International observance days, weeks, and months for July 19, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
July 19, 2027 celebrates Global Hug Your Kids Day. Every year on the third Monday in July, Global Hug Your Kids Day encourages parents worldwide to hug their kids. It’s also a day to remember that it’s important to express love for others while you still can.
Read the full story →People born on July 19
Businessman who founded the Colt's Manufacturing Company.
Surgeon who co-founded of the Mayo Clinic .
Physicist who invented the microwave oven.
A "contactee" who claimed he had multiple contacts with an alien, who took him on a ride in a remotely piloted alien spacecraft. Fry also founded the UFO religion Understanding, Inc.
Co-inventor of optical fiber.
Events that occurred on July 19 throughout history
The first women's rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York. The two-day Women's Rights Convention discussed the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman.
The first Army flying school for black cadets was dedicated in Tuskegee, Alabama. The program trained the pioneering aviators, navigators, and support personnel who would famously become known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry make their debut in the cartoon The Midnight Snack.
The New York City subway introduces the first air-conditioned railcar. Initially intended as an experiment, Mayor John Lindsey authorized the purchase of 600 additional air-conditioned railcars for the subway.
The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal is transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2). The signal was received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
French President François Mitterrand presents the Farwell Dossier to President Ronald Reagan. The Dossier was a collection of documents showing evidence the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.
The first three-dimensional human head in a CT image is published. The image used aircraft design techniques that were adapted to make the cranial imaging possible.