Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: July 19
July 19, 2024 is the 201st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 165 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Cancer is your zodiac sign. Ruby is your modern birthstone. Ruby is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: July 19
- 711 –Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete – Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1919 –Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of World War I, ex-servicemen riot and burn down Luton Town Hall.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1992 –Anti-Mafia Judge Paolo Borsellino is killed by a Mafia car bomb in Palermo, Italy together with five police officers.
Who were born on July 19?
- 1898 –Herbert Marcuse, German-born philosopher (d. 1979)
- 1914 –Marius Russo, American baseball player (d. 2005)
- 1924 –Arthur Rankin, Jr., American writer, producer and director
- 1937 –George Hamilton IV, American country singer
- 1955 –Roger Binny, Indian cricketer
- 1964 –Masahiko Kondo, Japanese singer, actor and racing driver
- 1975 –Luca Castellazzi, Italian footballer
- 1977 –Ed Smith, English cricketer
- 1979 –Rick Ankiel, American baseball player
- 1987 –Marc Murphy, Australian rules footballer
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