On this day: 19 July

Selected events and births on 19 July, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1553 – Mary I was proclaimed Queen of England, deposing Lady Jane Grey after nine days of de facto rule. Read more: Mary I List of English monarchs Lady Jane Grey
• 1817 – Georg Anton Schäffer was forced to depart for China after his unsuccessful attempt to seize the Hawaiian Kingdom for the Russian Empire. Read more: Georg Anton Schäffer Schäffer affair Hawaiian Kingdom
• 1843 – SS Great Britain, the first ocean-going ship with both an iron hull and a screw propeller, was launched in Bristol, England. Read more: SS Great Britain Hull (watercraft) Propeller
• 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. Read more: Seneca Falls Convention Women's rights Feminism
• 1903 – French cyclist Maurice Garin won the first edition of the Tour de France. Read more: Maurice Garin 1903 Tour de France Tour de France
• 1957 – The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, a largely autobiographical novel by Evelyn Waugh, was published. Read more: The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold Autobiographical novel Evelyn Waugh
• 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". Read more: NASA Cassini–Huygens The Day the Earth Smiled
• 2024 – Neary's, a New York City Irish pub popular with political elites, closed. Read more: Neary's

Born on this day

• 1941 – Carole Jordan, British astrophysicist and the first female president of the Royal Astronomical Society Read more: Carole Jordan Royal Astronomical Society
• 1941 – Neelie Kroes, Dutch politician and diplomat, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Read more: Neelie Kroes European Commissioner for Digital and Frontier Technologies
• 1949 – Kgalema Motlanthe, South African politician, 3rd President of South Africa Read more: Kgalema Motlanthe President of South Africa
• 1950 – Per-Kristian Foss, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of Finance Read more: Per-Kristian Foss Minister of Finance (Norway)
• 1955 – Dalton McGuinty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Premier of Ontario Read more: Dalton McGuinty Premier of Ontario
• 1970 – Christopher Luxon, New Zealand politician, 42nd Prime Minister of New Zealand Read more: Christopher Luxon Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 1970 – Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland Read more: Nicola Sturgeon First Minister of Scotland
• 1998 – Erin Cuthbert, Scottish footballer Read more: Erin Cuthbert
• 1998 – Karl Jacobs, American YouTuber and streamer Read more: Karl Jacobs
• 1999 – Kim So-hye, South Korean actress and singer Read more: Kim So-hye
• 2003 – Tyler Downs, American diver Read more: Tyler Downs
• 2006 – Dani Muñoz, Spanish footballer Read more: Dani Muñoz

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / July 19 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.