A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on November 19 throughout history.
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Final decree of the Diet of Augsburg, "The Recess," is signed by Charles V and the Catholic princes, reaffirming Catholic rites and principles after the departure of the Protestant princes
Mayflower was an English square-rigged merchant sailing ship, active from before 1609 until 1622. Her tonnage was 180+, and she was 110 feet long and 25 feet in the beam, with several decks.
Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, reaches the Pacific Ocean, the first European Americans to cross the West
Abraham Lincoln's tenure as the 16th president of the United States began on March 4, 1861, and ended upon his death on April 15, 1865, 42 days into his second term.
Operation Uranus: Soviet offensive begins during the Battle of Stalingrad, 1 million Soviet soldiers encircle the German Sixth Army
Apollo 12's Charles Conrad and Alan Bean become the 3rd and 4th humans on the Moon
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until the country's dissolution in 1991.
Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn establish Hollywood's Goldwyn Pictures; Goldfish later changes his name to Goldwyn
Pop duo Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award after it is learned they did not sing on their award-winning "Girl You Know It's True" album
US Supreme Court rules (7-2) that baseball is a sport, not a business
US Congressman and future US President Franklin Pierce (29) weds Jane Appleton (28) at her grandparents' home in Amherst, New Hampshire
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years.
American baseball legend Joe DiMaggio (24) weds American "Freshies" actress Dorothy Arnold (21) at St. Peter and Paul Church, with thousands of onlookers crowding the streets of in San Francisco, California; divorce in 1944
American singer Jermaine Jackson (49) divorces Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza (35) after 9 years of marriage
St Hilary begins his reign as Catholic Pope
K'ak Chan Yopaat [Smoke Snake] aged 15 becomes the 11th ruler of the Maya city of Copán, will go on to rule for 49 years
Mongol army lands at Hakata Bay in Japan during their first invasion attempt and are defeated; a typhoon destroys most of their fleet as they withdraw
League of Cologne goes against Danish King Valdemar IV
Spanish Mendaña Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira and his uncle Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa to explore the Pacific (1st Europeans to discover Solomon Islands) [1]
Dutch ship Nieuw Hoorn explodes in the Sunda Strait, near Sumatra, after a fire on board reaches the gunpowder, killing over 100 men [1]
Rabbi Isaiah ben Avraham Ha-Levi Horowitz returns to the Holy Land settles in Jerusalem
First protestant ministry society in New England
American Revolutionary War: US forces abandon Fort Lee, New Jersey and retreat to Pennsylvania after British and Hessian troops take Fort Washington, New York
Jakobin Club forms in Paris
The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam.
The University of Warsaw (Polish: Uniwersytet Warszawski, Latin: Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public research university in Warsaw, Poland.
Storm causes flooding in St Petersburg, killing 10,000
A ship carrying 500 armed Maori from Ngati Tama and Ngati Mutunga arrives on the Chatham Islands; those Moriori (indigenous people of the Chatham Islands) that are not killed are enslaved
Floridsdorf-Deutsch Wagram railway in Austria opens
American poet and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe commits lyrics of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" to paper
Hudson Bay Company signs deed of transfer of Prince Rupert's Land (3.9 million sq. km) to the British Crown, who then cedes it to Canada for £300,000, or $1.5 million (effective 1870) [1]
E. D. Barbour of Boston is awarded the U.S. patent for a "calculator," the first adding machine with keys capable of printing totals and subtotals
James Reed and two accomplices rob the Watt Grayson family of $30,000 in the Choctaw Nation
National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter
A meteorite lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine
Bulgarians, led by Stefan Stambolov, repulse a larger Serbian invasion force at Slivinitza
Dutch troops occupy and plunder the palace of Tjakra Negara in Lombok
American inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell of Philadelphia patents the "self-sharpening" paper-sheathed pencil, commonly known as a china marker
Temperance activist Carrie Nation attempts to address the US Senate
The steamer "Hilda" sinks in the English Channel (100 people drown)
The modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad.
Ferenc Molnàr's play "Tester" premieres in Budapest
Demonstration for a French Language University in Ghent
A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British...
!st national election in Spain since women granted right to vote in 1931; Over seven million woman cast ballots as conservative factions win majority
Comic superheroes Flash (as Jay Garrick) and Hawkman (Carter Hall) first appear in "Flash Comics No. 1" published by DC
Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951.
Joseph Goebbels visits "German Theatre in the Netherlands"
" mirror arrives at Mt Palomar Observatory, California
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Scandinavian Airlines opens a commercial route from Canada to Europe
KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, North Dakota (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
Antonin Novotny appointed president of Czechoslovakia
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.
1st episode of Jay Ward's cartoon series Rocky and His Friends", featuring Rocket J. ("Rocky") Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose. airs on ABC; voice talents of June Foray, Paul Frees, and William Conrad
James Barton "Mickey" Vernon (April 22, 1918 – September 24, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Washington Senators (1939–1948, 1950–1955), Cleveland...
Houston Oilers quarterback George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of NY Titans at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston
ABC radio begins weekly "Vietnam Update" report
Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; Chinese: 電視廣播有限公司) is a Hong Kong television network that began broadcasting on 19 November 1967.
Military coup in Mali, president Modibo Keita flees
Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground is a themed camping resort located in the Magic Kingdom Resort Area at the Walt Disney World Resort, adjacent to Bay Lake, near Disney's Wilderness Lodge.
Elections in Suriname, premier Sedney's PNP doesn't win a chair
Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders
"The Miracle at the Meadowlands", Eagles Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the rival New York Giants
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter; and one of the pioneers of rock and roll.
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive.
Marathon Oil Corporation was an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration.
Edmonton Oilers beat NJ Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization"
Jari Kurri becomes the first Finnish ice hockey player to score five goals in a game
Liquid gas tank in Mexico City explodes; 334 die
In the largest civil verdict in US history, Pennzoil wins $10.53 billion judgement against Texaco
Mabel Davis "Tina" Howe (November 21, 1937 – August 28, 2023) was an American playwright.
France performs nuclear test
US beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950
Greyhound files reoganization plan so they can be traded publicly
Algerian Muslim fundamentalists uprising, 27 killed
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom.
"The Beatles Anthology" documentary series premieres in US on ABC-TV; the 6-hour program airs over three nights that week
Albert Jojuan Belle, formerly known as Joey Belle, is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1989 to 2000, most notably for the Cleveland Indians.
"Eugene Onegin" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC
Shenzhou is a Chinese spacecraft developed for the nation's crewed space program. Its design was based on Russia's Soyuz, but larger and modernized.
Plymouth Crown Court clears two farmers of health and safety offenses related to giant hay bale death of ELO cellist Mike Edwards [1]
The 2013 Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut was a double suicide bombing in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on 19 November 2013.
Bulgarian tennis star Gregor Dimitrov breaks through for a first season-ending ATP World Tour Finals title with a 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win in London over David Goffin of Belgium
Martin Truex Jr., driving for Furniture Row Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by 5 points from Kyle Busch
As many as 106 have died over five days in protests across 21 Iranian cities according to Amnesty International, just 12 deaths reported by the government
Inquiry find "credible evidence" elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan civilians
General elections in Malaysia produce the country's first ever hung parliament with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim securing the most seats [1]
Brazil records its highest-ever temperature - 44.8C (112.6F) in Araçuaí, Minas Gerais state [1]
Ukraine for the first time fires American-made longer-range missiles into Russia, after the US eases restrictions on their use [1]
Two of the Buddhist monks participating in a 2,300 mile peace walk from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. are injured, one seriously, in a traffic accident on day 25 of their journey, near Dayton, Texas
Calvin Klein, American fashion designer, known for american fashion designer, was born on 1943-11-19. Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer.
Jack Dorsey, American internet entrepreneur, known for american internet entrepreneur, was born on 1977-11-19. Jack Patrick Dorsey is an American businessman, co-founder of Twitter, Inc.
Larry King, American tv and radio host, known for american tv and radio host, was born on 1933-11-19. Larry King was an American TV and radio host, author, and former spokesman.
Ted Turner, American media mogul, known for american media mogul, was born on 1939-11-19.
Allison Janney, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1960-11-19. Allison Brooks Janney is an American actress.
Meg Ryan, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1962-11-19. Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, known professionally as Meg Ryan, is an American actress.
Jodie Foster, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1963-11-19. Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress and filmmaker.
Adam Driver, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1984-11-19. Adam Douglas Driver is an American actor.
Tommy Dorsey musician, known for american jazz trombonist and bandleader, was born on 1905-11-19. Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr.
José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban athlete, known for cuban chess player, was born on 1888-11-19.
Kurt Nielsen is born
Patrick Kane, American athlete, known for american ice hockey player, was born on 1989-11-19.
Gene Tierney, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1920-11-19. Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American stage and film actress.
Jack Welch business executive, known for american business executive, was born on 1935-11-19. John Francis Welch Jr. (November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) was an American business executive.
Yuan T. Lee is born
St Hilary begins his reign as Catholic Pope
K'ak Chan Yopaat [Smoke Snake] aged 15 becomes the 11th ruler of the Maya city of Copán, will go on to rule for 49 years
Mongol army lands at Hakata Bay in Japan during their first invasion attempt and are defeated; a typhoon destroys most of their fleet as they withdraw
League of Cologne goes against Danish King Valdemar IV
Final decree of the Diet of Augsburg, "The Recess," is signed by Charles V and the Catholic princes, reaffirming Catholic rites and principles after the departure of the Protestant princes
Spanish Mendaña Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira and his uncle Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa to explore the Pacific (1st Europeans to discover Solomon Islands) [1]
Dutch ship Nieuw Hoorn explodes in the Sunda Strait, near Sumatra, after a fire on board reaches the gunpowder, killing over 100 men [1]
Mayflower was an English square-rigged merchant sailing ship, active from before 1609 until 1622. Her tonnage was 180+, and she was 110 feet long and 25 feet in the beam, with several decks.
Rabbi Isaiah ben Avraham Ha-Levi Horowitz returns to the Holy Land settles in Jerusalem
First protestant ministry society in New England
American Revolutionary War: US forces abandon Fort Lee, New Jersey and retreat to Pennsylvania after British and Hessian troops take Fort Washington, New York
Jakobin Club forms in Paris
The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam.
Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, reaches the Pacific Ocean, the first European Americans to cross the West
The University of Warsaw (Polish: Uniwersytet Warszawski, Latin: Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public research university in Warsaw, Poland.
Storm causes flooding in St Petersburg, killing 10,000
US Congressman and future US President Franklin Pierce (29) weds Jane Appleton (28) at her grandparents' home in Amherst, New Hampshire
A ship carrying 500 armed Maori from Ngati Tama and Ngati Mutunga arrives on the Chatham Islands; those Moriori (indigenous people of the Chatham Islands) that are not killed are enslaved
Floridsdorf-Deutsch Wagram railway in Austria opens
American poet and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe commits lyrics of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" to paper
Abraham Lincoln's tenure as the 16th president of the United States began on March 4, 1861, and ended upon his death on April 15, 1865, 42 days into his second term.
Hudson Bay Company signs deed of transfer of Prince Rupert's Land (3.9 million sq. km) to the British Crown, who then cedes it to Canada for £300,000, or $1.5 million (effective 1870) [1]
E. D. Barbour of Boston is awarded the U.S. patent for a "calculator," the first adding machine with keys capable of printing totals and subtotals
James Reed and two accomplices rob the Watt Grayson family of $30,000 in the Choctaw Nation
National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter
A meteorite lands near the village of Großliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine
Bulgarians, led by Stefan Stambolov, repulse a larger Serbian invasion force at Slivinitza
José Raúl Capablanca, Cuban athlete, known for cuban chess player, was born on 1888-11-19.
Dutch troops occupy and plunder the palace of Tjakra Negara in Lombok
American inventor Frederick E. Blaisdell of Philadelphia patents the "self-sharpening" paper-sheathed pencil, commonly known as a china marker
Temperance activist Carrie Nation attempts to address the US Senate
The steamer "Hilda" sinks in the English Channel (100 people drown)
Tommy Dorsey musician, known for american jazz trombonist and bandleader, was born on 1905-11-19. Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr.
The modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad.
Ferenc Molnàr's play "Tester" premieres in Budapest
Samuel Goldfish, Edgar and Archibald Selwyn establish Hollywood's Goldwyn Pictures; Goldfish later changes his name to Goldwyn
Gene Tierney, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1920-11-19. Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American stage and film actress.
Demonstration for a French Language University in Ghent
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years.
A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926. It was called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the British...
Kurt Nielsen is born
!st national election in Spain since women granted right to vote in 1931; Over seven million woman cast ballots as conservative factions win majority
Larry King, American tv and radio host, known for american tv and radio host, was born on 1933-11-19. Larry King was an American TV and radio host, author, and former spokesman.
Jack Welch business executive, known for american business executive, was born on 1935-11-19. John Francis Welch Jr. (November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) was an American business executive.
Yuan T. Lee is born
American baseball legend Joe DiMaggio (24) weds American "Freshies" actress Dorothy Arnold (21) at St. Peter and Paul Church, with thousands of onlookers crowding the streets of in San Francisco, California; divorce in 1944
Comic superheroes Flash (as Jay Garrick) and Hawkman (Carter Hall) first appear in "Flash Comics No. 1" published by DC
Ted Turner, American media mogul, known for american media mogul, was born on 1939-11-19.
Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951.
Operation Uranus: Soviet offensive begins during the Battle of Stalingrad, 1 million Soviet soldiers encircle the German Sixth Army
Joseph Goebbels visits "German Theatre in the Netherlands"
Calvin Klein, American fashion designer, known for american fashion designer, was born on 1943-11-19. Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer.
" mirror arrives at Mt Palomar Observatory, California
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Scandinavian Airlines opens a commercial route from Canada to Europe
US Supreme Court rules (7-2) that baseball is a sport, not a business
KXMB TV channel 12 in Bismarck, North Dakota (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting
Antonin Novotny appointed president of Czechoslovakia
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker.
1st episode of Jay Ward's cartoon series Rocky and His Friends", featuring Rocket J. ("Rocky") Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose. airs on ABC; voice talents of June Foray, Paul Frees, and William Conrad
James Barton "Mickey" Vernon (April 22, 1918 – September 24, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Washington Senators (1939–1948, 1950–1955), Cleveland...
Allison Janney, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1960-11-19. Allison Brooks Janney is an American actress.
Houston Oilers quarterback George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of NY Titans at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston
Meg Ryan, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1962-11-19. Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, known professionally as Meg Ryan, is an American actress.
Jodie Foster, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1963-11-19. Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress and filmmaker.
ABC radio begins weekly "Vietnam Update" report
Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; Chinese: 電視廣播有限公司) is a Hong Kong television network that began broadcasting on 19 November 1967.
Military coup in Mali, president Modibo Keita flees
Apollo 12's Charles Conrad and Alan Bean become the 3rd and 4th humans on the Moon
Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground is a themed camping resort located in the Magic Kingdom Resort Area at the Walt Disney World Resort, adjacent to Bay Lake, near Disney's Wilderness Lodge.
Elections in Suriname, premier Sedney's PNP doesn't win a chair
Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders
Jack Dorsey, American internet entrepreneur, known for american internet entrepreneur, was born on 1977-11-19. Jack Patrick Dorsey is an American businessman, co-founder of Twitter, Inc.
"The Miracle at the Meadowlands", Eagles Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the rival New York Giants
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter; and one of the pioneers of rock and roll.
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive.
Marathon Oil Corporation was an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration.
Edmonton Oilers beat NJ Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization"
Jari Kurri becomes the first Finnish ice hockey player to score five goals in a game
Liquid gas tank in Mexico City explodes; 334 die
Adam Driver, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1984-11-19. Adam Douglas Driver is an American actor.
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until the country's dissolution in 1991.
In the largest civil verdict in US history, Pennzoil wins $10.53 billion judgement against Texaco
Mabel Davis "Tina" Howe (November 21, 1937 – August 28, 2023) was an American playwright.
France performs nuclear test
US beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950
Patrick Kane, American athlete, known for american ice hockey player, was born on 1989-11-19.
Pop duo Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award after it is learned they did not sing on their award-winning "Girl You Know It's True" album
Greyhound files reoganization plan so they can be traded publicly
Algerian Muslim fundamentalists uprising, 27 killed
The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom.
"The Beatles Anthology" documentary series premieres in US on ABC-TV; the 6-hour program airs over three nights that week
Albert Jojuan Belle, formerly known as Joey Belle, is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1989 to 2000, most notably for the Cleveland Indians.
"Eugene Onegin" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC
Shenzhou is a Chinese spacecraft developed for the nation's crewed space program. Its design was based on Russia's Soyuz, but larger and modernized.
American singer Jermaine Jackson (49) divorces Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza (35) after 9 years of marriage
Plymouth Crown Court clears two farmers of health and safety offenses related to giant hay bale death of ELO cellist Mike Edwards [1]
The 2013 Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut was a double suicide bombing in front of the Iranian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on 19 November 2013.
Bulgarian tennis star Gregor Dimitrov breaks through for a first season-ending ATP World Tour Finals title with a 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win in London over David Goffin of Belgium
Martin Truex Jr., driving for Furniture Row Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by 5 points from Kyle Busch
Charles Manson, American criminal and cult leader, known for american criminal and cult leader, died on 2017-11-19.
As many as 106 have died over five days in protests across 21 Iranian cities according to Amnesty International, just 12 deaths reported by the government
Inquiry find "credible evidence" elite Australian troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan civilians
General elections in Malaysia produce the country's first ever hung parliament with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim securing the most seats [1]
Brazil records its highest-ever temperature - 44.8C (112.6F) in Araçuaí, Minas Gerais state [1]
Ukraine for the first time fires American-made longer-range missiles into Russia, after the US eases restrictions on their use [1]
Two of the Buddhist monks participating in a 2,300 mile peace walk from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. are injured, one seriously, in a traffic accident on day 25 of their journey, near Dayton, Texas