* Astronomy

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June 19th

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"World Sauntering Day" is celebrated on the 19th day of June every year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sauntering_Day

Father's Day was founded in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA on June 19, 1910.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father%27s_Day

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The dedication of Dearborn Observatory took place on June 19, 1889
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54087763/dearborn-observatory/

Mount Laguna Observatory was dedicated on June 19, 1968
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Laguna_Observatory

Starfish high altitude nuclear test on 19 June 1962
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fishbowl#Starfish

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TIROS-5 (E) was launched on June 19, 1962
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_Infrared_Observation_Satellite

TIROS-7 (G) was launched on June 19, 1963
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_Infrared_Observation_Satellite

The Mars 1 spacecraft made its closest approach to Mars on June 19, 1963
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_1

The first Aquacade spy satellite was launched on June 19, 1970
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquacade_(satellite)

The Viking 1 Orbiter was inserted into Mars orbit on June 19, 1976
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t2904191/viking-lander-1-and-mars-pathfinder/

The Meteosat -2 geostationary weather satellite was launched on June 19, 1981
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteosat

Nozomi spacecraft Earth flyby within 11,000 km occurred on June 19, 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nozomi_(spacecraft)#Second_Earth_flyby

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Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev (June 19, 1933 - June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Ivanovich_Patsayev

Heike John (now Heike Walpot; born 19 June 1960) is a retired German swimmer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heike_John

Chelah Horsdal (born Vancouver, British Columbia, June 19, 1973) is a Canadian actress and model.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelah_Horsdal

Aung San Suu Kyi MP AC (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi

Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 - 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal

Joseph Diaz Gergonne (19 June 1771 - 4 May 1859) was a French mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Diaz_Gergonne

Andrew David Thackeray (19 June 1910 - 21 February 1978) was an astronomer trained at Cambridge University.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._David_Thackeray

John Mackenzie Bacon (19 June 1846 - 26 December 1904) was an English astronomer and aeronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mackenzie_Bacon

Wallace John Eckert (June 19, 1902 - August 24, 1971) was an American astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_John_Eckert

Antonio Abetti (June 19, 1846 - February 20, 1928) was an Italian astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Abetti

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IC 1101 was discovered on June 19, 1790
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_1101

NGC 5837 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 19th June 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57868012/ngc-5837/

NGC 5975 was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan on the 19th June 1882.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57868002/ngc-5975/

NGC 6003 was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan on the 19th June 1879.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57867998/ngc-6003/

NGC 6113 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 19th June 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57867991/ngc-6113/

NGC 6126 was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan on the 19th June 1880.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57867981/ngc-6126/

NGC 6220 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 19th June 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57867977/ngc-6220/

NGC 7378 was discovered by German astronomer Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel on the 19th June 1879.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57867972/ngc-7378/

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The Soap bubble nebula was discovered by amateur astronomer Dave Jurasevich on June 19, 2007
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t29618361/pn-g75517/

Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth on the 19th June 240 BCE
http://education.nationalgeographic.co.uk/education/thisday/jun19/eratosthenes-measures-circumference-earth/

Supernova 2011dh appears to have peaked near apparent magnitude 12.1 on 19 June 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_2011dh

Extrasolar planet Gliese 777 b was discovered on the 19th June 2002
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_777_b

Asteroid (99942) Apophis was discovered on the 19th June 2004
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t2995514/2004-mn4/

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Meteorites

The Vavilovka (LL6) meteorite fell in Kherson Province, Ukraine, on the 19th June 1876
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43456923/vavilovka-meteorite/

The Olivenza (LL5) meteorite fell in southern Spain near the Portuguese border on the 19th June 1924.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43456915/olivenza-meteorite/

The Fuhe (L5) meteorite fell in Hubei, China, in June 1945.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54085231/fuhe-meteorite/

The Varre-Sai (L5) meteorite fell in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the 19th June 2010.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36674244/campos-dos-goytacazes-meteor/