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19 July on the globe: what happened in the world on this day, and who was born
For 19 July, the English Wikipedia lists 65 events and 234 births. 43 of the events stand at their places as rays of light; four more are dashed circles, where the sentence links only to a country or a sea. The taller the ray, the longer ago it happened. The people born that day come further down, as blue points.
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The Earth on 19 July
The picture on the globe was assembled by NASA from satellite photographs taken in July 2004: the snow, the ice and the green are those of the month.
On 19 July the Sun passes straight overhead at noon along the parallel of 20.8° north. In London, the day lasts about 16 hours.
Beyond 69° north the Sun no longer sets; beyond 69° south it no longer rises.
The line between day and night is tilted on the globe exactly as on this day of the year. On the dark side you can see the lights of towns.
Britain & Ireland · Worcester, 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.
On the map: Worcester, England.
Europe · Paris Metro
1900
The first line of the Paris Metro opens for operation.
On the map: Paris Metro.
Also on the day’s list of Wikipedia in Spanish, Romanian and Chinese.
Europe · Helsinki
1952
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
On the map: Helsinki.
Also on the day’s list of Wikipedia in Romanian and Chinese.
Europe · 1980 Summer Olympics
1980
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow.
On the map: the coordinates Wikidata gives for the article “1980 Summer Olympics”.
Also on the day’s list of Wikipedia in Spanish, Romanian and Chinese.
Asia · Tarsus, Mersin
484
Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital.
On the map: Tarsus, Mersin.
Asia · Sagarmatha National Park
1976
Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created.
On the map: Sagarmatha National Park.
Also on the day’s list of Wikipedia in Spanish and Chinese.
North America · Seneca Falls (CDP), New York
1848
Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
On the map: Seneca Falls (CDP), New York.
North America · Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1977
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).
On the map: Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Also on the day’s list of Wikipedia in Chinese.
North America · Neary's
2024
Neary's, a New York City Irish pub popular with political elites, closed.
On the map: Neary's.
19 July
What the other Wikipedias remember#
For these years the English list has nothing on this day. The events below come from the same day’s lists on Wikipedia in Romanian and were translated for this page.
From Wikipedia in Romanian · Atlanta
1996
In Atlanta (USA), the 26th Olympic Games are held; Romania's delegation comprises 168 athletes taking part in 18 of the 31 Olympic disciplines. By the number of medals won, Romania ranks 14th, with four gold, four silver and six bronze.
On the map: Atlanta.
Translated from the list on Wikipedia in Romanian.
The article on Wikipedia in Romanian: Jocurile Olimpice de vară din 1996
19 July
Born on 19 July#
The English Wikipedia lists 234 births for this day. The blue points are the birthplaces of 60 of these people: those written about in the most Wikipedia editions, where Wikidata gives a place of birth.
Born on 19 July
1893
Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian actor, playwright, and poet (died 1930)
Place of birth: Baghdati.
Born on 19 July
1834
Edgar Degas, French painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 1917)
Place of birth: Paris.
Born on 19 July
1950
Freddy Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)
Place of birth: Roswell.
Born on 19 July
1947
Brian May, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and astrophysicist
Place of birth: Hampton.
Born on 19 July
1976
Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor
Place of birth: Hammersmith.
Born in Britain and Ireland
1896
A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and novelist (died 1981)
Place of birth: Cardross.
Born in Britain and Ireland
1965
Evelyn Glennie, Scottish musician
Place of birth: Aberdeen.
Born in Britain and Ireland
1979
Luke Young, English footballer
Place of birth: Harlow.
19 July
Number one in the charts that week
At the cinema
An animal recorded that day
The record can be seen in GBIF, which brings together wildlife records from around the world.
All your birthdays
The weather that day
Data: Met Office Hadley Centre (HadCET); NOAA (GHCN-Daily, Mauna Loa).
Above the Earth
Sources: Jonathan McDowell, GCAT (launches); GFZ Potsdam (Kp index). Days are counted in Universal Time.
Football that day
International matches played that day:
Source: the “International football results” dataset kept by Mart Jürisoo (CC0).
Also that day
The earthquake’s page at the USGS
Source: the USGS catalogue. The day is counted in Universal Time (UTC).
In those days
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Below: 19 July through the years.
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Everything Wikipedia lists for 19 July
The list is the English Wikipedia’s, in its own wording, as it stood in October 2026. 18 events have no place on the map: the sentence links to no place with coordinates, only to places too wide to mark, or to several countries.
- 64
The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city.
Europe · Great Fire of RomeWikipedia: Great Fire of Rome - 484
Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital.
Asia · Tarsus, MersinWikipedia: Leontius - 711
Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.
Europe · Battle of GuadaleteWikipedia: Battle of Guadalete - 803
Bardanes Tourkos is proclaimed emperor by rebellious Byzantine troops.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Bardanes Tourkos - 939
Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas.
Europe · Battle of SimancasWikipedia: Battle of Simancas - 998
Arab–Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea.
Asia · Battle of ApameaWikipedia: Battle of Apamea - 1333
Wars of Scottish Independence: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots in the battle of Halidon Hill.
Britain & Ireland · Battle of Halidon HillWikipedia: Battle of Halidon Hill - 1544
Italian War of 1542–46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins.
Europe · Sieges of BoulogneWikipedia: Sieges of Boulogne - 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.
Britain & Ireland · PortsmouthWikipedia: Tudor period - 1553
The attempt to install Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England collapses after only nine days.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Lady Jane Grey - 1588
Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Anglo-Spanish War - 1701
Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.
North America · AlbanyWikipedia: Nanfan Treaty - 1702
Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow.
Europe · Battle of KliszówWikipedia: Battle of Kliszów - 1733
The Ottoman army defeats the Iranian army under Nader Shah in the battle of Baghdad.
Asia · Siege of BaghdadWikipedia: Siege of Baghdad - 1817
Unsuccessful in his attempt to conquer the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi for the Russian-American Company, Georg Anton Schäffer is forced to admit defeat and leave Kauaʻi.
North America · KauaʻiWikipedia: Schäffer affair - 1821
Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom.
no place on the mapWikipedia: George IV - 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.
Britain & Ireland · Worcester, EnglandWikipedia: British Medical Association - 1843
Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Isambard Kingdom Brunel - 1845
Great New York City Fire of 1845: The last great fire to affect Manhattan begins early in the morning and is subdued that afternoon. The fire kills four firefighters and 26 civilians and destroys 345 buildings.
North America · Great New York City Fire of 1845Wikipedia: Great New York City Fire of 1845 - 1848
Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
North America · Seneca Falls (CDP), New YorkWikipedia: Seneca Falls Convention - 1863
American Civil War: Morgan's Raid: At Buffington Island in Ohio, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's raid into the north is mostly thwarted when a large group of his men are captured while trying to escape across the Ohio River.
North America · Battle of Buffington IslandWikipedia: American Civil War - 1864
Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
Asia · Third Battle of NanjingWikipedia: Taiping Rebellion - 1870
Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Franco-Prussian War - 1900
The first line of the Paris Metro opens for operation.
Europe · Paris MetroWikipedia: Paris Metro Line 1 - 1903
Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
no place on the mapWikipedia: 1903 Tour de France - 1916
World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
Europe · Attack at FromellesWikipedia: World War I - 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.
Britain & Ireland · Luton Town HallWikipedia: Luton Peace Day Riots - 1934
The rigid airship USS Macon surprises the USS Houston near Clipperton Island with a mail delivery for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, demonstrating its potential for tracking ships at sea.
Oceans · Clipperton IslandWikipedia: USS Macon - 1936
Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain – mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces. People's Olympiad of Barcelona cancelled.
Europe · People's OlympiadWikipedia: Spanish Civil War - 1936
The July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona begins.
Europe · July 1936 military uprising in BarcelonaWikipedia: July 1936 military uprising in Barcelona - 1940
Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements.
no place on the mapWikipedia: 1940 Field Marshal Ceremony - 1940
World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Intelligence Corps - 1940
World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties.
Europe · Battle of Cape SpadaWikipedia: Battle of Cape Spada - 1942
World War II: The Second Happy Time of Hitler's submarines comes to an end, as the increasingly effective American convoy system compels them to return to the central Atlantic.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Second Happy Time - 1943
World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.
Europe · Bombing of Rome in World War IIWikipedia: Bombing of Rome in World War II - 1947
Korean politician Lyuh Woon-hyung is assassinated.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Lyuh Woon-hyung - 1947
Prime Minister of the shadow Burmese government, Bogyoke Aung San and eight others are assassinated.
Asia · MyanmarWikipedia: Myanmar - 1952
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
Europe · HelsinkiWikipedia: 1952 Summer Olympics - 1957
The largely autobiographical novel The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold by Evelyn Waugh is published.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Autobiographical novel - 1961
Tunisia imposes a blockade on the French naval base at Bizerte; the French would capture the entire town four days later.
Africa · BizerteWikipedia: Bizerte crisis - 1963
Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Joseph A. Walker - 1964
Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Khánh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam.
Asia · Ho Chi Minh CityWikipedia: Vietnam War - 1967
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.
North America · Piedmont Airlines Flight 22Wikipedia: Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 - 1969
Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.
North America · Chappaquiddick incidentWikipedia: Chappaquiddick incident - 1972
Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.
Asia · Battle of MirbatWikipedia: Battle of Mirbat - 1976
Environmental activists bombed the port facilities in Bunbury, Western Australia, in an attempt to disrupt the woodchipping industry.
Oceania · Bunbury woodchip bombingWikipedia: Bunbury woodchip bombing - 1976
Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created.
Asia · Sagarmatha National ParkWikipedia: Sagarmatha National Park - 1977
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).
North America · Cedar Rapids, IowaWikipedia: Global Positioning System - 1979
The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.
Latin America · NicaraguaWikipedia: Nicaraguan Revolution - 1979
The oil tanker SS Atlantic Empress collides with another oil tanker, causing the largest ever ship-borne oil spill.
no place on the mapWikipedia: SS Atlantic Empress - 1980
Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Europe · 1980 Summer OlympicsWikipedia: 1980 Summer Olympics - 1981
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.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Ronald Reagan - 1982
In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.
Asia · American University of BeirutWikipedia: Hezbollah - 1983
The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.
no place on the mapWikipedia: Michael W. Vannier - 1985
The Val di Stava dam collapses, killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy.
Europe · Val di Stava dam collapseWikipedia: Val di Stava dam collapse - 1989
United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa, killing 111.
North America · United Airlines Flight 232Wikipedia: United Airlines Flight 232 - 1992
A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort.
Europe · Via D'Amelio bombingWikipedia: Via D'Amelio bombing - 1994
Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is destroyed by a bomb after takeoff from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón, Panama, killing 21.
Latin America · Enrique Adolfo Jiménez AirportWikipedia: Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 - 1997
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
no place on the mapWikipedia: The Troubles - 2011
Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry.
Africa · Presidential Palace, ConakryWikipedia: Guinea - 2012
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria.
Asia · KobaniWikipedia: Syrian civil war - 2013
The NASA spacecraft Cassini took a photograph of Saturn with Earth in the distance, for which people were invited to "wave at Saturn".
no place on the mapWikipedia: The Day the Earth Smiled - 2014
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.
Africa · 2014 Farafra ambushWikipedia: 2014 Farafra ambush - 2018
The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.
Asia · IsraelWikipedia: Israel - 2024
Neary's, a New York City Irish pub popular with political elites, closed.
North America · Neary'sWikipedia: Neary's
What the other Wikipedias remember
For these years the English list has nothing on this day. The events below come from the same day’s lists on Wikipedia in Romanian and were translated for this page.
- 1996
In Atlanta (USA), the 26th Olympic Games are held; Romania's delegation comprises 168 athletes taking part in 18 of the 31 Olympic disciplines. By the number of medals won, Romania ranks 14th, with four gold, four silver and six bronze.
North America · AtlantaTranslated from the list on Wikipedia in RomanianWikipedia: Jocurile Olimpice de vară din 1996
Who was born on 19 July
In order of how many Wikipedia editions have an article about each. The first 60 of 234 are shown.
- 1893
Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian actor, playwright, and poet (died 1930)
BaghdatiWikipedia: Vladimir Mayakovsky - 1834
Edgar Degas, French painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 1917)
- 1950
Freddy Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)
RoswellWikipedia: Demi Moore - 1947
Brian May, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and astrophysicist
HamptonWikipedia: Brian May - 1976
Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor
HammersmithWikipedia: Benedict Cumberbatch - 1898
Herbert Marcuse, German-American sociologist and philosopher (died 1979)
- 1921
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
New York CityWikipedia: Rosalyn Sussman Yalow - 810
Muhammad al-Bukhari, Persian scholar (died 870)
- 1970
Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland
- 1971
Vitali Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer and politician, Mayor of Kyiv
BelovodskoyeWikipedia: Vitali Klitschko - 1814
Samuel Colt, American businessman, founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company (died 1862)
HartfordWikipedia: Samuel Colt - 1819
Gottfried Keller, Swiss author, poet, and playwright (died 1890)
- 1949
Kgalema Motlanthe, South African politician, 3rd President of South Africa
BoksburgWikipedia: Kgalema Motlanthe - 1890
George II of Greece (died 1947)
Tatoi PalaceWikipedia: George II of Greece - 1982
Jared Padalecki, American actor
San AntonioWikipedia: Jared Padalecki - 1896
A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and novelist (died 1981)
CardrossWikipedia: A. J. Cronin - 1946
Ilie Năstase, Romanian tennis player and politician
BucharestWikipedia: Ilie Năstase - 1988
Kevin Großkreutz, German footballer
DortmundWikipedia: Kevin Großkreutz - 1759
Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (died 1833)
- 1922
George McGovern, American lieutenant, historian, and politician (died 2012)
- 1924
Pat Hingle, American actor and producer (died 2009)
- 1960
Atom Egoyan, Egyptian-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1988
Shane Dawson, American comedian and actor
Long BeachWikipedia: Shane Dawson - 1846
Edward Charles Pickering, American astronomer and physicist (died 1919)
- 1970
Christopher Luxon, New Zealand politician, 42nd Prime Minister of New Zealand
ChristchurchWikipedia: Christopher Luxon - 1868
Florence Foster Jenkins, American soprano and educator (died 1944)
Wilkes-BarreWikipedia: Florence Foster Jenkins - 1938
Jayant Narlikar, Indian astrophysicist and astronomer (died 2025)
KolhapurWikipedia: Jayant Narlikar - 1894
Khawaja Nazimuddin, Bangladeshi-Pakistani politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (died 1965)
- 1987
Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist
RochesterWikipedia: Jon Jones - 1827
Mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (died 1857)
BalliaWikipedia: Mangal Pandey - 1985
LaMarcus Aldridge, American basketball player
- 1800
Juan José Flores, Venezuelan general and politician, 1st President of Ecuador (died 1864)
Puerto CabelloWikipedia: Juan José Flores - 1961
Campbell Scott, American actor, director, and producer
New York CityWikipedia: Campbell Scott - 1884
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, British-born German nobleman and Nazi politician (died 1954)
- 1962
Anthony Edwards, American actor and director
Santa BarbaraWikipedia: Anthony Edwards - 1934
Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1980)
- 1965
Evelyn Glennie, Scottish musician
AberdeenWikipedia: Evelyn Glennie - 1972
Ebbe Sand, Danish footballer and manager
AalborgWikipedia: Ebbe Sand - 1979
Luke Young, English footballer
HarlowWikipedia: Luke Young - 1860
Lizzie Borden, American woman, tried and acquitted for the murders of her father and step-mother in 1892 (died 1927)
Fall RiverWikipedia: Lizzie Borden - 1951
Abel Ferrara, American director, producer, and screenwriter
The BronxWikipedia: Abel Ferrara - 1979
Josué Anunciado de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
Vitória de Santo AntãoWikipedia: Josué - 1980
Xavier Malisse, Belgian tennis player
KortrijkWikipedia: Xavier Malisse - 1894
Percy Spencer, American physicist and inventor of the microwave oven (died 1969)
HowlandWikipedia: Percy Spencer - 1929
Gaston Glock, Austrian engineer and businessman, co-founded Glock Ges.m.b.H. (died 2023)
ViennaWikipedia: Gaston Glock - 1953
Howard Schultz, American businessman and author
BrooklynWikipedia: Howard Schultz - 1981
Nenê, Brazilian footballer
JundiaíWikipedia: Nenê - 1984
Andrea Libman, Canadian voice actress
TorontoWikipedia: Andrea Libman - 1789
John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (died 1854)
Haydon BridgeWikipedia: John Martin - 1961
Hideo Nakata, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
OkayamaWikipedia: Hideo Nakata - 1822
Princess Augusta of Cambridge (died 1916)
- 1883
Max Fleischer, Austrian-American animator and producer (died 1972)
KrakówWikipedia: Max Fleischer - 1941
Neelie Kroes, Dutch politician and diplomat, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society
RotterdamWikipedia: Neelie Kroes - 1688
Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary and painter (died 1766)
- 1968
Pavel Kuka, Czech footballer and manager
PragueWikipedia: Pavel Kuka - 1975
Luca Castellazzi, Italian footballer
GorgonzolaWikipedia: Luca Castellazzi - 1984
Adam Morrison, American basketball player
GlendiveWikipedia: Adam Morrison - 1995
Romee Strijd, Dutch model
ZoetermeerWikipedia: Romee Strijd - 1909
Balamani Amma, Indian poet and author (died 2004)
PunnayurkulamWikipedia: Balamani Amma - 1947
Hans-Jürgen Kreische, German footballer and manager (died 2026)
What is celebrated on 19 July
- 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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How the globe is made
Where the events come from
Each edition of this page uses the day’s list from Wikipedia in its own language: Romanian, English, Spanish, Chinese. The lists are written by volunteers and differ from one edition to the next; the text of each event is Wikipedia’s, with a link to the article. A row that appears twice in a list is shown once. The lists have not been checked event by event: they are Wikipedia’s, mistakes included.
For events before 1582, and for countries that moved to the Gregorian calendar later (Britain in 1752, Russia in 1918), the same day may be counted Old Style in one list and New Style in another.
The chapter “What the other Wikipedias remember” adds up to five events a day from the lists of the other three editions, only for years in which the English list has nothing on that day. They were translated for this page, passed the same filters as the tour, and are not counted among the events of the English list.
How an event gets onto the map
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Where the tour stops
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The tour of births names the people with articles in the most editions and leaves aside those whom the list or Wikidata describes as rulers, politicians, commanders, leaders of movements or criminals; they stay in the list.
The Earth and the Sun
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The day you were born
The number ones come from the weekly lists on Wikipedia: Billboard for the United States (from 1940; the Hot 100 from August 1958), the UK Singles Chart (from November 1952), Los 40 Principales for Spain (from July 1966) and, for Romania, the Romanian Top 100 and Airplay 100 (2001–2021, with missing weeks). The page shows the chart of the week in which the day of birth falls, with its date; Billboard and the UK chart are dated at the end of their week. For Romania before 2001 and for China these sources have no weekly chart.
The films are those that reached cinemas in the United States up to ten days before or three days after that day (some of them in a few cinemas at first), from the English Wikipedia’s yearly lists (from 1968), in order of how many editions have an article about them. The events “in those days” are the ones on the neighbouring days’ lists that carry the year of birth, passed through the same filter as the tour.
The day of birth, year included
The Moon, the star sign and the constellation are worked out by the page itself, for noon Universal Time on the day. The lit part of the Moon is rounded and can differ by a few per cent from that at the hour of birth. The sign follows the usual zodiac of twelve equal parts starting at the March equinox; the constellation is the one the Sun actually stood in front of, by the borders set by the International Astronomical Union, and within a day of a border the page does not name it. When the Sun changes sign while it is that day anywhere on Earth, the page gives the moment of crossing, rounded to ten minutes and accurate to within about a quarter of an hour, and the clock time in a few cities, with the time zone and summer time of that year.
The year in the Chinese calendar is the one your device’s own calendar gives for the date, checked against the Hong Kong Observatory’s tables. “All your birthdays” uses the same sources as the rest of the chapter for the same day in every year since the birth: the temperature, well-known launches that took place on that very day, matches of the teams the edition follows, snow deeper than 10 cm and strong geomagnetic storms. The three things at the top and the four on the picture are chosen in a fixed order (the song, the animal, a full Moon, a well-known launch before an ordinary earthquake); on the picture you can change them.
When the link carries a year of birth, the page adds a few things about that exact day. The weather is the Met Office’s Central England temperature record and the readings from New York’s Central Park; the “usual high” is the average of the daily highs of 1961–1990 for that date, with two days either side. The carbon dioxide figure is the monthly mean at the Mauna Loa observatory, where measurements begin in March 1958.
The earthquake is the one with the largest magnitude in the USGS catalogue for that day, counted in Universal Time. Before the 1960s the catalogue has gaps even above magnitude 5.5, so in the older years many days have no earthquake. The page gives only the magnitude and the place: the country the epicentre falls in or, when the epicentre is at sea within 300 km of a coast, the nearest country; farther out, only the ocean.
The launches are those that reached orbit or left for the Moon and the planets, from Jonathan McDowell’s GCAT catalogue. If nothing left that day, the page shows the nearest launch within three days before or after, and says how many days away it was. The geomagnetic storm appears only when the Kp index reached at least 5 in one of the day’s eight three-hour intervals.
The animal comes from GBIF: an observation made by a person (the animal seen or heard, or its tracks), dated to that exact day, with coordinates and a CC0 or CC BY licence. Only a few hundred well-known species are searched (mammals, birds, turtles, butterflies); of those noted that day, mammals and species with articles in many Wikipedia editions come first; birds noted almost every day, and species used recently, wait their turn. Observations dated 1 January are left out, because records without a day are often filed there. An observation shows that the animal was recorded there, not how many animals there were.
The matches are those between national teams. Only matches of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Canada and Australia are shown, along with those at the big final tournaments. The picture to send is drawn in the page from the day’s globe and the facts above, and stays on your device until you send it.
Sources
- Events, births and holidays: the day’s page on Wikipedia, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates, places of birth and the number of editions: Wikidata (CC0).
- The Earth by day: NASA Blue Marble Next Generation. The Earth by night: NASA Black Marble 2016.
- Borders and regions: Natural Earth.
- World population and births per year: UN World Population Prospects 2024.
- Charts and films: Wikipedia’s lists for Billboard, the UK Singles Chart, Los 40 Principales, Romanian Top 100, Airplay 100 and American films by year (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Weather: Met Office Hadley Centre, HadCET (Open Government Licence) and NOAA GHCN-Daily, New York Central Park. Carbon dioxide: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, Mauna Loa.
- Earthquakes: the USGS catalogue. Launches: Jonathan McDowell, GCAT (CC BY). Kp index: GFZ Potsdam (CC BY 4.0). Matches: International football results, Mart Jürisoo (CC0).
- Animal observations: GBIF, with a link to each record; species names come from Wikidata.