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, 1,721,347,200 seconds 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
- 711 –Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete – Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.
- 1333 –Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill – The English win a decisive victory over the Scots.
- 1544 –Italian War of 1542: the first Siege of Boulogne begins.
- 1588 –Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines – The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
- 1701 –Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.
- 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.
- 1843 –Brunel’s steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and also becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
- 1870 –Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
- 1947 –The Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and 6 of his cabinet and 2 non-cabinet members are assassinated by Galon U Saw.
- 1981 –In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French Prime Minister François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing that the Soviets had been stealing American technological research and development.
Who were born on July 19?
- 1876 –John Gunn, England cricketer (d. 1963)
- 1907 –Isabel Jewell, American actress (d. 1972)
- 1923 –William A. Rusher, American newspaper columnist (d. 2011)
- 1934 –Francisco Sá Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1980)
- 1941 –Vikki Carr, American singer
- 1948 –Beverly Archer, American actress
- 1959 –Juan Jose Campanella, Argentinian filmmaker
- 1976 –Vinessa Shaw, American actress
- 1980 –Giorgio Mondini, Italian racing driver
- 1985 –LaMarcus Aldridge, American basketball player
Who died on July 19?
- 1374 –Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (b. 1304)
- 1810 –Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia (b. 1776)
- 1838 –Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (b. 1785)
- 1850 –Margaret Fuller, American writer (b. 1810)
- 1896 –Abraham H. Cannon, American religious figure (b. 1859)
- 1974 –Erno Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer player (b. 1904)
- 1985 –Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish writer (b. 1938)
- 2009 –Henry Surtees, British racing driver (b. 1991)
- 2010 –Lorenzen Wright, American basketball player (b. 1975)
- 2010 –Sokratis Giolias, Greek investigative journalist and broadcaster (b. 1973)
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