July 19th, 1959

Born on July 19th, 1959

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 23,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 337 days, exactly on April 3rd, 2025, people who were born on July 19th, 1959 will be 24,000 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, 1959

64

Laurent Biondi

French cyclist

*July 19th, 1959, Grenoble

64

Shawn Stewart Ruff

American novelist and editor (born 1959)

*July 19th, 1959, Cincinnati

64

Milind Chittal

Indian singer

*July 19th, 1959, Karwar

64

Vigdis Hjorth

Norwegian author

*July 19th, 1959, Oslo

64

Wolfgang Amann

German local politician and mayor of the city of Geislingen

*July 19th, 1959, Riedlingen

64

Juan J. Campanella

Argentine film director and screenwriter

*July 19th, 1959, Buenos Aires

62

Jud Logan

American hammer thrower

*July 19th, 1959, Canton †January 3rd, 2022, Ashland

64

Nelko Kolarov

Bulgarian musician

*July 19th, 1959, Varna

64

Helena Dyrssen

Swedish jurist and politician

*July 19th, 1959, Danderyd

64

Alex Tarnoczi

Footballer

*July 19th, 1959, Budapest

64

Paddy O'Brien

New Zealand rugby union player

*July 19th, 1959, Southland Region

64

Ross Donoghue

American athletics competitor

*July 19th, 1959, Oswego

64

Asue Ighodalo

Nigerian lawyer, law firm executive

*July 19th, 1959, Nigeria

64

Carey May Edge

Irish long distance runner

*July 19th, 1959, Dublin

64

Mark Soper

American actor

*July 19th, 1959, Boyertown

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Who's birthday is on July 19th?

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

59

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

63

Jean-Luc Moudenc

French politician

*July 19th, 1960, Toulouse

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

58

Claus-Dieter Wollitz

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1965, Brakel

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

63

Atom Egoyan

Canadian filmmaker of Armenian descent

*July 19th, 1960, Cairo

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

76

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

*July 19th, 1947, Hampton

50

Saïd Taghmaoui

French-American actor

*July 19th, 1973, Villepinte

74

Maren Kroymann

German actress, cabaret artis,t and singer

*July 19th, 1949, Walsrode

53

Nicola Sturgeon

First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023

*July 19th, 1970, Irvine

30

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

27

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

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Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

65

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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