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| July 19th |
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| About July 19th is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 165 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. It is Burmese Martyrs' Day, a holiday celebrated in Burma remembering those that were assassinated on this day in 1947. Births 1860 - Lizzie Borden, alleged murderer of her parents 1922 - George McGovern, former U.S. Senator, Presidential nominee 1924 - Pat Hingle, actor (Commissioner Gordon - Batman) 1947 - Don Henley, musician, singer (The Eagles) 1965 - Stuart Scott, sportscaster (SportsCenter) 1976 - Vinessa Shaw, actress, model (The Hills Have Eyes) Deaths 1850 - Margaret Fuller, journalist, women's rights activist 1994 - Ray Flaherty, Hall of Fame football coach 2006 - Jack Warden, actor (12 Angry Men, All the President's Men) 2009 - Frank McCourt, author, teacher (Angela's Ashes) Events 1848 - Seneca Falls, New York hosts the first women's rights convention. 1935 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma sees the first automatic parking meter installed in the United States. 1946 - Marilyn Monroe is given her first screen test by Twentieth Century Fox. 1984 - Geraldine Farraro is nominated at the Democratic National Convention for vice president, marking the first time a woman was on a major political party's presidential ticket in the United States. |
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