WHAT WORLD EVENTS HAPPENED ON 19 JULY

Many notable events happened on July 19 throughout history, and that's why it's an important day in world history.

1. INTERNATIONAL RETAINER DAY:

International Retainer Day is celebrated on July 19th, created in 2021 by Vivera Retainers to recognize the importance of wearing a retainer after orthodontic treatment. This day recognizes the importance of retainers, which help users maintain a straight and beautiful face  with an attractive smile for years following orthodontic treatment

2. THE WORLD'S FIRST GREAT OCEAN LINER:

On this day in 1843 Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s SS Great Britain is one of the most important historic ships in the world was launched, she was called ‘the greatest experiment since the creation’. It was the first iron-hulled, propeller-driven steamship.

3. SENECA FALLS CONVENTION:

On July 19, 1848, Seneca Falls Convention which was held in Seneca Falls, New York, marked a significant moment in the women's rights movement and showcased American women demanding their rights.

Organized by prominent activists including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, the first two-day women's rights convention in the United States. Approximately 300 people, both women and men, attended the event. The participants gathered to discuss and address the social, civil, and religious rights of women.

4. NETHERLAND RED CROSS SOCIETY:

The Red Cross society in the Netherlands was established on 19 July 1867 when King Willem III signed a royal decree in Apeldoorn near the Loo Palace, a former country residence of the Dutch royal family. 

5. METEORITE:

On 19 July 1912, A meteorite of estimated 190kg mass explodes over Holbrook in Navajo County, Arizona, USA causing approximately 16,000 pieces of debris to rain down on the town.

6. UNIVERSE BASIS:

On 19 July 1595, Astronomer Johannes Kepler has an epiphany and develops his theory of the geometrical basis of the universe while teaching in Graz.

7. DISCOVERY  OF ROSETTA STONE:

The Rosetta Stone was discovered on July 19, 1799, during Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian campaign in the town of Rosetta (modern-day Rashid) in Egypt. It is a large, black basalt slab with inscriptions in three different scripts: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, Demotic script, and Ancient Greek. 

8. FIRST TOUR DE FRANCE:

On this day, 1903, the first Tour De France took place and the cyclist Maurice Garin became the first person to win.

9. AMERICAN'S HOMOSEXUAL RIGHTS:

On this day, 1993 American President Bill Clinton passed a “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue” policy that would allow homosexuals to serve in the military as long as they do not announce their orientation. He calls it “an honorable compromise.”

10. BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF LEGENDARIES:

a) Mangal Pandey, considered as the first Freedom Fighter of India, born on July 19, 1827, was a British Indian soldier in the East India Company's army who played a determining role in the events that led to the Revolt of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.

b) Roger Binny, born on July 19, 1955, in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He represented the Indian national cricket team from 1979 to 1987 and was an all-rounder, known for his medium-fast bowling and handy lower-order batting.

c) Harsha Bhogle, born on July 19, 1961, in Hyderabad, India, is a cricket commentator and journalist known for his insightful analysis and captivating commentary. 

d) George McGovern, born on 19, 1922, American politician, historian, and author.

e) Harold Camping, born on 19, 1921, American broadcaster, and author.

f)  Edgar Degas, born on 19, 1834, French painter

g) Samuel Colt, born on 19, 1814, American inventor, and industrialist, who founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company

h) Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, born on 19, 1921, in New York City, USA was indeed an extraordinary American medical physicist and Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine for her pioneering work in the development of radioimmunoassay (RIA) techniques.

 11. DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF LEGENDARIES:

a) Hans Ram Singh Rawat, born on 8 November 1900, was an Indian religious leader. He died on 19 July 1966 in Delhi, India.

b) Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad, born on 29 June 1908, belongs to the Gaekwad dynasty of the Marathas and was the last ruling Maharaja of Baroda who founded the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1949. He died on 19 July 1968.

c) Omar Suleiman, Egyptian Vice President & politician died on 19 July 2012.

d) 2002 Alan Lomax,  American historian, author, & scholar died on 19 July 2002,

e) Hans Morgenthau, a German philosopher died on 19 July 1980.

f) Mary Boleyn, English sister of Anne Boleyn died on 19 July 1543.

g) Petrarch, an Italian scholar, the poet died on 19 July 1374.