July 19th, 2020

Born on July 19th, 2020

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 1,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 624 days, exactly on January 9th, 2026, people who were born on July 19th, 2020 will be 2,000 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

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

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

27

Kittinupong Kedren

Thai badminton player

*July 19th, 1996, Songkhla

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

28

Yusuke Onodera

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1995, Nishitokyo

30

Barbara Bellenberg

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Prien am Chiemsee

30

Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1993, Malaysia

26

Daniel Iversen

Danish association football player

*July 19th, 1997, Denmark

41

Xiao Luxi

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1982, Fujian

43

Yeoh Kay Bin

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1980, Perak

59

Eddy Hartono

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1964, Indonesia

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

84

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

50

Saïd Taghmaoui

French-American actor

*July 19th, 1973, Villepinte

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

58

Claus-Dieter Wollitz

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1965, Brakel

29

Derwin Martina

Association football player

*July 19th, 1994, Amsterdam

53

Nicola Sturgeon

First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023

*July 19th, 1970, Irvine

51

Zanele Muholi

South African artist and visual activist

*July 19th, 1972, Umlazi

76

Brian May

British musician (born 1947)

*July 19th, 1947, Hampton

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

37

Laurent Pichon

Cyclist

*July 19th, 1986, Quimper

52

Vitali Klitschko

Ukrainian boxer and politician (1971-)

*July 19th, 1971, Belovodskoye

74

Maren Kroymann

German actress, cabaret artis,t and singer

*July 19th, 1949, Walsrode

32

Gerhard Kerschbaumer

Italian cyclist

*July 19th, 1991, Brixen

83

Bernd Maydell

German jurist (1934-2018)

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

28

Shaquille McDonald

English association football player

*July 19th, 1995, Birmingham

78

Richard Henderson

Nobel prize winning British biochemist

*July 19th, 1945, Edinburgh

27

Hayleigh Bell

Canadian pair skater

*July 19th, 1996, Burlington

51

David Lammy

British politician (born 1972)

*July 19th, 1972, Whittington Hospital

28

Lukáš Kalvach

Czech footballer

*July 19th, 1995, Olomouc

32

Clara Peters

Irish figure skater

*July 19th, 1991, Essen

31

Stephen Clancy

Irish sport cyclist

*July 19th, 1992, Limerick

84

A. J. Cronin

Scottish novelist

*July 19th, 1896, Cardross †January 6th, 1981, Montreux

33

Rosie Jones

British model

*July 19th, 1990, Middlesex

41

Jared Padalecki

American actor

*July 19th, 1982, San Antonio

63

Jean-Luc Moudenc

French politician

*July 19th, 1960, Toulouse

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Yes: 2020 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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