This is our day guide for Sunday July 19th 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
1975 - Apollo and Soyuz pull away from each other.
1953 - John Glenn is nearly killed in a dog fight.
1909 - Neal Ball becomes the first person to make an Unassisted Triple Play.
1887 - The Bangor Castle becomes the first steamer to land at Ventnor Piers on the Isle of Wight.
1843 - Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller, as well as the largest vessel afloat in the world.