19 July in internet history

Things that can be dated to 19 July: the day something was posted, a record that changed hands, an event research has pinned to a date. Every entry links to where it was read.

1. 2017

   A Swedish train is reported to have been named Trainy McTrainface by public vote. Boaty McBoatface Wikipedia — Boaty McBoatface

These did not happen on 19 July. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 16 July 2018

   Guns N' Roses' November Rain passed a billion views — the first video made before YouTube existed to do so. Billboard

2. 17 July 2007

   Garcia uploads Thriller. CPDRC Dancing Inmates Wikipedia — CPDRC Dancing Inmates

3. 17 July 2023

   Its managers buy it out and it becomes independent. Neopets Wikipedia — Neopets

4. 20 July 2022

   A breach exposing the details of 69 million accounts is confirmed. Neopets Wikipedia — Neopets

5. 20 July 2023

   A third opens during a dispute between Reddit and its users. They write an insult to the chief executive across it. r/place Wikipedia — r/place

6. 21 July 2019

   The NDR presenter Paul Baskerville plays the song on his programme Nachtclub. The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet Wikipedia — The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet

7. 21 July 2023

   Reddit takes over a subreddit that is still protesting. The Reddit blackout Wikipedia — 2023 Reddit API controversy

8. 22 July 2016

   It is released in Japan, and downloaded more than ten million times that day. Pokémon Go Wikipedia — Pokémon Go

9. 22 July 2025

   The first of several news reports on the word’s spread. Clanker Wikipedia — Clanker