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19 July 2025
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2024 - Neary's, a New York City Irish pub popular with political elites, closed.Irish pub in New York City, 1967 to 2024
Anniversary
2014 - Gunmen ambushed an Egyptian military checkpoint in the Libyan Desert near Farafra, killing 22 soldiers.Terror attack in Egypt's New Valley Governorate
Anniversary
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".American space and aeronautics agency
Anniversary
1997 - The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced that it would resume its ceasefire, ending its 28-year campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
Anniversary
1992 - A car bomb killed the anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino and five policemen in Palermo, Italy, less than two months after the murder of Borsellino's friend and colleague Giovanni Falcone.1992 Mafia killing in Palermo, Italy
Historical events
History
2018 - The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.Unicameral legislature of Israel
History
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.Governorate of Egypt
History
2012 - Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
History
2011 - Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry.Country in West Africa
History
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.1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
History
1994 - Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is destroyed by a bomb after takeoff from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón, Panama, killing 21.1994 aircraft bombing in Panama
History
1992 - A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort.1992 Mafia killing in Palermo, Italy
History
1989 - United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa, killing 111.1989 aviation accident in Iowa
History
1985 - The Val di Stava dam collapses, killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy.1985 dam structural failure near Tesero, Italy
History
1983 - The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.American radiologist
Notable births
Born
1999 - Kim So-hye, South Korean actress and singerSouth Korean actress (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Karl Jacobs, American YouTuber and streamerAmerican YouTuber (born 1998)
Born
1998 - Ronaldo Vieira, Bissau-Guinean footballerBissau-Guinean footballer (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Zach Werenski, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Paul Momirovski, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Toumani Diabaté, Malian musician (born 1965)Malian musician (1965–2024)
Died
2024 - Iryna Farion, Ukrainian linguist and politician (born 1964)Ukrainian linguist and politician (1964–2024)
Died
2024 - Kevan Gosper, Australian athlete and administrator (born 1933)Australian athlete and administrator (1933–2024)
Died
2024 - Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer and politician (born 1950)American lawyer and politician (1950–2024)
Died
2024 - Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Vietnamese politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (born 1944)Leader of Vietnam from 2011 to 2024
Died
2024 - Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (born 1932)Welsh professional snooker player (1932–2024)
Died
2024 - James C. Scott, American political scientist and anthropologist (born 1936)American political scientist and anthropologist (1936–2024)
Died
2024 - Esta TerBlanche, South African actress (born 1973)South African actress (1973–2024)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
34.7% illuminated
Lunar age: 23.6 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
27.08 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Taurus
16.63 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.