July 19
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1979
The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.
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Opening of the Summer Olympics in Moscow.
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In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.
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In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.
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United Airlines Flight 232 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa, killing 111.
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A car bomb kills Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort.
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Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is destroyed by a bomb after takeoff from Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport in Colón, Panama, killing 21.
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The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
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Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry.
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Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria.
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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.
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The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.
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1999Kim So-hye, South Korean actress and singer
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1998Erin Cuthbert, Scottish footballer
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1998Karl Jacobs, American YouTuber and streamer
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1997Zach Werenski, American ice hockey player
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1996Paul Momirovski, Australian rugby league player
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1995Romee Strijd, Dutch model
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1994Christian Welch, Australian rugby league player
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1992Jake Nicholson, English footballer
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1991Eray İşcan, Turkish footballer
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1989Patrick Corbin, American baseball player
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1989Sam McKendry, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
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1989James Austin Johnson, American actor and comedian
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