What Happened on June 19

A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on June 19 throughout history.

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Historical Events on June 19

1306

The Earl of Pembroke's army defeats Robert the Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven

The Battle of Methven took place at Methven, Scotland on 19 June 1306, during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

1829

Robert Peel introduces the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 into Parliament to establish a unified police force for London,

Robert Peel introduces the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 into Parliament to establish a unified police force for London, the city's first modern police force

1862

Slavery is outlawed in US territories

1865

Union General Gordon Granger declares slaves free in Texas, now the date the end of slavery is celebrated across the US

Union General Gordon Granger declares slaves free in Texas, now the date the end of slavery is celebrated across the US as Juneteenth

1944

Day one of the two-day Battle of the Philippine Sea, US naval forces defeat the Japanese fleet in World War II

The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a major naval battle of World War II on 19–20 June 1944 that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions.

1991

Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar surrenders to police

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of the Medellín Cartel.

2015

Pixar's animated film "Inside Out" is released with voices by Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Bill Hader and Mi

Pixar's animated film "Inside Out" is released with voices by Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Lewis Black, Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling

1960

Loretta Lynn records "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl"

"I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" is the debut single by American country music artist Loretta Lynn, released in March 1960.

1846

First officially recognized baseball game (played by Cartwright Rules) - NY Nine defeats the NY Knickerbockers 23-1 in H

First officially recognized baseball game (played by Cartwright Rules) - NY Nine defeats the NY Knickerbockers 23-1 in Hoboken, New Jersey

1867

1st Belmont Stakes: Gilbert Gilpatrick aboard Ruthless wins in 3:05

1369

Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy marries Margaret 111 Countess of Flanders

1738

Marriage of Maria Amalia of Saxony (13) to Charles, King of Naples and Sicily (22) at Portella

Charles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788.

1843

Philosopher Karl Marx (25) weds Jenny von Westphalen in Germany

2009

"Malcolm in the Middle" actress Jane Kaczmarek (53) divorces actor Bradley Whitford (49) after 16 years of marriage

2010

Backup dancer Dean Sheremet (29) divorces Grammy Award-winning singer LeAnn Rimes (27) after nearly eight years of marri

Backup dancer Dean Sheremet (29) divorces Grammy Award-winning singer LeAnn Rimes (27) after nearly eight years of marriage

936

Louis IV [Louis of Overseas], crowned King of France

Louis IV (920/921 – 10 September 954), called d'Outremer or Transmarinus ("From overseas"), reigned as King of West Francia from 936 to 954.

1179

The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of th

The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil war

1205

Pope Innocent III fires Adolf I as archbishop of Cologne

1286

Rabbi Mir of Rothenbur imprisoned in the fortress of Ensisheim, Alsace, by King Rudolf I (he died there seven years late

Rabbi Mir of Rothenbur imprisoned in the fortress of Ensisheim, Alsace, by King Rudolf I (he died there seven years later)

1572

Garrison under Dutch Resisteance leader Adrian van Swieten occupies Oudewater

1586

English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, North Carolina

The Roanoke Colony (ROH-ə-nohk) were two attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America.

1588

Spanish Armada heavily damaged in storms in the Bay of Biscay along the Galician coast of Spain, some ships return to A

Spanish Armada heavily damaged in storms in the Bay of Biscay along the Galician coast of Spain, some ships return to A Coruña for repairs

1603

Merga Bien arrested for witchcraft in Fulda, Germany, part of Fulda witch trials. She and about 250 people later burned

Merga Bien arrested for witchcraft in Fulda, Germany, part of Fulda witch trials. She and about 250 people later burned at the stake.

1631

Peace of Cherasco: Charles de Gonzaga-Nevers becomes Duke of Mantua

1669

Polish parliament selects Litouwer Michael Wisniopwiecki as king

1754

Albany Congress held by seven British colonies & Iroquois indians

British America was part of the global British Empire after 1707, comprising colonies of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and its predecessor state, the Kingdom of England.

1770

Swedish theologian and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg reports the completion of the Second Coming of Christ in his work

Swedish theologian and philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg reports the completion of the Second Coming of Christ in his work True Christian Religion

1790

French Revolution: The National Assembly issues a decree abolishing the titles, orders and other privileges of the Frenc

French Revolution: The National Assembly issues a decree abolishing the titles, orders and other privileges of the French nobility

1807

Russian Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos during Russo-Turkish War

The Battle of Athos (also known as the Battle of Monte Sancto or the Battle of Lemnos) took place on 1–2 July 1807New Style as a part of the Napoleonic Wars during the Russo-Turkish War of 1806–1812.

1816

Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Battle of Seven Oaks—also known as the Seven Oaks Massacre and the Seven Oaks Incident—was a violent confrontation of the Pemmican War between the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and the North West...

1821

Decisive defeat of the Greek revolutionary society Philikí Etaireía by the Ottomans at Drăgăşani (in Wallachia)

1835

New Orleans gives US government Jackson Square to be used as a mint

New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

1861

Anaheim Post Office established

1863

Battle at Middleburg, Virginia, with 100+ casualties

1864

CSS "Alabama" sunk by USS "Kearsarge" off Cherbourg, France

The Battle of Cherbourg, or sometimes the Battle off Cherbourg or the Sinking of CSS Alabama, was a single-ship action fought during the American Civil War between the United States Navy warship, USS...

1868

Major General E. R. S. Canby removes mayor of Columbia, South Carolina

1875

Formal opening of US Marine Hospital at Presidio in San Francisco

1881

Muhammad Ahmad becomes Mahdi of Sudan

Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Fahal was a Sudanese religious and political leader.

1897

MLB Baltimore Orioles outfielder Wee Willie Keeler's then-record 44 game hitting streak ends

William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 – January 1, 1923), nicknamed "Wee Willie" because of his small stature, was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1892 to 1910,...

1903

New York Central Railroad begins building Grand Central Terminal, designed by the architectural firms of Reed & Stem (ov

New York Central Railroad begins building Grand Central Terminal, designed by the architectural firms of Reed & Stem (overall) and Warren & Wetmore (exterior) [1]

1909

First baseball game played under lights, an exhibition between local Elks lodge teams in Cincinnati, Ohio

1910

Father's Day is celebrated for the first time, in Spokane, Washington

Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.

1912

Tennessee University is established (as the Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal School for Negroes), in Nas

Tennessee University is established (as the Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Normal School for Negroes), in Nashville, Tennessee

1913

Natives Land Act, Act No 27, passed in South Africa: confines Africans to hopelessly overcrowded reserves and deprives t

Natives Land Act, Act No 27, passed in South Africa: confines Africans to hopelessly overcrowded reserves and deprives them of rights to purchase land outside the native reserves

1914

Hillcrest Mine Disaster: explosion at Hillcrest mine, Alberta, kills 189 men in Canada's worst mining disaster [1]

The Hillcrest mine disaster, the worst coal mining disaster in Canadian history, occurred at Hillcrest, Alberta, in the Crowsnest Pass region, on June 19, 1914, 9:30 am. The disaster was reported by...

1917

The British Royal Family, which has had strong German ties since George I, renounces its German names and titles and ado

The British Royal Family, which has had strong German ties since George I, renounces its German names and titles and adopts the name of Windsor

1919

Opposed to dismemberment of Turkey by the Allies, Mustafa Kemal declares his Turkish Nationalist Congress, headquartered

Opposed to dismemberment of Turkey by the Allies, Mustafa Kemal declares his Turkish Nationalist Congress, headquartered in Ankara, independent of Constantinople

1921

Census held in Great Britain

Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 (during the Second World War), Ireland in...

1923

Comic Strip "Moon Mullins" debuts

Moon Mullins is an American comic strip which had a run as both a daily and Sunday feature from June 19, 1923, to June 2, 1991.

1924

Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m of 3:52.6; 50 minutes later sets 5,000m WR 14:28.2; also runs WR 3-mile time 14:02.0

Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m of 3:52.6; 50 minutes later sets 5,000m WR 14:28.2; also runs WR 3-mile time 14:02.00 within that event in Finnish Olympic trials in Helsinki

1926

DeFord Bailey is 1st African American to perform on Nashville's "Grand Ole Opry"

1931

First photoelectric cell installed commercially, in West Haven, Connecticut

1932

First concert given in San Francisco's Stern Grove

1933

Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss' government bans Nazi organizations

Engelbert Dollfuss (alternatively Dollfuß; 4 October 1892 – 25 July 1934) was an Austrian politician and dictator who served as chancellor of Austria between 1932 and 1934.

1934

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created

The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, and codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, 47 U.S.C.

1936

El Teniente Mine accident [Smoke Tragedy] 355 men die from smoke inhalation from a fire in the Andes, Chile

1946

First TV sports and boxing spectacular, Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in a match broadcast across New York

1947

First plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1,004 kph) - Albert Boyd, Muroc, California

1948

Panama and Costa Rica recognize Israel

As of January 2026, the State of Israel is recognized as a sovereign state by 166 of the other 192 member states of the United Nations, or approximately 86% of all UN members.

1952

"I've Got A Secret" debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host

I've Got a Secret is an American panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television.

1953

Albert W Dent elected president of US National Health Council

1954

Taz, the Tasmanian Devil, a Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Robert McKimson and Warren Foster, debuts in the L

Taz, the Tasmanian Devil, a Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Robert McKimson and Warren Foster, debuts in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series in "Devil May Hare"

1960

1st Copa Libertadores Final, Asunción: Luis Cubilla scores 83' equaliser for Peñarol of Uruguay for 1-1 draw against Oli

1st Copa Libertadores Final, Asunción: Luis Cubilla scores 83' equaliser for Peñarol of Uruguay for 1-1 draw against Olimpia (Paraguay); win 2-1 on aggregate after taking 1st-leg 1-0 in Montevideo

1963

Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen

1968

50,000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign

The Poor People's Campaign, or Poor People's March on Washington, was a 1968 effort to gain economic justice for poor people in the United States. It was organized by Martin Luther King Jr.

1969

State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances

1972

-29] Tropical storm Agnes upgraded to a hurricane, makes landfall in Panama City (would kill 128)

1973

"The Rocky Horror Show" stage production first opens in London written by Richard O'Brian and directed by Jim Sharman an

"The Rocky Horror Show" stage production first opens in London written by Richard O'Brian and directed by Jim Sharman and starring Tim Curry

1974

KC Royals pitcher Steve Busby throws his 2nd career no-hitter; beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0

1976

US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth

Viking 1 was the first of two spacecraft, along with Viking 2, each consisting of an orbiter and a lander, sent to Mars as part of NASA's Viking program.

1977

MLB Boston Red Sox set 3-game record of 16 home runs, all against New York Yankees

The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century. Frank J.

1980

Battle between police and demonstrators in Capetown, 34 killed

1981

Boeing commercial Chinook 2-rotor helicopter is certified

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors.

1982

The body of God's Banker, Roberto Calvi is found hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London

Roberto Calvi (13 April 1920 – 17 June 1982) was an Italian banker, dubbed "God's Banker" (Italian: Banchiere di Dio) by the press because of his close business dealings with the Holy See.

1984

1st live TV appearance by Chief Justice Warren Burger (Nightline)

1987

ETA bomb attack in Barcelona, 15 killed

1988

32 divers finish cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hrs 20 mins

1989

Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma's football team

Barry Layne Switzer is an American former college and professional football coach.

1994

Ernesto Samper elected president of Colombia

Ernesto Samper Pizano is a Colombian politician who served as the President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998.

2006

Prime ministers of several northern European nations participate in a ceremonial "laying of the first stone" at the Sval

Prime ministers of several northern European nations participate in a ceremonial "laying of the first stone" at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Spitsbergen, Norway

2012

A man is beheaded for witchcraft and sorcery in Saudi Arabia

Witchcraft is the use of magic by a person called a witch. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic to inflict supernatural harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common...

2013

48 people are killed by armed bandits in Zamfara State, Nigeria

2017

Bexit negotiations begin between United Kingdom and the European Union in Brussels

2018

Canada's Senate votes to legalize recreational marijuana use, first major economy to do so

2022

Colombian elects its first leftist President, former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement Gustavo Petro [1]

Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian politician and economist who has served as the 35th president of Colombia since 2022.

2024

A law requiring classrooms display the Ten Commandments signed into law by Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry - first state

A law requiring classrooms display the Ten Commandments signed into law by Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry - first state to do so [1]

Famous Births on June 19

1623birth

Blaise Pascal is born

Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher, known for french mathematician, physicist, and philosopher, was born on 1623-06-19.

1946birth

Aung San Suu Kyi is born

Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, known for burmese politician, was born on 1946-06-19.

1948birth

Salman Rushdie is born

Salman Rushdie, American indian-british-american novelist, known for indian-british-american novelist, was born on 1948-06-19.

1965birth

Boris Johnson is born

1963birth

Paula Abdul is born

Paula Abdul, American singer and entertainer, known for american singer and entertainer, was born on 1963-06-19.

1973birth

Jean Dujardin is born

Jean Dujardin, French actor, known for french actor, was born on 1973-06-19. Jean Edmond Dujardin is a French actor and comedian.

1979birth

Zoe Saldaña is born

Zoe Saldaña, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1979-06-19. Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego, known professionally as Zoe Saldaña, is an American actress.

1984birth

Macklemore is born

Macklemore, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1984-06-19. Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore ( MAK-lə-mor; formerly Professor Macklemore), is…