What Happened on July 19?
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EVENTS ON JULY 19
Taiping Rebellion
Year:
1864
Taiping Rebellion: Third Battle of Nanking: The Qing dynasty finally defeats the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
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Franco-Prussian War
Year:
1870
Franco-Prussian War: France declares war on Prussia.
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American Civil War
Year:
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.
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Women's rights
Year:
1848
Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
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Great New York City Fire of 1845
Year:
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.
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Paris Métro Line 1
Year:
1900
The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
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Maurice Garin
Year:
1903
Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
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Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)
Year:
1940
World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.
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1940 Field Marshal Ceremony
Year:
1940
Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements.
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Spanish Civil War
Year:
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.
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BIRTHS ON JULY 19
Alex Hannum
Year of birth:
1923
Alex Hannum, American basketball player and coach (died 2002)
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Pat Hingle
Year of birth:
1924
Pat Hingle, American actor and producer (died 2009)
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Joseph Hansen (writer)
Year of birth:
1923
Joseph Hansen, American author and poet (died 2004)
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William A. Rusher
Year of birth:
1923
William A. Rusher, American lawyer and journalist (died 2011)
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Lon Simmons
Year of birth:
1923
Lon Simmons, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2015)
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Stanley K. Hathaway
Year of birth:
1924
Stanley K. Hathaway, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 40th United States Secretary of the Interior (died 2005)
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Sue Thompson
Year of birth:
1925
Sue Thompson, American singer (died 2021)
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Szilárd Keresztes
Year of birth:
1932
Szilárd Keresztes, Hungarian Greek Catholic bishop (died 2025)
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Gaston Glock
Year of birth:
1929
Gaston Glock, Austrian engineer and businessman, co-founded Glock Ges.m.b.H. (died 2023)
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Orville Turnquest
Year of birth:
1929
Orville Turnquest, Bahamian politician
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DEATHS ON JULY 19
Lefty Frizzell
Year of death:
1975
Lefty Frizzell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1928)
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John Alan Coey
Year of death:
1975
John Alan Coey, American mercenary and medic in the Rhodesian Bush War
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Hans Morgenthau
Year of death:
1980
Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (born 1904)
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Nihat Erim
Year of death:
1980
Nihat Erim, Turkish jurist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1912)
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Margaret Craven (writer)
Year of death:
1980
Margaret Craven, American journalist and author (born 1901)
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Stratis Myrivilis
Year of death:
1969
Stratis Myrivilis, Greek soldier and author (born 1890)
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John McNaughton (government official)
Year of death:
1967
John T. McNaughton, United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and an advisor to Robert McNamara (born 1921)
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Lyuh Woon-hyung
Year of death:
1947
Lyuh Woon-hyung, South Korean politician (born 1886)
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Aung San
Year of death:
1947
Aung San, Burmese general and politician (born 1915)
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U Razak
Year of death:
1947
U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (born 1898)
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HOLIDAYS ON JULY 19
July 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: July 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Pope Symmachus
Christian feast day: Symmachus
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Macrina the Younger
Christian feast day: Macrina the Younger, Sister of St. Basil the Great
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Bernold
Christian feast day: Bernold, Bishop of Utrecht
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Justa and Rufina
Christian feast day: Justa and Rufina
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Public holidays in Nicaragua
Sandinista Day or Liberation Day (Nicaragua)
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Martyrs' Day (Myanmar)
Martyrs' Day (Myanmar)
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July 19
Palace Day
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Kragon
Christian feast day: Kirdjun (or Abakerazum)
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