

Czech politician, former Minister of Environment

*July 19th, 1957, Czechoslovakia

66

Alfredo Trentalange

Italian football referee

*July 19th, 1957, Turin

66

Arendo Joustra

Dutch writer

*July 19th, 1957, Vlissingen

66

Curt Kaufman

American baseball player

*July 19th, 1957, Omaha

66

Andrej Urlep

Slovene basketball player and basketball coach

*July 19th, 1957, Ljubljana

66

Christine Herbst

East German swimmer

*July 19th, 1957, Dresden

56

Benoît Duquesne

French TV journalist

*July 19th, 1957, Roubaix †July 4th, 2014, L'Île-Saint-Denis

46

Patrick Berhault

French rock climber and mountaineer (1957-2004)

*July 19th, 1957, Thiers †April 28th, 2004, Dom

66

Michihiro Sato

Japanese musician

*July 19th, 1957, Tokyo

66

Dorette Corbey

Dutch politician

*July 19th, 1957, Eindhoven

66

Annie Jay

French writer

*July 19th, 1957, Algiers

66

Tomoki Hasegawa

Japanese composer

*July 19th, 1957, Ikeda

66

Roberto Fabrizio

Argentine football manager

*July 19th, 1957, Rosario

66

Kim Criswell

American musician and actor

*July 19th, 1957, Hampton

66

Karen Vousden

British medical researcher

*July 19th, 1957, Gravesend

66

Wlodzimierz Roman Juszczak

Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop

*July 19th, 1957, Legnica

66

Cathy Reynolds

Professional golfer

*July 19th, 1957, Kansas City

66

Vitaliy Haiduk

Ukrainian businessman and politician

*July 19th, 1957, Volnovakha Raion

66

José María Anaya Ochoa

Mexican politician

*July 19th, 1957, Valle de Santiago

66

Juma Ikangaa

Tanzanian long-distance runner (born 1957)

*July 19th, 1957, Dodoma

63

John Pelan

American writer

*July 19th, 1957, Seattle †April 12th, 2021, Albuquerque

65

Jann Hoffmann

Danish darts player (1957–2023)

*July 19th, 1957, Vejle †January 16th, 2023, Barcelona

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

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

59

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

58

Claus-Dieter Wollitz

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1965, Brakel

63

Jean-Luc Moudenc

French politician

*July 19th, 1960, Toulouse

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

64

Laurent Biondi

French cyclist

*July 19th, 1959, Grenoble

76

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

*July 19th, 1947, Hampton

74

Maren Kroymann

German actress, cabaret artis,t and singer

*July 19th, 1949, Walsrode

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

50

Saïd Taghmaoui

French-American actor

*July 19th, 1973, Villepinte

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

53

Nicola Sturgeon

First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023

*July 19th, 1970, Irvine

Same year
Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

67

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

66

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

67

John Turturro

American actor (born 1957)

*February 28th, 1957, Brooklyn

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No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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