Tukuk-OS📅 July 19
20 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 19? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2024 — Neary's, a New York City Irish pub popular with political elites, closed.
- 2014 — Gunmen ambushed an Egyptian military checkpoint in the Libyan Desert near Farafra, killing 22 soldiers.
- 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".
- 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.
The TroublesProvisional Irish Republican ArmyProvisional Irish Republican Army campaign
- 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.
- 1976 — Environmental activists bombed the port facilities in Bunbury, Western Australia, in an attempt to disrupt the woodchipping industry.
Bunbury woodchip bombingBunbury, Western AustraliaWoodchipping in Australia
- 1957 — The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, a largely autobiographical novel by Evelyn Waugh, was published.
The Ordeal of Gilbert PinfoldAutobiographical novelEvelyn Waugh
- 1936 — The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona begins.
- 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.
- 1916 — First World War: The "worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history" occurred when Australian forces unsuccessfully attacked German defences at Fromelles, France.
- 1903 — French cyclist Maurice Garin won the first edition of the Tour de France.
- 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.
- 1845 — A fire in Manhattan, New York City, destroyed 345 buildings, killed 30 people, and caused at least $5 million in damage.
- 1843 — SS Great Britain, the first ocean-going ship with both an iron hull and a screw propeller, was launched (pictured) in Bristol, England.
- 1817 — Georg Anton Schäffer was forced to depart for China after his unsuccessful attempt to seize the Hawaiian Kingdom for the Russian Empire.
- 1702 — Great Northern War: Polish–Saxon forces were defeated by a Swedish army half their size at the Battle of Kliszów.
Great Northern WarPolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthElectorate of Saxony
- 1553 — Mary I was proclaimed Queen of England, deposing Lady Jane Grey after nine days of de facto rule.
- 1545 — The English warship Mary Rose sank outside Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent; it was raised from the seabed in 1982.
- 1333 — Second War of Scottish Independence: Scottish forces under Sir Archibald Douglas were heavily defeated by the English at the Battle of Halidon Hill while trying to relieve Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Second War of Scottish IndependenceArchibald Douglas (died 1333)Battle of Halidon Hill
- 998 — 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.
Births
- 2006 — Dani Muñoz, Spanish footballer
- 2003 — Tyler Downs, American diver
- 1999 — Kim So-hye, South Korean actress and singer
- 1998 — Erin Cuthbert, Scottish footballer
- 1998 — Karl Jacobs, American YouTuber and streamer
- 1998 — Ronaldo Vieira, Bissau-Guinean footballer
- 1997 — Zach Werenski, American ice hockey player
- 1996 — Paul Momirovski, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 — Romee Strijd, Dutch model
- 1994 — Christian Welch, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 — Jake Nicholson, English footballer
- 1991 — Eray İşcan, Turkish footballer
Deaths
- 2024 — Toumani Diabaté, Malian musician (born 1965)
- 2024 — Iryna Farion, Ukrainian linguist and politician (born 1964)
- 2024 — Kevan Gosper, Australian athlete and administrator (born 1933)
- 2024 — Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer and politician (born 1950)
- 2024 — Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Vietnamese politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (born 1944)
Nguyễn Phú TrọngGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
- 2024 — Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (born 1932)
- 2024 — James C. Scott, American political scientist and anthropologist (born 1936)
- 2024 — Esta TerBlanche, South African actress (born 1973)
- 2019 — Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, director, and producer (born 1944)
- 2018 — Jon Schnepp, American producer, director, voice actor, editor, writer, cartoonist, animator, and cinematographer (born 1967)
- 2018 — Denis Ten, Kazakhstani figure skater (born 1993)
- 2016 — Garry Marshall, American actor, director, and producer (born 1934)
Observances & holidays
- Palace Day
- Christian feast day: Aurea of Córdoba
- Christian feast day: Bernold, Bishop of Utrecht
- Christian feast day: John Plessington
- Christian feast day: Justa and Rufina
- Christian feast day: Kirdjun (or Abakerazum)
- Christian feast day: Macrina the Younger, Sister of St. Basil the Great
- Christian feast day: Symmachus
- Christian feast day: July 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Martyrs' Day (Myanmar)
- Sandinista Day or Liberation Day (Nicaragua)
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