September, 19th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Friday 19, 1997:
Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria; 53 killed.

Tuesday 19, 1995:
The Washington Post and the New York Times publish the Unabomber's manifesto.

Monday 19, 1994:
The pilot episode of the hit medical drama ER airs in the United States, on NBC.

Thursday 19, 1991:
Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by a couple of German tourists.

Tuesday 19, 1989:
Hurricane Hugo makes landfall in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

Thursday 19, 1985:
Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center.

Monday 19, 1983:
Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.

Sunday 19, 1982:
Scott Fahlman posts the first recorded instance of the emoticon to an online bulletin board

Saturday 19, 1981:
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reunite for a free concert in New York's Central Park

Tuesday 19, 1978:
Newspaper boy Carl Bridgewater is shot dead after disturbing burglars at a farm, leading to famous murder trial.

Sunday 19, 1976:
A Turkish Boeing 727 hits a mountain in southern Turkey killing 155

Wednesday 19, 1973:
King Carl XVI Gustaf accedes to the throne of Sweden

Tuesday 19, 1972:
A parcel bomb sent to Israeli Embassy in London kills one diplomat.

Saturday 19, 1970:
Grateful Dead at Fillmore East.

Saturday 19, 1959:
Nikita Khrushchev is barred from visiting Disneyland.

Thursday 19, 1957:
Dalida is the first artist to be awarded a gold record in France for 300 000 sales of "Bambino".

Friday 19, 1952:
The US bars Charlie Chaplin from reentering the country after a trip to England

Thursday 19, 1946:
The Council of Europe is founded following a speech given by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.

Wednesday 19, 1945:
Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London

Tuesday 19, 1944:
Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union signed. (End of the Continuation War)

Wednesday 19, 1934:
Bruno Hauptmann is arrested for the murder of Charles Lindbergh Junior.

Wednesday 19, 1900:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid commit their first robbery together

Tuesday 19, 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, beginning with the 1893 New Zealand general election.

Saturday 19, 1863:
American Civil War: Battle of Chickamauga

Friday 19, 1862:
Union troops under General William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by General Sterling Price

Monday 19, 1796:
George Washington makes his farewell address

Saturday 19, 1778:
The Continental Congress passes the first budget of the United States

Friday 19, 1777:
First Battle of Saratoga/Battle of Freeman's Farm/Battle of Bemis Heights

Friday 19, 1692:
Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead in the Salem witch trials.

Sunday 19, 1356:
In the Battle of Poitiers, the English defeat the French.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/19-september/on-this-day.html


People born on September 19

1986:
Ryan Paiva, American Weightlifter (b: September 19, 1986) (Biography of Ryan Paiva)

1980:
Hermione Granger, fictional Harry Potter character (b: September 19, 1980) (Biography of Hermione Granger)

1974:
Jimmy Fallon, American actor and comedian (b: September 19, 1974) (Biography of Jimmy Fallon)
Victoria Silvstedt, Swedish model (b: September 19, 1974) (Biography of Victoria Silvstedt)

1973:
Nick Colgan, Irish footballer (b: September 19, 1973) (Biography of Nick Colgan)

1967:
Alexander Karelin, Russian wrestler (b: September 19, 1967) (Biography of Alexander Karelin)

1965:
Alexandra Vandernoot, Belgian actress (b: September 19, 1965) (Biography of Alexandra Vandernoot)

1964:
Trisha Yearwood, American singer (b: September 19, 1964) (Biography of Trisha Yearwood)

1963:
David Seaman, English footballer (b: September 19, 1963) (Biography of David Seaman)

1958:
Lita Ford, English singer (b: September 19, 1958) (Biography of Lita Ford)
Kevin Hooks, American actor and director (b: September 19, 1958) (Biography of Kevin Hooks)
Azumah Nelson, Ghanian boxer (b: September 19, 1958) (Biography of Azumah Nelson)

1952:
Nile Rodgers, American musician and composer (b: September 19, 1952) (Biography of Nile Rodgers)

1950:
Joan Lunden, American journalist and television host (b: September 19, 1950) (Biography of Joan Lunden)

1949:
Twiggy Lawson, English model (b: September 19, 1949) (Biography of Twiggy)

1948:
Jeremy Irons, English actor (b: September 19, 1948) (Biography of Jeremy Irons)

1945:
Randolph Mantooth, American actor (b: September 19, 1945) (Biography of Randolph Mantooth)

1943:
Joe Morgan, baseball player (b: September 19, 1943) (Biography of Joe Morgan)

1942:
Freda Payne, American singer and actress (b: September 19, 1942) (Biography of Freda Payne)

1941:
Mama Cass Elliot, American musician (b: September 19, 1941 ; d: July 29, 1974) (Biography of Cass Elliot)

1940:
Paul Williams, American composer (b: September 19, 1940) (Biography of Paul Williams (songwriter))

1937:
Abner Haynes, American football player (b: September 19, 1937) (Biography of Abner Haynes)

1936:
Al Oerter, American athlete (b: September 19, 1936) (Biography of Al Oerter)

1935:
Benjamin Hacker, American naval aviator (b: September 19, 1935 ; d: December 28, 2003) (Biography of Benjamin Thurman Hacker)

1934:
Brian Epstein, English musical group manager (the Beatles) (b: September 19, 1934 ; d: August 27, 1967) (Biography of Brian Epstein)

1933:
David McCallum, Scottish actor (b: September 19, 1933) (Biography of David McCallum)

1931:
Brook Benton, American singer (b: September 19, 1931 ; d: April 9, 1988) (Biography of Brook Benton)

1930:
Antonio Margheriti, Italian film maker (b: September 19, 1930) (Biography of Antonio Margheriti)

1928:
William Hickey, American actor (b: September 19, 1928) (Biography of William Hickey)
Adam West, American actor (b: September 19, 1928) (Biography of Adam West)

1926:
Duke Snider, baseball player (b: September 19, 1926) (Biography of Duke Snider)

1922:
Damon Knight, American writer (b: September 19, 1922 ; d: April 15, 2002) (Biography of Damon Knight)
Emil Zátopek, Czech athlete (b: September 19, 1922 ; d: November 22, 2000) (Biography of Emil Zátopek)

1920:
Roger Angell, American sports writer (b: September 19, 1920) (Biography of Roger Angell)

1919:
Mary Midgley, American philosopher (b: September 19, 1919) (Biography of Mary Midgley)

1913:
Frances Farmer, American actress (b: September 19, 1913 ; d: August 1, 1970) (Biography of Frances Farmer)

1912:
Kurt Sanderling, German conductor (b: September 19, 1912) (Biography of Kurt Sanderling)

1911:
Sir William Golding, English novelist (b: September 19, 1911 ; d: June 19, 1993) (Biography of William G. Golding)

1909:
Ferry Porsche, Austrian automobile pioneer (b: September 19, 1909 ; d: March 27, 1998) (Biography of Ferry Porsche)

1908:
Mika Waltari, Finnish novelist (b: September 19, 1908 ; d: August 26, 1979) (Biography of Mika Waltari)

1905:
Leon Jaworski, American Watergate scandal special prosecutor (b: September 19, 1905) (Biography of Leon Jaworski)

1901:
Joe Pasternak, Russian-born film producer (b: September 19, 1901) (Biography of Joe Pasternak)

1894:
John D. Dingell, U.S. Congressman from Michigan (b: September 19, 1894) (Biography of John D. Dingell)

1828:
Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss Federal Councilor (b: September 19, 1828 ; d: December 25, 1880) (Biography of Fridolin Anderwert)

1811:
Orson Pratt, American religious leader (b: September 19, 1811 ; d: October 3, 1881) (Biography of Orson Pratt)

1778:
Henry Peter Brougham, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b: September 19, 1778 ; d: May 7, 1868) (Biography of Henry Peter Brougham)

1759:
William Kirby, English entomologist (b: September 19, 1759 ; d: July 4, 1850) (Biography of William Kirby)

1737:
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, American signer of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Senator (b: September 19, 1737 ; d: November 14, 1832) (Biography of Charles Carroll of Carrollton)

1676:
Eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b: September 19, 1676 ; d: October 31, 1733) (Biography of Eberhard IV Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg)

1551:
King Henry III of France (b: September 19, 1551 ; d: August 2, 1589) (Biography of Henry III of France)

1377:
Duke Albert IV of Austria (b: September 19, 1377 ; d: September 14, 1404) (Biography of Albert IV of Austria)

866:
Emperor Leo VI of the Byzantine Empire (b: September 19, 866 ; d: May 11, 912) (Biography of Leo VI)

86:
Antoninus Pius, Roman Emperor (b: September 19, 86 ; d: March 7, 161) (Biography of Antoninus Pius)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/19-september/births.html