Historical Events on June 19, Facts & Special Events On This Day

325

The original Nicene Creed was presented at the First Council of Nicaea.

1179

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

1269

King Louis IX of France orders all Jews found in public without an identifying yellow badge to be fined ten livres of silver.

1306

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

1586

English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.

1800

War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria.

1816

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

1821

Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia).

1846

The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired.

1850

Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden-Norway.

1862

The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.

1865

Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.

1867

Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.

1875

The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.

1903

Benito Mussolini, then a radical Socialist, arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.

1910

The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.

1913

Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.

1934

The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

1943

The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.

1944

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.

1965

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.

1978

Garfield, holder of the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut.

1982

In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.

1985

Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.

1987

Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.

1988

Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.

1990

The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.

1990

The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow.

1991

The Soviet occupation of Hungary ends.

2007

The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.

2009

Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.

2009

War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

2012

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.

June 19 in History

Historical Events on June 19

The original Nicene Creed was presented at the First Council of Nicaea.

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

King Louis IX of France orders all Jews found in public without an identifying yellow badge to be fined ten livres of silver.

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

English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.

War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria.

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

Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia).

The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired.

Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden-Norway.

The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying Dred Scott v. Sandford.

Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth.

Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.

The Herzegovinian rebellion against the Ottoman Empire begins.

Benito Mussolini, then a radical Socialist, arrested by Bern police for advocating a violent general strike.

The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.

Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.

The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.

World War II: First day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

The first ever NASCAR race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.

Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam at the head of a military junta; General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu becomes the figurehead chief of state.

Garfield, holder of the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, makes its debut.

In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.

Members of the Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers, dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, attack the Zona Rosa area of San Salvador.

Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45.

Pope John Paul II canonizes 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.

The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway.

The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow.

The Soviet occupation of Hungary ends.

The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.

Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef.

War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.

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