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November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 42 days remain until the end of the year.

This page is all about November 19th! It's a day filled with interesting events, from important historical moments to the birthdays of famous people. Let's explore what makes this day special throughout history.

What Happened on November 19?
- Important Historical Events
Who Was Born on November 19?
- Famous Birthdays Before 1900
- Famous Birthdays From 1901 to Present
Who Passed Away on November 19?
- Notable Deaths Before 1900
- Notable Deaths From 1901 to Present
Holidays and Observances Around the World
See also

What Happened on November 19?

Important Historical Events

Early History (Before 1600)

In 461, Libius Severus became the new emperor of the Western Roman Empire. However, the real power was held by a military leader named Ricimer.
In 636, the Rashidun Caliphate won a big victory against the Sasanian Empire in the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah in Iraq.
In 1493, Christopher Columbus landed on an island he had seen the day before. He named it San Juan Bautista, which was later renamed Puerto Rico.

Events from 1601 to 1900

In 1794, the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain signed Jay's Treaty. This agreement aimed to fix problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.
In 1802, the Garinagu people arrived in what is now Belize.
In 1808, the Convention of Olkijoki ended fighting in Finland during the Finnish War.
In 1816, Warsaw University was founded in Poland.
In 1847, the second railway line in Canada, the Montreal and Lachine Railroad, opened.
In 1863, during the American Civil War, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address. He spoke at a ceremony to dedicate a military cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
In 1885, Bulgaria won the Battle of Slivnitsa in the Serbo-Bulgarian War. This victory helped unite the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.

Modern History (1901–Present)

In 1912, during the First Balkan War, the Serbian Army captured Bitola. This ended over 500 years of Ottoman rule in Macedonia.
In 1916, Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn started Goldwyn Pictures, a movie studio.
In 1941, during World War II, the Australian ship HMAS Sydney and the German ship HSK Kormoran sank each other off the coast of Australia. Many lives were lost on both sides.
In 1942, also during World War II, Soviet Union forces led by General Georgy Zhukov launched a major counterattack called Operation Uranus at Stalingrad. This changed the course of the Battle of Stalingrad in the USSR's favor.
In 1943, Nazis closed the Janowska concentration camp in Ukraine. They murdered at least 6,000 Jewish people after a failed uprising and escape attempt.
In 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced a new effort to sell war bonds. These bonds helped pay for the war.
In 1946, Afghanistan, Iceland, and Sweden joined the United Nations, an organization for global cooperation.
In 1950, US General Dwight D. Eisenhower became the top commander of NATO-Europe.
In 1954, Télé Monte Carlo, Europe's oldest private TV channel, was launched by Prince Rainier III.
In 1967, TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong, was established.
In 1969, Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed on the Moon. They were the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.
Also in 1969, the famous Association football player Pelé scored his 1,000th goal!
In 1979, during the Iran hostage crisis, Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered the release of 13 female and black American hostages.
In 1984, a series of explosions at a petroleum storage facility in Mexico City caused a huge fire and killed about 500 people. This was known as the San Juanico disaster.
In 1985, during the Cold War, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first time in Geneva.
In 1994, the first National Lottery draw was held in the United Kingdom.
In 1999, China launched its first Shenzhou spacecraft, called Shenzhou 1.
Also in 1999, John Carpenter became the first person to win the top prize on the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
In 2002, the Greek oil tanker Prestige broke in half and sank off the coast of Spain. This caused a huge environmental disaster.
In 2004, a major fight broke out during an NBA game, leading to several players being suspended. This was known as the Pacers–Pistons brawl.
In 2010, the first of four explosions happened at the Pike River Mine in New Zealand. Twenty-nine people died in this terrible mining disaster.

Who Was Born on November 19?

Famous Birthdays Before 1900

In 1600, Charles I, who was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, was born.
In 1711, Mikhail Lomonosov, a brilliant Russian scientist who studied physics, chemistry, and astronomy, was born.
In 1805, Ferdinand de Lesseps, a French engineer who helped build the Suez Canal, was born.
In 1828, Rani Lakshmibai, a brave Indian queen, was born.
In 1831, James A. Garfield, who later became the 20th President of the United States, was born.
In 1887, James B. Sumner, an American chemist who won a Nobel Prize, was born.
In 1888, José Raúl Capablanca, a famous Cuban-American chess player, was born.
In 1900, Mikhail Lavrentyev, a Russian mathematician, was born.

Famous Birthdays From 1901 to Present

In 1905, Tommy Dorsey, an American trombonist and bandleader, was born.
In 1909, Peter Drucker, an Austrian-American writer and teacher known for his ideas on management, was born.
In 1912, George Emil Palade, a Romanian-American biologist who won a Nobel Prize, was born.
In 1917, Indira Gandhi, who became the 3rd Prime Minister of India, was born.
In 1919, Alan Young, an English-Canadian actor and voice actor (like for Scrooge McDuck!), was born.
In 1920, Gene Tierney, a famous American actress, was born.
In 1921, Roy Campanella, a great American baseball player, was born.
In 1924, William Russell, an English actor, was born.
In 1926, Jeane Kirkpatrick, an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, was born.
In 1933, Larry King, a well-known American journalist and talk show host, was born.
In 1934, Kurt Hamrin, a Swedish footballer, was born.
In 1936, Dick Cavett, an American talk show host, and Yuan T. Lee, a Taiwanese-American chemist who won a Nobel Prize, were born.
In 1938, Ted Turner, an American businessman who founded Turner Broadcasting System, was born.
In 1939, Emil Constantinescu, who became the 3rd President of Romania, was born.
In 1941, Denny Doherty, a Canadian singer-songwriter from The Mamas & the Papas, and Dan Haggerty, an American actor, were born.
In 1942, Calvin Klein, a famous American fashion designer, was born.
In 1944, Agnes Baltsa, a Greek opera singer, was born.
In 1949, Ahmad Rashad, an American football player and sportscaster, was born.
In 1953, Robert Beltran, an American actor, and Kathleen Quinlan, an American actress, were born.
In 1954, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who became the 6th President of Egypt, was born.
In 1956, Eileen Collins, an American astronaut, and Ann Curry, an American journalist, were born.
In 1957, Ofra Haza, an Israeli singer-songwriter, was born.
In 1958, Charlie Kaufman, an American director and screenwriter, and Michael Wilbon, an American sportscaster, were born.
In 1959, Allison Janney, an American actress, was born.
In 1961, Meg Ryan, a popular American actress, was born.
In 1962, Jodie Foster, a famous American actress, director, and producer, was born.
In 1963, Terry Farrell, an American actress, was born.
In 1965, Laurent Blanc, a French footballer and manager, was born.
In 1966, Gail Devers, an American sprinter and hurdler, and Jason Scott Lee, an American actor, were born.
In 1969, Erika Alexander, an American actress, was born.
In 1971, Justin Chancellor, an English bass player, and Jeremy McGrath, an American motorcycle racer, were born.
In 1975, Sushmita Sen, an Indian actress and model who won Miss Universe 1994, was born.
In 1976, Jack Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter, was born.
In 1977, Kerri Strug, an American gymnast, was born.
In 1979, Ryan Howard, an American baseball player, was born.
In 1981, André Lotterer, a German race car driver, was born.
In 1983, Adam Driver, an American actor, was born.
In 1988, Patrick Kane, an American ice hockey player, was born.
In 1989, Tyga, an American rapper, was born.
In 1997, Evgenia Medvedeva, a Russian figure skater, was born.

Who Passed Away on November 19?

Notable Deaths Before 1900

In 496, Pope Gelasius I passed away.
In 1092, Malik-Shah I, a Seljuk Sultan, died.
In 1557, Bona Sforza, the Italian wife of King Sigismund I the Old, passed away.
In 1581, Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, the son of Ivan the Terrible, died.
In 1665, Nicolas Poussin, a famous French-Italian painter, passed away.
In 1672, John Wilkins, an English bishop and philosopher, died.
In 1703, the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask, a famous French prisoner, passed away.
In 1798, Wolfe Tone, an Irish general, died.
In 1828, Franz Schubert, a famous Austrian pianist and composer, passed away.
In 1850, Richard Mentor Johnson, who was the 9th Vice President of the United States, died.
In 1887, Emma Lazarus, an American poet known for her poem on the Statue of Liberty, passed away.

Notable Deaths From 1901 to Present

In 1915, Joe Hill, a Swedish-born American labor activist, died.
In 1924, Thomas H. Ince, an American film director and producer, passed away.
In 1949, James Ensor, a Belgian painter, died.
In 1956, Francis L. Sullivan, an English-American actor, passed away.
In 1960, Phyllis Haver, an American actress, died.
In 1974, Louise Fitzhugh, an American author, passed away.
In 1976, Basil Spence, a Scottish architect who designed the Coventry Cathedral, died.
In 1985, Stepin Fetchit, an American actor and dancer, passed away.
In 1988, Christina Onassis, a Greek businesswoman, died.
In 1998, Ted Fujita, a Japanese-American meteorologist known for studying tornadoes, and Alan J. Pakula, an American film director, passed away.
In 2004, John Vane, an English scientist who won a Nobel Prize, and Mike Nichols, a German-American director, died.
In 2007, Kevin DuBrow, an American singer-songwriter, passed away.
In 2011, John Neville, an English actor, died.
In 2013, Frederick Sanger, an English biochemist who won two Nobel Prizes, passed away.
In 2015, Mal Whitfield, an American runner and diplomat, died.
In 2017, Jana Novotná, a Czech tennis player, and Della Reese, an American singer and actress, passed away.
In 2022, Jason David Frank, an American actor known for being the Green Ranger in Power Rangers, died.
In 2023, Rosalynn Carter, who was the First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981, passed away.

Holidays and Observances Around the World

Day of Discovery of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)
Day of Missile Forces and Artillery (Russia, Belarus)
Flag Day (Brazil)
Garifuna Settlement Day (Belize)
International Men's Day
Liberation Day (Mali)
Martyrs' Day (Uttar Pradesh, India)
The Sovereign Prince's Day (Monaco)
Women's Entrepreneurship Day
World Toilet Day