July 19th, 1972

Born on July 19th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 19th, 1972?

July 19th, 1972

Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhofar_rebellion

What else 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, 1957

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, a largely autobiographical novel by Evelyn Waugh, was published.

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.

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.

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

Born on July 19th, 1972

53

David Lammy

British politician (born 1972)

*July 19th, 1972, Whittington Hospital

53

Zanele Muholi

South African artist and visual activist

*July 19th, 1972, Umlazi

53

Sigrid Moldestad

Norwegian fiddler and folk singer

*July 19th, 1972, Breim

53

Laurent Binet

French writer (1972-)

*July 19th, 1972, Paris

53

Jamal Igle

Artist

*July 19th, 1972, Harlem

53

Daedalus Howell

American author and humorist

*July 19th, 1972, Sonoma County

53

Amanda Lamb

British model and television presenter

*July 19th, 1972, Portsmouth

53

Viliame Satala

Fijian rugby union player

*July 19th, 1972, Lautoka

53

Ivaylo Moskovski

Bulgarian politician

*July 19th, 1972, Pleven

Same year
Born in 1972

54

Steve Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

54

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

48

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2020)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2020, Lommedalen

54

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

53

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

54

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*May 28th, 1972, Odense

54

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player (born 1972).

*June 23rd, 1972, 16th arrondissement of Marseille

54

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

53

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

53

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

53

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

53

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

53

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

53

Vanessa Paradis

French singer, model and actress

*December 22nd, 1972, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

53

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

54

Mike Johnson

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

*January 30th, 1972, Shreveport

53

Idris Elba

British actor

*September 6th, 1972, London Borough of Hackney

53

Toni Collette

Australian actress and musician

*November 1st, 1972, Glebe

54

Wentworth Miller

British-born American actor

*June 2nd, 1972, Chipping Norton

54

Laverne Cox

American actress and LGBT advocate (born 1972)

*May 29th, 1972, Mobile

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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