July 19 Fun Facts, Trivia and HistoryTable of Contents |
July 19 History Highlights |
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Tongue Trivia |
1. A tongue contains anywhere from 2,000 to 10,000 taste buds, replaced every few weeks. |
July 19 is… |
| Flight Attendant Safety Professionals’ Day National Daiquiri Day National Raspberry Cake Day New Friends Day (previously) St. Vincent De Paul Day (now celebrated September 27) Stick Out Your Tongue Day |
July 19 Birthday Quotes |
“Some may say that I couldn’t sing, but no one can say that I didn’t sing.” “A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people.” “The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.” “There’s always gonna be someone better looking, there’s always gonna be someone smarter, there’s always gonna be someone who works harder. What you have to offer is yourself, so don’t lose it, focus on it and try to bring it out.” “Every new fad or fashion at once has its denouncers from the pulpit, platform, professor’s chair.” “I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good.” |
July 19 Birthdays |
| 1814 – Samuel Colt, American businessman, founded the Colt’s Manufacturing Company (died in 1862) 1834 – Edgar Degas, French painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died in 1917) 1860 – Lizzie Borden, American woman, acquitted for the murder of her parents in 1892 (died in 1927) 1868 – Florence Foster Jenkins, American bad-singing soprano and socialite (died in 1944) 1875 – Alice Dunbar Nelson, African-American poet and activist (died in 1935) 1883 – Max Fleischer, Austrian-American animator and producer (died in 1972) 1924 – Arthur Rankin Jr., American director, producer and screenwriter (died in 2014) 1925 – Sue Thompson, American singer 1941 – Vikki Carr, American singer and actress 1947 – Brian May, English singer-songwriter, astrophysicist and guitarist 1961 – Lisa Lampanelli, American comedian and actress 1962 – Anthony Edwards, American actor 1976 – Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor 1982 – Jared Padalecki, American actor 1988 – Shane Dawson, American Youtuber |
July 19 History |
| 64 The Great Fire of Rome occurred, destroying half of the city. Contrary to rumors, Nero did not play the fiddle while it burned, but he did blame “the Christians.” 1553 1799 1845 1848 1869 1900 1903 1952 1954 1969 1975 1977 1980 1986 1995 1996 July 19 19** Birthday (fictional) Tim Drake (Robin III), DC Comics 2013 |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
| You are such a good friend that if we were on a sinking ship together and there was only one life jacket… I’d miss you heaps and think of you often. Tony Curtis – Real Name: Bernard Schwartz “My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you.” – George M. Cohan (James Cagney) #moviequotes The Capital of Mozambique is Maputo If reality really is an advanced computer simulation, I wonder what the difficulty level is set at. The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place – no one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building undetected. #thingsIlearnedatthemovies Bruno Mars is not the recording artist of Uptown Funk, only a featured singer on the song. Mark Ronson recorded the song. The Seven Deadly Sins #1- Pride is an excessive belief in one’s own abilities. Mario’s name was finally confirmed by Nintendo to actually be Mario Mario in 2015. I think from now on, I’m going to sing about my problems. Whenever I talk about them, people are like, “Shut up Joe, everyone has problems.” Nobody ever says that to Adele. Horoscopes: When you don’t have someone to blame for your failures, try the solar system. US President #3 Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809), just like John Adams, died July 4, 1826, one of two original signers of the Declaration of Independence who was also President, 50 years to the day of it being written. |
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