September 19

Events

• 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I.
• 1356 - In the Battle of Poitiers, the English defeat the French.
• 1676 - Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
• 1692 - Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead in the Salem witch trials.
• 1777 - First Battle of Saratoga/Battle of Freeman's Farm/Battle of Bemis Heights.
• 1778 - The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States.
• 1796 - George Washington's farewell address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
• 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Iuka - Union troops under General William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Sterling Price.
• 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Chickamauga.
• 1870 - Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Paris begins, which will result on January 28, 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, entering the city the next day, after which the Pope described himself as a Prisoner in the Vatican.
• 1893 - Women's suffrage: in New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
• 1900 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid commit their first robbery together.
• 1926 - The San Siro is inaugurated with a match between AC Milan and Inter.
• 1934 - Bruno Hauptmann is arrested for the kidnap and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr..
• 1940 - Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance.
• 1942 - Holocaust in Brody, western Ukraine: About 2,500 Brody Jews are deported by the German Gestapo to the extermination camp in Belzec.
• 1944 - Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union is signed. (End of the Continuation War).
• 1945 - Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) is sentenced to death in London.
• 1946 - The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
• 1952 - The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England.
• 1957 - First American underground nuclear bomb test.
• 1957 - Dalida is the first artist to be awarded a gold record in France for 300,000 sales of "Bambino".
• 1959 - Nikita Khrushchev is barred from visiting Disneyland.
• 1961 - Betty and Barney Hill claim that they saw a mysterious craft in the sky and that it tried to abduct them.
• 1963 - Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. is founded at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
• 1970 - The first Glastonbury Festival is held at Michael Eavis's farm in Glastonbury, United Kingdom.
• 1972 - A parcel bomb sent to Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat.
• 1973 - King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.
• 1976 - Turkish Airlines Boeing 727 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Osmaniye, Turkey, killing all 155 passengers and crew.
• 1983 - Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
• 1985 - A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
• 1985 - Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.
• 1988 - Greg Louganis suffers a head injury while qualifying for the Seoul Olympics. He goes on to win two Gold medals.
• 1989 - A terrorist bomb explodes UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing 171.
• 1991 - Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by German tourists.
• 1995 - The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto.
• 1997 - Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria; 53 killed.
• 2006 - The Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.

Births

• 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)
• 1714 - Charles Humphreys, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1786)
• 1737 - Charles Carroll of Carrollton, American signer of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Senator (d. 1832)
• 1749 - Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician (d. 1822)
• 1754 - John Ross Key, commissioned officer in the Continental Army, judge, lawyer and the father of Francis Scott Key (d. 1821)
• 1759 - William Kirby, English entomologist (d. 1850)
• 1778 - Henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1868)
• 1796 - Hartley Coleridge, English poet (d. 1849)
• 1799 - René Caillé, French explorer (d. 1838)
• 1802 - Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer and Regent-President (d. 1894)
• 1803 - Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria and queen of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1884)
• 1811 - Orson Pratt, American religious leader (d. 1881)
• 1828 - Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1880)
• 1882 - Christopher Stone, first disc jockey in the United Kingdom (d. 1965)
• 1887 - Lovie Austin, American jazz pianist (d. 1972)
• 1887 - Lynne Overman, American actor (d. 1943)
• 1888 - J. W. Alexander, American mathematician (d. 1971)
• 1889 - Sadie Delany, American physician and author (d. 1999)
• 1898 - Giuseppe Saragat, president of the Italian Republic (d. 1988)
• 1901 - Joe Pasternak, Hungarian-born film producer (d. 1991)
• 1905 - Leon Jaworski, American Watergate scandal special prosecutor (d. 1982)
• 1907 - Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr., American Supreme Court Justice (d. 1998)
• 1908 - Tatsuo Shimabuku, founder of Isshinryu Karate (d. 1975)
• 1908 - Robert Lecourt, French politician and president of the European Court of Justice (d. 2004)
• 1908 - Mika Waltari, Finnish novelist (d. 1979)
• 1909 - Ferry Porsche, Austrian automobile pioneer (d. 1998)
• 1910 - Margaret Lindsay, American actress (d. 1981)
• 1911 - Sir William Golding, English writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
• 1912 - Kurt Sanderling, German conductor
• 1913 - Frances Farmer, American actress (d. 1970)
• 1915 - Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer and comedian (d. 1973)
• 1920 - Roger Angell, American sports writer
• 1921 - Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator & writer (d. 1997)
• 1922 - Damon Knight, American writer (d. 2002)
• 1922 - Emil Zátopek, Czech athlete (d. 2000)
• 1926 - Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1926 - James Lipton, American actor, writer and host of Inside the Actors Studio
• 1926 - Duke Snider, baseball player
• 1927 - Rosemary Harris, English actress
• 1927 - William Hickey, American actor (d. 1997)
• 1928 - Adam West, American actor
• 1930 - Antonio Margheriti, Italian filmmaker (d. 2002)
• 1931 - Brook Benton, American singer (d. 1988)
• 1931 - Jean-Claude Carrière, French screenwriter and actor
• 1933 - David McCallum, Scottish actor
• 1934 - Brian Epstein, English musical group manager (The Beatles) (d. 1967)
• 1935 - Benjamin Hacker, American naval aviator (d. 2003)
• 1935 - Nick Massi, American singer (The Four Seasons) (d. 2000)
• 1936 - Al Oerter, American athlete (d. 2007)
• 1937 - Abner Haynes, American football player
• 1940 - Anna Karen, South African-born British actress
• 1940 - Bill Medley, American singer and songwriter (The Righteous Brothers)
• 1940 - Ed Westfall, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1940 - Paul Williams, American composer
• 1941 - Umberto Bossi, Italian politician
• 1941 - Mama Cass Elliot, American musician (d. 1974)
• 1942 - Freda Payne, American singer and actress
• 1943 - Joe Morgan, baseball player
• 1944 - Anders Björck, Swedish politician
• 1944 - Jean Succar Kuri, Lebanese-born Mexican businessman
• 1945 - Randolph Mantooth, American actor
• 1946 - Brian Henton, English racing driver
• 1947 - Lol Creme, English musician (10cc, Godley & Creme)
• 1948 - Jeremy Irons, English actor
• 1948 - Mihai Timofti, Director, actor, musician from Moldova-Chisinau
• 1949 - Sally Potter, English film director and screenwriter
• 1949 - Barry Scheck, American lawyer, co-founder Innocence Project
• 1949 - Twiggy, English model
• 1950 - Joan Lunden, American journalist and television host
• 1951 - Daniel Lanois, Canadian record producer
• 1952 - Bernard de Dryver, Belgian racing driver
• 1952 - Gunnar Hökmark, Swedish politician
• 1952 - Nile Rodgers, American musician and composer
• 1955 - Richard Burmer, American composer and musician (d. 2006)
• 1955 - Rex Smith, American singer and actor
• 1956 - Juan Manuel Fangio II, Argentine racing driver
• 1956 - Charlie Reliford, baseball umpire
• 1958 - Kevin Hooks, American actor and director
• 1958 - Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian boxer
• 1958 - Lita Ford, American singer
• 1960 - Loïc Bigois, French engineer
• 1962 - Cheri Oteri, American actress and comedian
• 1962 - Ken Rosenthal, American sportswriter
• 1963 - Jarvis Cocker, English musician (Pulp)
• 1963 - David Seaman, English footballer
• 1964 - Patrick Marber, British playwright
• 1964 - Bob Papa, American sportscaster
• 1964 - Trisha Yearwood, American singer
• 1965 - Alexandra Vandernoot, Belgian actress
• 1965 - Sabine Paturel, French singer
• 1966 - Soledad O'Brien, American journalist
• 1966 - Eric Robert Rudolph, American criminal
• 1966 - Yoshihiro Takayama, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1967 - Jim Abbott, baseball player
• 1967 - Stéphane Crête, Quebec actor
• 1967 - Alexander Karelin, Russian wrestler
• 1969 - Alkinoos Ioannidis, Greek-Cypriot singer and composer
• 1969 - Tapio Wilska, Finnish singer
• 1970 - Dan Bylsma, National Hockey League player
• 1970 - Gilbert Dionne, National Hockey League player
• 1970 - Takanori Nishikawa, Japanese pop/rock singer
• 1970 - Victor Williams, American actor
• 1971 - Sanaa Lathan, American actress
• 1973 - Nick Colgan, Irish footballer
• 1973 - Cristiano da Matta, Brazilian racing car driver
• 1973 - Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Australian actor
• 1974 - Jimmy Fallon, American actor and comedian
• 1974 - Victoria Silvstedt, Swedish model
• 1976 - Raja Bell, American basketball player
• 1976 - Alison Sweeney, American actress
• 1976 - Jim Ward, American musician (At the Drive-In, Sparta)
• 1976 - Jessica York, television personality
• 1976 - Jan Hlaváč, Czech ice hockey player
• 1977 - Ryan Dusick, American drummer (Maroon 5)
• 1977 - Akash Chopra, Indian cricketer
• 1978 - Michelle Alves, Brazilian supermodel
• 1978 - Nick Johnson, baseball player
• 1978 - Nigel Mitchell, Quizmania and Capital Disney presenter
• 1978 - Jorge López Montaña, Spanish footballer
• 1979 - Dannielle Brent, British actress
• 1979 - Noémie Lenoir, French supermodel and actress
• 1980 - Sara Quin, Canadian singer/songwriter (Tegan and Sara)
• 1980 - Tegan Quin, Canadian singer/songwriter (Tegan and Sara)
• 1981 - Scott Baker, American baseball player
• 1981 - Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist
• 1981 - Rick DiPietro, American ice hockey player
• 1982 - Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player
• 1982 - Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player
• 1982 - Columbus Short, American actor and choreographer
• 1982 - Nicole Voss, American model
• 1983 - Joey Devine, American baseball player
• 1983 - Charlie Haeger, American baseball player
• 1983 - Matt Wiman, American mixed martial artist
• 1984 - Eamon, American pop singer
• 1984 - Kevin Zegers, Canadian actor
• 1986 - Gerald Ciolek, German cyclist
• 1986 - Ken Gushi, Japanese racing driver
• 1986 - Peter Vack, American voice actor
• 1987 - Danielle Panabaker, American actress
• 1990 - Saki Fukuda, Japanese actress
• 1991 - Demelza Reveley, Australian model
• 1994 - Alex Etel, British actor

Deaths

• 690 - Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 602)
• 1339 - Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (b. 1288)
• 1356 - Killed at the Battle of Poitiers:
• Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1311)
• Walter VI of Brienne, Constable of France (born 1304)
• 1668 - William Waller, English soldier
• 1692 - Giles Corey, American farmer killed in the Salem Witch Trials
• 1693 - Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (b. 1641)
• 1710 - Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (b. 1644)
• 1843 - Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis, French scientist (b. 1792)
• 1868 - William Sprague, American minister and politician from (b. 1809)
• 1881 - James Garfield, 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
• 1893 - Alexander Tilloch Galt, Canadian politician, a father of Canadian Confederation (b. 1817)
• 1905 - Thomas John Barnardo, Irish philanthropist (b. 1845)
• 1906 - Maria Georgina Grey, British writer and founder of the Girls' Day School Trust (b. 1816)
• 1924 - Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
• 1927 - Michael Peter Ancher, Danish painter (b. 1849)
• 1935 - Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky, Russian rocket scientist (b. 1857)
• 1936 - Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician (b. 1860)
• 1938 - Pauline Frederick, American actress (b. 1883)
• 1942 - Condé Nast, American publisher (b. 1873)
• 1944 - Guy Gibson, British aviator, awarded Victoria Cross (b. 1918)
• 1949 - Will Cuppy, American humorist (b. 1884)
• 1949 - George Shiels, Irish dramatist (b. 1886)
• 1949 - Nikolaos Skalkottas, Greek composer (b. 1901)
• 1955 - John D. Dingell, Sr., U.S. Congressman from Michigan (b. 1894)
• 1967 - Zinaida Serebriakova, Russian painter (b. 1884)
• 1967 - Monica Proietti, Canadian criminal (b. 1940)
• 1968 - Chester Carlson, American inventor (b. 1906)
• 1968 - Red Foley, American singer (b. 1910)
• 1969 - Rex Ingram, American actor (b. 1895)
• 1972 - Robert Casadesus, French pianist (b. 1899)
• 1973 - Gram Parsons, American musician (b. 1946)
• 1978 - Étienne Gilson, French philosopher and historian (b. 1884)
• 1985 - Italo Calvino, Italian writer (b. 1923)
• 1987 - Einar Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1897)
• 1989 - Willie Steele, American Olympic gold medalist (b. 1923)
• 1990 - Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1910)
• 1995 - Orville Redenbacher, American botanist and businessman (b. 1907)
• 1997 - Rich Mullins, American singer (b. 1955)
• 2000 - Anthony Robert Klitz, British artist (b. 1917)
• 2002 - Robert Guéï, ruler of Côte d'Ivoire (b. 1941)
• 2003 - Slim Dusty, Australian singer (b. 1927)
• 2004 - Eddie Adams, American photographer (b. 1933)
• 2004 - Árpád Bogsch, Hungarian-born American civil servant (b. 1919)
• 2004 - Skeeter Davis, American singer (b. 1931)
• 2004 - Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman, musician, and activist
• 2006 - Elizabeth Allen, American actress (b. 1929)
• 2006 - Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (b. 1950)
• 2006 - Chuck Rio, American singer and saxophonist (The Champs) (b. 1929)
• 2006 - Hugh Kawharu, New Zealander Ngāti Whātua Māori chief (b. 1927)
• 2006 - Martha Holmes, American photographer (b. 1923)

Holidays and observances

• In ancient Greece, the sixth day of the Eleusinian Mysteries, when the procession to Eleusis began at Kerameikos in Athens.
• RC Saints - Saint Januarius.
• Also see September 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
• Church of England - Theodore of Tarsus.
• Chile - Armed Forces Day.
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Independence Day (from Great Britain, 1983).
• International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
• Goeric of Metz - French bishop and saint

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada