What Happened In July 1919 In History

Historical Events for July, 1919

• 6th » The British airship called dirigible R34 (airship) known as R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
• 11th » The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands.
• 13th » The British airship R33 class airship or R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic Ocean or Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
• 19th » Following Peace Day celebrations marking the end of World War I, ex-servicemen riot and burn down Luton Town Hall.
• 21st » The Airship dirigible 'Wingfoot Air Express crash Wingfoot Air Express' crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago Chicago, Illinois, killing 12 people.
• 27th » The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 or Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side, Chicago named South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period.
• 31st » Weimar National Assembly known as German national assembly adopts the Weimar Constitution, which comes into force on August 14.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1919

• 1st » Arnold Meri, Estonian colonel (d. 2009)
• 2nd » Jean Craighead George, American author (d. 2012)
• 3rd » Gerald W. Thomas, American soldier and academic (d. 2013)
• 6th » Ernst Haefliger, Swiss tenor (d. 2007)
• 7th » Hugh East, Baseball pitcher (d. 1981)
• 7th » Jon Pertwee, English actor (d. 1996)
• 8th » Walter Scheel, German politician, 4th List of German presidents or President of West Germany
• 8th » Mickey Carroll, American actor (d. 2009)
• 10th » Pierre Gamarra, French author, poet, and critic (d. 2009)
• 12th » Lenny Mancini, American boxer (d. 2003)
• 12th » George Weissman, American businessman (d. 2009)
• 14th » Lino Ventura, Italian-French actor (d. 1987)
• 15th » Fritz Langanke, German lieutenant (d. 2012)
• 15th » Iris Murdoch, Irish-English philosopher and author (d. 1999)
• 16th » Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian SS officer (d. 1999)
• 16th » Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (d. 2006)
• 19th » Dallas McKennon, American voice actor (d. 2009)
• 19th » Patricia Medina, English-American actress (d. 2012)
• 19th » Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet (d. 2005)
• 20th » Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (d. 2008)
• 24th » Robert Marsden Hope, Australian lawyer and judge (d. 1999)
• 24th » Ferdinand Kübler, Swiss cyclist
• 24th » John Winkin, American baseball player, coach, and journalist (d. 2014)
• 26th » Virginia Gilmore, American actress and singer (d. 1986)
• 26th » James Lovelock, English biologist and chemist
• 30th » Berniece Baker Miracle, American author
• 31st » Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster (d. 2006)
• 31st » Primo Levi, Italian chemist and author (d. 1987)

Famous Deaths for July 1919

• 15th » Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
• 19th » Walter Brack, German swimmer (b. 1880)
• 23rd » Spyridon Lambros, Greek historian and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
• 26th » Edward Poynter, English painter and illustrator (b. 1836)

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