What happened this day in history July 19

What are the important events that happened on July 19? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 19: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 19 is the 201st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 165 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 6, 2024 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 478,152 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectahenagon’ day.

Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 194 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,228 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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July 19 Historical Events

  • 64
    Great Fire of Rome: a fire begins to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control. According to a popular, but untrue legend, Nero fiddled as the city burned.
  • 1588
    Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
  • 1864
    Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking – The Qing Dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
  • 1900
    The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
  • 1916
    World War I: Battle of Fromelles – British and Australian troops attack German trenches in a prelude to the Battle of the Somme.
  • 1919
    Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of World War I, ex-servicemen riot and burn down Luton Town Hall.
  • 1963
    Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 metres (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention.
  • 1972
    Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.
  • 1976
    Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created.
  • 1979
    The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.

Who were born on July 19?

  • 1896
    Bob Meusel, American baseball player (d. 1977)
  • 1921
    Harold Camping, American evangelist
  • 1926
    Helen Gallagher, American actress
  • 1932
    Buster Benton, blues singer & guitarist
  • 1948
    Keith Godchaux, American keyboardist (Grateful Dead) (d. 1980)
  • 1952
    Allen Collins, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 1990)
  • 1956
    Joe Mohen, American internet entrepreneur
  • 1976
    Benedict Cumberbatch, British actor
  • 1979
    Michelle Heaton, British pop singer
  • 1987
    Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist

Who died on July 19?

  • 931
    Uda of Japan (b. 867)
  • 1810
    Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia (b. 1776)
  • 1896
    Abraham H. Cannon, American religious figure (b. 1859)
  • 1943
    Yekaterina Budanova, Soviet female pilot (b. 1916)
  • 1947
    Aung San, Burmese nationalist (b. 1915)
  • 1980
    Nihat Erim, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1912)
  • 1982
    John Harvey, English stage and film actor (b. 1911)
  • 1998
    Elmer Valo, Slovak-American baseball player (b. 1921)
  • 2002
    Alan Lomax, American folksong collector (b. 1915)
  • 2008
    Anastasia Blue, American porn actress (b. 1980)

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