On This Day — July 19

🕰️ Notable Events on July 19

• 2014 — Gunmen in Egypt's western desert province of New Valley Governorate attack a military checkpoint, killing at least 21 soldiers. Egypt reportedly declares a state of emergency on its border with Sudan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa killing 111. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — The Val di Stava dam collapses killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Two gigantic supertankers collide off the island of Little Tobago in the Caribbean Sea, killing 26 crew members and spilling 280,000 tons of crude oil into the sea.
• 1977 — The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 12:41 a.m. Eastern time (ET).[1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Tunisia imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated. Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: German Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz orders the last U-boats to withdraw from their United States Atlantic coast positions in response to the effective American convoy system. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II, that Hitler appointed field marshals due to military achievements. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme. Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River. Wikipedia ↗
• 1848 — Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York. Wikipedia ↗
• 1845 — Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan began early in the morning and was subdued that afternoon. The fire killed four firefighters, 26 civilians, and destroyed 345 buildings. Wikipedia ↗
• 1843 — Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world. Wikipedia ↗
• 1832 — The British Medical Association is founded as the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association by Sir Charles Hastings at a meeting in the Board Room of the Worcester Infirmary. Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1817 — Unsuccessful in his attempt to conquer the Kingdom of Hawaii for the Russian-American Company, Georg Anton Schäffer is forced to admit defeat and leave Kauai. Wikipedia ↗
• 1702 — Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow. Wikipedia ↗
• 1701 — Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1588 — Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1553 — Lady Jane Grey is replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England after only nine days on the throne. Wikipedia ↗
• 1545 — The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology. Wikipedia ↗
• 1544 — Italian War of 1542-46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1333 — Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots. Wikipedia ↗
• 998 — Arab-Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea. Wikipedia ↗
• 939 — Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas. Wikipedia ↗
• 711 — Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic. Wikipedia ↗
• 484 — Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on July 19

• 1994 — Christian Welch, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Jake Nicholson, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Eray İşcan, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Sam McKendry, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Shane Dawson, American comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Jakub Kovář, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Marc Murphy, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Leandro Greco, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — LaMarcus Aldridge, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Zhou Haibin, Chinese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Marina Kuzina, Russian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Hadi Norouzi, Iranian footballer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Adam Morrison, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ryan O'Byrne, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Lewis Price, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Helen Skelton, English television host and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Fedor Tyutin, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Christopher Bear, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Phil Coke, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jared Padalecki, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jess Vanstrattan, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Nenê, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — David Bernard, Jamaican cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mark Gasnier, Australian rugby player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jimmy Gobble, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Grégory Vignal, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Xavier Malisse, Belgian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Giorgio Mondini, Italian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Rick Ankiel, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Dilhara Fernando, Sri Lankan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Luke Young, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jean-Sébastien Aubin, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Tony Mamaluke, American wrestler and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Ed Smith, English cricketer and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Gonzalo de los Santos, Uruguayan footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Luca Castellazzi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Rey Bucanero, Mexican wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Francisco Copado, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Josée Piché, Canadian ice dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Vince Spadea, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Preston Wilson, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Martin Powell, English keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Scott Walker, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ebbe Sand, Danish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Rene Busch, Estonian tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer and politician, Mayor of Kiev Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Michael Modest, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Catriona Rowntree, Australian television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Lesroy Weekes, Montserratian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Bill Chen, American poker player and software designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Matthew Libatique, American cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Robb Flynn, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Pavel Kuka, Czech footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Jim Norton, American comedian, actor, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Yael Abecassis, Israeli model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jean-François Mercier, Canadian comedian, screenwriter, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Evelyn Glennie, Scottish musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Claus-Dieter Wollitz, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Masahiko Kondō, Japanese singer-songwriter and race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Garth Nix, Australian author Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Anthony Edwards, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Harsha Bhogle, Indian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Maria Filatova, Russian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Lisa Lampanelli, American comedian, actress, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Benoît Mariage, Belgian director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Hideo Nakata, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Campbell Scott, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Atom Egoyan, Egyptian-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Kevin Haskins, English drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Juan J. Campanella, Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Brad Drewett, Australian tennis player and sportscaster (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Robert Gibson, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — David Robertson, American conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Mark Crispin, American computer scientist, designed the IMAP (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Roger Binny, Indian cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Dalton McGuinty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Premier of Ontario Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Mark O'Donnell, American playwright (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Steve O'Donnell, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Srđa Trifković, Serbian-American journalist and historian Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Allen Collins, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Jayne Anne Phillips American novelist and short story writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Abel Ferrara, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Freddy Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Adrian Noble, English director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — André Forcier, Canadian director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Hans-Jürgen Kreische, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Bernie Leadon, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Brian May, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and astrophysicist Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Alan Gorrie, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (Average White Band) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Ilie Năstase, Romanian tennis player and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Paule Baillargeon, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — George Frayne IV, Founder Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, American bandleader, keyboard player and vocalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Tim McIntire, American actor and singer (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Andres Vooremaa, Estonian chess player Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Han Sai Por, Singaporean sculptor and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Vikki Carr, American singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Neelie Kroes, Dutch politician and diplomat, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Richard Jordan, American actor (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist and astronomer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Tom Raworth, English poet and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — George Hamilton IV, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — David Colquhoun, English pharmacologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Nick Koback, American baseball player and golfer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Jan Lindblad, Swedish biologist and photographer (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Buster Benton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Gaston Glock, Austrian engineer and businessman, co-founded Glock Ges.m.b.H. Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Orville Turnquest, Bahamian politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Helen Gallagher, American actress, singer, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Sue Thompson, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Stanley K. Hathaway, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 40th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Pat Hingle, American actor and producer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Arthur Rankin Jr., American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Theo Barker, English historian (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Joseph Hansen, American author and poet (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — William A. Rusher, American lawyer and journalist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Lon Simmons, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — George McGovern, American lieutenant, historian, and politician (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Harold Camping, American evangelist, author, radio host (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — André Moynet, French soldier, race car driver, and politician (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Elizabeth Spencer, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Robert Mann, American violinist, composer, and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Richard Oriani, Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Patricia Medina, English-American actress (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet and author (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Ron Searle, English-Canadian soldier, publisher, and politician, 4th Mayor of Mississauga (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Åke Hellman, Finnish painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Marius Russo, American baseball player (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Balamani Amma, Indian poet and author (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Isabel Jewell, American actress (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer and farmer (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Samudrala Raghavacharya, Indian singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay, Indian physician, author, poet, and playwright (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Herbert Marcuse, German-American sociologist and philosopher (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Reginald Baker, English film producer (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and novelist (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Bob Meusel, American baseball player and sailor (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Xu Beihong, Chinese painter and academic (d. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Aleksandr Khinchin, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Khawaja Nazimuddin, Bangladeshi-Pakistani politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1965) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Percy Spencer, American physicist and inventor of the microwave oven (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian actor, playwright, and poet (d. 1930) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1957) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — George II of Greece (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Enno Lolling, German physician (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on July 19 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on July 19

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Children's Day (VE)

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Urs of Shaykh Yaʿqub al-Charkhi (ق)