July 19

July 19

It is the 200th day of the year. 165 days to go. On this day in 64 - The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages
on for six days, destroying half of the city.

"Fire in Rome" by Hubert Robert

In 1977 – The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal is transmitted from
Navigation Technology Satellite 2.

In 1983 – The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT is published.


In 1986 - Genesis have their first and only #1 hit with "Invisible Touch"


In 1993 - Smashing Pumpkins released "Siamese Dream"


Birthdays:

Evelyn Glennie


Kevin Haskins


Keith Godchaux


Han Sai Por
"Seeds"


Tim McIntire
the voice of Blood in "A Boy and his Dog"


Brian May


Richard Jordan
as Francis 7 in "Logan's Run"


Jan Lindblad


Buster Benton


Sue Thompson


Pat Hingle
as Jocko in "On the Waterfront"

as Lou Haley in "Jigsaw"


Robert Mann

"Robert Mann, Music & Julliard"

Patricia Medina
as Miley in "Mr. Arkadin"


Åke Hellman
"Kasvu"


Isabel Jewell
as Laury Palmer in "Born to Kill"

as Mrs. Cole in "Sweet Kill"


Xu Beihong
"Portrait of Young Lady"


Edgar Degas
"L'Absinthe"


John Martin
"Manfred and the Alpine Witch"


Richard Leveridge

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