On This Day — July 19

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on July 19.

• 2018: The Knesset passes the controversial Nationality Bill, which defines the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.
• 2014: Gunmen in Egypt's western desert province of New Valley Governorate attack a military checkpoint, killing at least 21 soldiers. Egypt reportedly declares a state of emergency on its border with Sudan.
• 2012: Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Kobanî without resistance, starting the Rojava conflict in Northeast Syria.
• 2011: Guinean President Alpha Condé survives an attempted assassination and coup d'état at his residence in Conakry.
• 1997: The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumes a ceasefire to end their 25-year paramilitary campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.

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