What happened on July 19

38 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 998 to 2024.

Neary's

Standout on July 19

2024

Neary's

Historical event · 2 years ago

Neary's, a New York City Irish pub popular with political elites, closed.

About July 19

July 19 is the 200th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.

Day of the year
Day 200 of 365 (201 in leap years)165 days left in the year (165 in leap years)
Falls on
Sunday in 2026, Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029, Friday in 2030
Week
ISO week 29 of 2026 · Q3
Zodiac sign
♋ Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
Season
Summer in the north · Winter in the south
July birthstone
Rubypassion, vitality and protection
July birth flower
Larkspur / Water lilypositivity, grace and an open heart
Next occurrence
In 268 days
Roman numerals
XIX.VIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool

Anniversaries in 2026

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July 19 through the years

10 years ago2016
Garry Marshall
25 years ago2001
Nothing recorded
50 years ago1976
Bunbury woodchip bombing · Sagarmatha National Park
100 years ago1926
Nothing recorded
200 years ago1826
Nothing recorded

Born on July 19 — ages this year

Historical events 38

A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.

Neary's

Historical event20242 years ago

Neary's

Neary's, a New York City Irish pub popular with political elites, closed.

Historical event20188 years ago

Knesset

The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.

Historical event201412 years ago

New Valley Governorate

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.

Historical event201412 years ago

2014 Farafra ambush

Gunmen ambushed an Egyptian military checkpoint in the Libyan Desert near Farafra, killing 22 soldiers.

NASA

Historical event201313 years ago

NASA

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".

Syrian civil war

Historical event201214 years ago

Syrian civil war

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria.

Guinea

Historical event201115 years ago

Guinea

Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry.

The Troubles

Historical event199729 years ago

The Troubles

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.

Historical event199432 years ago

Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901

Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is destroyed by a bomb after takeoff from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón, Panama, killing 21.

Historical event199234 years ago

Via D'Amelio bombing

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.

Historical event198937 years ago

United Airlines Flight 232

United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa, killing 111.

Historical event198541 years ago

Val di Stava dam collapse

The Val di Stava dam collapses, killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy.

Historical event198343 years ago

Michael W. Vannier

The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.

Hezbollah

Historical event198244 years ago

Hezbollah

In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.

Historical event198145 years ago

Ronald Reagan

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.

1980 Summer Olympics

Historical event198046 years ago

1980 Summer Olympics

Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Historical event197947 years ago

SS Atlantic Empress

The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill.

Global Positioning System

Historical event197749 years ago

Global Positioning System

The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal is 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).

Bunbury woodchip bombing

Historical event197650 years ago

Bunbury woodchip bombing

Environmental activists bombed the port facilities in Bunbury, Western Australia, in an attempt to disrupt the woodchipping industry.

Historical event197254 years ago

Dhofar rebellion

Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.

Historical event196957 years ago

Chappaquiddick incident

Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.

Historical event196759 years ago

Piedmont Airlines Flight 22

Piedmont Airlines Flight 22, a Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727-22, and a twin-engine Cessna 310 collide over Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA. Both aircraft are destroyed and all passengers and crew are killed, including John T. McNaughton, an advisor to Robert McNamara.

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold

Historical event195769 years ago

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold

The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, a largely autobiographical novel by Evelyn Waugh, was published.

Historical event1919107 years ago

Luton Peace Day Riots

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.

World War I

Historical event1916110 years ago

World War I

First World War: The "worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history" occurred when Australian forces unsuccessfully attacked German defences at Fromelles, France.

Maurice Garin

Historical event1903123 years ago

Maurice Garin

French cyclist Maurice Garin won the first edition of the Tour de France.

Seneca Falls Convention

Historical event1848178 years ago

Seneca Falls Convention

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.

Historical event1845181 years ago

Great New York City Fire of 1845

A fire in Manhattan, New York City, destroyed 345 buildings, killed 30 people, and caused at least $5 million in damage.

SS Great Britain

Historical event1843183 years ago

SS Great Britain

SS Great Britain, the first ocean-going ship with both an iron hull and a screw propeller, was launched (pictured) in Bristol, England.

Historical event1817209 years ago

Georg Anton Schäffer

Georg Anton Schäffer was forced to depart for China after his unsuccessful attempt to seize the Hawaiian Kingdom for the Russian Empire.

Great Northern War

Historical event1702324 years ago

Great Northern War

Great Northern War: Polish–Saxon forces were defeated by a Swedish army half their size at the Battle of Kliszów.

Mary I

Historical event1553473 years ago

Mary I

Mary I was proclaimed Queen of England, deposing Lady Jane Grey after nine days of de facto rule.

Mary Rose

Historical event1545481 years ago

Mary Rose

The English warship Mary Rose sank outside Portsmouth during the Battle of the Solent; it was raised from the seabed in 1982.

Historical event1333693 years ago

Second War of Scottish Independence

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.

Arab–Byzantine wars

Historical event9981028 years ago

Arab–Byzantine wars

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 20

A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.

Deaths 20

A notable person who died on this day.

Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Photo: Presidencia de la Nacion Argentina · CC BY 2.5 ar

Death20242 years ago

Nguyễn Phú Trọng

Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Vietnamese politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (born 1944)

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Ray Reardon
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain

Death20242 years ago

Ray Reardon

Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (born 1932)

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Death20188 years ago

Jon Schnepp

Jon Schnepp, American producer, director, voice actor, editor, writer, cartoonist, animator, and cinematographer (born 1967)

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Holidays & observances 8

A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Kragon

Christian feast day: Kirdjun (or Abakerazum)

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Macrina the Younger

Christian feast day: Macrina the Younger, Sister of St. Basil the Great

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Justa and Rufina

Christian feast day: Justa and Rufina

Bernold

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Bernold

Christian feast day: Bernold, Bishop of Utrecht

John Plessington

Holiday / observanceEvery year

John Plessington

Christian feast day: John Plessington

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Aurea of Córdoba

Christian feast day: Aurea of Córdoba

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Pope Symmachus

Christian feast day: Symmachus

Holiday / observanceEvery year

Palace Day

Palace Day

Spread across the centuries

  • 10th century1
  • 14th century1
  • 16th century2
  • 18th century1
  • 19th century4
  • 20th century40
  • 21st century29

Earliest: Arab–Byzantine wars (998). Most recent: Neary's (2024).

What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
Historical events
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Births
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths
A notable person who died on this day.
Milestones
A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
Holidays & observances
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Standout / notable
Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.

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Questions about July 19

What day of the year is July 19?

July 19 is the 200th day of the year, with 165 days left after it.

What star sign is July 19?

July 19 falls under Cancer (June 21 – July 22), a water sign ruled by Moon. The birthstone for the month is Ruby.

How many things happened on July 19?

We record 86 entries for July 19: 38 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 998 to 2024.

Who was born on July 19?

Dani Muñoz (2006) is among the notable births on July 19. The births section lists the rest.

How often is the July 19 page updated?

The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.

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