July 19: Today's Notable Birthdays

Is July 19th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on July 19th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion?

If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company.

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July 19th was the birth date of several notable individuals. Here they are:

July 19th Birthdays: Famous Artists

Edgar Degas, French Impressionist artist (The Bellelli Family, The Dance Class, Dancers, The Glass of Absinthe, Horses - Rainy Weather, Morning Bath, The Orchestra at the Opera House and Scene of War in the Middle Ages), was born on July 19, 1834.

July 19th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Teresa Edwards, American basketball forward and Olympic gold medalist (1984, 1977, 1992 and 1996), was born on July 19, 1964.

Sofia Muratova, Russian gymnast and Olympic gold medalist (1952 and 1960), was born on July 19, 1929.

Sandor Wladar, Hungarian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist (1980), was born on July 19, 1963.

July 19th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

Archibald Joseph Cronin, British author (The Citadel, Country Doctor, Doctor Finlay, The Judas Tree, The Keys of the Kingdom, Shannon's Way and Shining Victory), was born on July 19, 1896.

American author Alice Ruth Moore Dunbar Nelson (Give Us Each Day, Mine Eyes Have Seen and Violets and Other Tales) was born on July 19, 1875.

Edgar P. Snow, American journalist and author (Far Eastern Front, The Long Revolution, People on Our Side, Red Star Over China and Stalin Must Have Peace), was born on July 19, 1905.

July 19th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

Samuel Colt, American inventor and firearms manufacturer (Colt revolver), was born on July 19, 1814.

Charles Horace Mayo, American surgeon and co-founder of the Mayo Clinic, was born on July 19, 1865.

July 19th Birthdays: Famous Performers