September 19
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September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 103 days remaining until the end of the year.
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Events [change]
- 1356 – In the Battle of Poitiers, the English defeat the French, and capture King John II of France.
- 1676 – Jamestown, Virginia is burned to the ground by forces of Nathaniel Bacon.
- 1692 – Giles Corey is executed in Salem, Massachusetts after not pleading at the Salem Witch Trials.
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
- 1778 – The Continental Congress passes the first United States budget.
- 1796 – George Washington's Farewell address is printed across the United States in an open letter to the public.
- 1799 – French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.
- 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Iuka - Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force under General Sterling Price.
- 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga is fought.
- 1870 – Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris begins, resulting in January 1871 in the surrender of Paris and a decisive Prussian victory.
- 1870 – Having invaded the Papal States a week earlier, the Italian Army lays Siege to Rome.
- 1879 – The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
- 1881 – President of the United States James Garfield dies aged 49, after being shot by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2. Chester A. Arthur succeeds him to become the 21st President of the United States.
- 1893 – Women in New Zealand are given the right to vote.
- 1934 – Bruno Hauptmann is arrested for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh, Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, which occurred in 1932.
- 1944 – World War II: Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed.
- 1946 – The Council of Europe is founded.
- 1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held in Cannes, France.
- 1959 – Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, on a visit to the United States, is barred from visiting Disneyland, due to security concerns.
- 1970 – The first Glastonbury Festival is held in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.
- 1972 – A parcel bomb sent to the Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat.
- 1973 – Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture as king.
- 1975 – The TV show Fawlty Towers premieres in the United Kingdom
- 1976 – A plane crash in Turkey kills 155 people.
- 1978 – The Solomon Islands join the UN.
- 1981 – Simon & Garfunkel re-unite for a free concert in New York City's Central Park.
- 1983 – Saint Kitts and Nevis becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
- 1985 – 1985 Mexico City earthquake: A magnitude 8 earthquake centred near Acapulco kills thousands, and destroys many buildings, around 400 in Mexico City alone.
- 1988 – Hurricane Gilbert dissolves over Texas.
- 1989 – UTA Flight 772: A terrorist bomb explodes on a plane over Niger, killing 171 people.
- 1991 – German tourists discover Otzi the Iceman near the Austrian-Italian border.
- 1995 – The New York Times and Washington Post publish the Unabomber's manifesto.
- 1997 – The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.
- 2006 – The Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok, overthrowing Thaksin Shinawatra. The Constitution is revoked, and martial law is instated.
- 2010 – Deepwater Horizon oil spill: The leaking oil well is sealed, having leaked oil into the Gulf of Mexico since April 20, when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded.
Births [change]
- 86 – Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor (d. 161)
- 866 – Leo VI, Byzantine Emperor (d. 912)
- 1377 – Albert IV, Duke of Austria (d. 1404)
- 1551 – King Henry III of France (d. 1589)
- 1737 – Charles Carroll of Carrollton, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1832)
- 1749 – Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French astronomer (d. 1822)
- 1774 – Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Italian hyperpolyglot (d. 1849)
- 1790 – Rene Caille, French explorer (d. 1838)
- 1802 – Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer and regent-President, national hero of Hungary (d. 1894)
- 1803 – Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1884)
- 1822 – Joseph R. West, American general and politician (d. 1898)
- 1828 – Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss politician (d. 1880)
- 1840 – Galen Spencer, American archer (d. 1904)
- 1853 – Miguel, Duke of Braganza, Portuguese royal (d. 1927)
- 1869 – Ben Turpin, American silent film comedian (d. 1940)
- 1887 – Lovie Austin, American jazz pianist (d. 1972)
- 1888 – J. W. Alexander, American mathematician (d. 1971)
- 1898 – Giuseppe Saragat, President of Italy (d. 1988)
- 1901 – Joe Pasternak, Hungarian-born film producer (d. 1991)
- 1908 – Mika Waltari, Finnish writer (d. 1979)
- 1909 – Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Austrian automobile designer and entrepreneur (d. 1998)
- 1911 – William Golding, British writer (d. 1993)
- 1912 – Kurt Sanderling, German conductor (d. 2011)
- 1914 – Rogers Morton, American politician (d. 1979)
- 1915 – Johann Hafstein, Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1980)
- 1921 – Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator and writer (d. 1997)
- 1922 – Dana Zatopkova, Czech athlete
- 1922 – Emil Zatopek, Czech athlete (d. 2000)
- 1922 – Damon Knight, American science fiction author (d. 2002)
- 1926 – Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist
- 1926 – James Lipton, American actor
- 1927 – William Hickey, American actor (d. 1997)
- 1928 – Adam West, American actor
- 1930 – Antonio Margheriti, Italian filmmaker (d. 2002)
- 1930 – Muhal Richard Abrams, American educator, composer and musician
- 1932 – Mike Royko, American journalist (d. 1997)
- 1933 – David McCallum, Scottish actor
- 1934 – Brian Epstein, English musical group manager (the Beatles) (d. 1967)
- 1936 – Al Oerter, American athlete (d. 2007)
- 1939 – Moshe Weinberg, Israeli weightlifting coach (d. 1972)
- 1940 – Bill Medley, American singer and songwriter (The Righteous Brothers)
- 1941 – Umberto Bossi, Italian politician
- 1944 – Edmund Joensen, 9th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
- 1948 – Jeremy Irons, British actor
- 1949 – Twiggy, English model
- 1952 – Nile Rodgers, American musician and composer
- 1954 – Michael Wolff, American jazz pianist, composer, producer and actor
- 1955 – Rex Smith, American singer and actor
- 1956 – Juan Manuel Fangio II, Argentine racing driver
- 1958 – Lita Ford, British rock music singer and guitarist
- 1963 – Jarvis Cocker, English musician
- 1963 – David Seaman, English footballer
- 1966 – Eric Rudolph, American criminal
- 1967 – Alexander Karelin, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler
- 1972 – Ashot Nadanian, Armenian chess player
- 1973 – Cristiano da Matta, Brazilian racing driver
- 1974 – Jimmy Fallon, American actor and comedian
- 1977 – Tasha Danvers, British athlete
- 1980 – Dimitri Yachvili, French rugby player
- 1982 – Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player
- 1982 – Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player
- 1983 – Eamon, American singer
- 1985 – Alun-Wyn Jones, Welsh rugby player
- 1986 – Leon Best, English-Irish footballer
- 1987 – Danielle Panabaker, American actress
- 1990 – Sako Fukuda, Japanese singer
Deaths [change]
- 690 – Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 602)
- 1339 – Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (b. 1288)
- 1692 – Giles Corey, American farmer killed in the Salem Witch Trials (b. 1612)
- 1693 – Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (b. 1641)
- 1710 – Ole Romer, Danish astronomer (b. 1644)
- 1868 – William Sprague, American minister and politician (b. 1809)
- 1881 – James Garfield, 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
- 1893 – Alexander Tilloch Galt, Canadian politician (b. 1817)
- 1905 – Thomas John Barnardo, Irish philanthropist (b. 1845)
- 1907 – Jacob Morenga, Namibian uprising leader (b. 1875)
- 1927 – Michael Peter Ancher, Danish painter (b. 1849)
- 1935 – Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovskii, Russian rocket scientist (b. 1857)
- 1949 – Will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884)
- 1968 – Red Foley, American singer (b. 1910)
- 1969 – Rex Ingram, American actor (b. 1895)
- 1985 – Italo Calvino, Italian writer (b. 1923)
- 1987 – Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician and Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1897)
- 1995 – Orville Redenbacher, American botanist and businessman (b. 1907)
- 2002 – Robert Guei, leader of Ivory Coast (b. 1941)
- 2003 – Slim Dusty, Australian singer (b. 1927)
- 2004 – Skeeter Davis, American singer (b. 1931)
- 2009 – Eduard Zimmermann, German broadcaster (b. 1929)
- 2011 – Dolores Hope, American singer and philanthropist (b. 1909)
- 2011 – George Cadle Price, 1st Prime Minister of Belize (b. 1919)
Observances [change]
- National holiday in Saint Kitts and Nevis, commemorating independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
- International Talk like a Pirate Day
- Armed Forces Day (Chile)
