Friday, July 19, 2013

This will be 200th day of the year and 165 days will remain in the year.

Hebrew calendar — 12 Av 5773
Chinese calendar — the 12th day of the 6th month of 4711 (Kui Si)
Islamic calendar — (note)

July 19 Birthdays

Edgar Degas
Pronunciation: [Eler´ zhermaN´ edgär´ dugä´]
1834–1917, French painter and sculptor, born in Paris; son of a banker.

Muhammad ibn al-Bukhari
scholar (810)

Samuel Colt
inventor (1814)

Mary Ann Bickerdyke
nurse (1817)

July 2013

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21	22	23	24	25	26	27
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July 19 in History

1848

The first women's rights convention, called by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia C. Mott, was held in Seneca Falls, New York.

1870

The Franco-Prussian war began.

1941

Winston Churchill was the first to use the two-finger "V is for Victory" sign.

1966

Fifty year-old singer Frank Sinatra married 21-year-old actress Mia Farrow.

1984

Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman nominated for the vice-presidency by a major political party.

1993

President Clinton announced the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays in the military.

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Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date.